Welcome to crocodile country: the remarkable comeback of Australia's Jaws of the north

Calls for culls always surge after attacks by 'salties' but it's their habitat not humans that will decide their numbers

For the people of Australia's tropical north, a wary coexistence with crocodiles is a fact of life.

Protected for more than four decades after being hunted to near extinction, the ancient reptile - on the credible numbers that are available - has staged a remarkable recovery.