A man has been dubbed the “real-life Crocodile Dundee” because he spends his time grappling with some of the world’s most deadly animals. Matt Wright doesn’t work a typical 9-to-5 and rarely gets bored at work, despite the fact that he spends a lot of time waiting.
He works as a crocodile relocator and is called in anytime someone has a problem with one of the massive creatures but does not want it to be murdered for ethical reasons. That leaves Matt with the onerous duty of capturing the crocodile while it’s still alive, despite the fact that some of them can grow to be 20ft long and weigh more than a tonne.
Matt is the hero of Wild Croc Territory, a new Netflix show that follows his day-to-day life as a wild animal relocator, which he shares with his wife, Kaia, and son, Banjo.
The TV personality acknowledges similarities between himself and Paul Hogan’s role in the 1996 hit, but says there are differences.
“We both live in the top end and we both catch crocodiles, I think Dundee was a hunter but I’m trying to look after the crocs. The show itself has really showcased parts of the territory that haven’t been seen since Crocodile Dundee, he explained.
“I go out with my wife and throw her in the deep end from time to time, I have Banjo that’s watching and learning. It’s fun, it’s a good show that will resonate with people around the world.”
“The show itself, it’s following our life in the Northern Territory and part of that is catching and moving some of the world’s biggest crocs.”
“We travel from cattle station to cattle station camping out, living off the land, then going out and trying to problem solve where you have a huge crocodile causing conflict.”
“The property owner wants to destroy the crocodile and we want to save them.”
“I can see the mentality, the quickest easiest solution is to kill the animal and get rid of the problem, we’re meant to be the smartest species on earth but I scratch my head on that one, how can we destroy all these animals?”
Matt has been dealing with wildlife since he was a child, and he’s learned how to handle himself, so enormous crocodiles don’t bother him.
He went on, “I’ve had a massive interest in wildlife for as long as I remember, crocodiles are fascinating and I have a wildlife sanctuary for old breeding crocs, some parks are shutting down so I take them. Some get caught and we can’t find homes for them, so I take them home with us.”
“We also run tourism where people can come in and experience these prehistoric dinosaurs first hand.”
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