Kakadu water levels are 'extremely low'

Rangers Fred Hunter and Calvin
Murakami survey the Magela floodplain.

Water levels in the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park are, for this time of year, extremely low.

From October until the end of April, Kakadu is supposed to be inundated with water, breathing life into the spectacular country and diverse animal life.

"I've been here for 22 years and this is definitely the driest season we've had," Calvin Murakami said.

Mr Murakami and his colleague Fred Hunter work as rangers in the park, managing plants and animals.

Read Sally Brooks’ ABC story - “The dry wet for Kakadu National Park.”