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Arnhem Land rangers seeing higher prices for crocodile eggs, as slinging ban tightens supply

The Bawinanga Rangers collect saltwater crocodile eggs from swamps in Arnhem Land. (Facebook: Bawinanga Rangers)

Indigenous rangers in the Northern Territory are seeing a bump in the price they're getting for crocodile eggs this year, as the ban of a common method for egg collection tightens supply.

Over the past 10 years, more than 40,000 crocodile eggs have been collected annually from remote parts of the NT and sold to crocodile farms, where hatchlings are grown out for their valuable leather as part of a multi-million-dollar industry.

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