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Aaron Bunch

Croc culling not the answer for stopping attacks: study

Crocodiles often draw heated debate around whether they should be culled to reduce attacks. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)

Widespread saltwater crocodile culling is a less effective way to reduce attacks than community awareness and crocodile management, a study has found.

There were 76 crocodile attacks on people in the Northern Territory between 1979 and 2022, with 30 per cent fatal.

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