TOURISTS PAY TO SWIM WITH CROCODILES IN DARWIN
September 1st, 2009
BY LEE ADENDORFF
SWIMMING near animals that would happily eat you is not for everyone. But for tourists visiting Australia's Northern Territory, it has appeal. Approaching extinction until protected in 1971, wild saltwater crocodiles numbers have rebounded to around 80,000 animals in this remote region. They are increasingly removed from areas close to people and livestock; very large 'nuisance' animals are destroyed for meat, teeth or skins...or they become tourist attractions.
Last year the Darwin Crocodile Farm made swimming with four of their biggest and ...
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