Malcolm Douglas

Malcolm Douglas (14 March 1941 – 23 September 2010) was an Australian wildlife documentary film maker, and crocodile hunter. Douglas started in the 1960s as a professional crocodile hunter and farmer, but later dedicated himself to their preservation. Six months turned into four years. It was a journey that shaped Douglas' future. As the pair travelled and explored, they filmed their adventures.

On 23 September 2010, Douglas was killed in a car accident at his Wilderness Park, north of Broome, Western Australia. Douglas was found crushed between his vehicle and a tree; in reports, police emphasised that his death was not suspicious but are unsure of the cause of the accident.

Previously Douglas had battled prostate cancer.

The park is home to Fatso, a saltwater crocodile who on 12 July 2010 bit a Melbourne man, Michael Newman, who climbed into his enclosure. Newman, who was ejected from a nearby pub called Divers Tavern earlier that night for being overly drunk, scaled the barbed wire fence surrounding Fatso's enclosure and attempted to sit on the crocodile's back. Fatso bit Newman on his right leg, and Newman subsequently escaped the enclosure and returned to Divers Tavern. Mark Phillips, the manager of the pub, noted that Newman had pieces of tree bark hanging off him and chunks of flesh missing from his leg. Newman was given a beer and ordered an ambulance, Fatso had arrived at the park in the 1990s after having been removed from the Victoria River near Timber Creek, Northern Territory.

TV programmes Series:

Across the Top Follow the Sun Beyond the Kimberley Coast The Last of a Tribe Return to the Top North to Niugini Return to the Desert In the Bush with Malcolm Douglas & His Dog Boondie Life in Broome with Malcolm Douglas Survival in the Outback with Malcolm Douglas Kayaks in the Kimberley with Malcolm Douglas Along the tracks with Malcolm Douglas Around Australia with Malcolm Douglas Kimberley Adventure with Malcolm Douglas Malcolm Douglas Living with Crocodiles Travelling True North with Malcolm Douglas Catching Crocodiles with Malcolm Douglas Journey into Yesterday with Malcolm Douglas Bass Strait Adventure with Malcolm Douglas The Canning Stock Route with Malcolm Douglas The Pearling Coast with Malcolm Douglas Kakadu to the Kimberley with Malcolm Douglas The Macquarie Marshes with Malcolm Douglas Journey to Biggie Island with Malcolm Douglas Across the Top Again with Malcolm Douglas Crossing the Bar with Malcolm Douglas West of the Rock with Malcolm Douglas My Country the Kimberley with Malcolm Douglas In Search of the Big Barra with Malcolm Douglas The Gibb River Road and Beyond with Malcolm Douglas Land of the Long Canoes Islands of Arnhem Land One Summer A season of Snow The Big River Adventure Canoes in the Kimberley with Malcolm Douglas Over the range with Malcolm Douglas One Wet Season with Malcolm Douglas Men of the Desert with Malcolm Douglas North from Broome with Malcolm Douglas The Wild North West with Malcolm Douglas The Coral Coast with Malcolm Douglas Broome and Beyond with Malcolm Douglas Malcolm Douglas In the Bush