Crocodile culling an ineffective and expensive way to reduce attacks, Northern Territory study finds
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Education campaigns to change human behaviour and relocation of problem reptiles are better ways of managing risk, researchers say
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Culling crocodiles is an ineffective and expensive way to reduce attacks on humans, new research has found.
Research published in the journal People and Nature found 91% of crocodile attack victims in the Northern Territory were locals, with human complacency and water-based activities contributing factors.
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