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Environment
Keira Jenkins

Crocodiles given tummy aches to stop cane toad feasts

Crocodiles in the Kimberley have been taught not to eat cane toads, in a groundbreaking trial. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

As cane toads spread across northern Australia, Indigenous rangers and scientists have worked out how to stop freshwater crocodiles from eating the toxic creature - by giving them food poisoning.

Freshwater crocodiles are a culturally significant animal in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

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