The top politician in Australia's Northern Territory said Tuesday it was 'time to consider' a return to crocodile culling after an attack at a popular swimming spot.
The top politician in Australia's Northern Territory said Tuesday it was"time to consider" a return to crocodile culling after an attack at a popular swimming spot.
Northern Territory chief minister Natasha Fyles told reporters there had been a"significant increase" in the crocodile population since culling was suspended in the 1970s, with numbers going from around 3,000 to an estimate of more than 100,000. Rangers and a crocodile management team had euthanized an 8-foot male saltwater crocodile at Wangi Falls on Monday night, according to the Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security.
Northern Territory figures show that there were no saltwater crocodiles caught in Litchfield last year, but four were caught in each of the previous two years.it"uses a risk-based strategic management approach to determine the level of management activity" for crocodiles.The swimming area where the man was attackedFyles described Monday's attack as"extremely scary", adding:"We do need to consider the measures that we have to keep our community safe.
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