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  • To conserve or cull? Life in Australia's crocodile capital (Living with predators ...)

    01/03/2025 11:49:54 AM PST · by RandFan · 7 replies
    BBC ^ | Jan 3 | Katy Watson
    It's dawn on Darwin Harbour and government ranger Kelly Ewin - whose job is to catch and remove crocodiles - is balancing precariously on a floating trap. Heavy rain clouds from the storm that has recently passed are overhead. The engine of the boat has been cut so now it's mostly silent – that is, apart from the intermittent splashing coming from inside the trap. "You get pretty much zero chances with these guys," says Ewin as he attempts to loop a noose around the jaw of the agitated reptile. We're in Australia's Northern Territory (NT), home to an estimated...