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'She started convulsing': Hero husband carries wife through croc-inhabited waters
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A Darwin couple reveals an ordeal that saw them wade through crocodile-inhabited waters to be airlifted to hospital, when the woman fell unconscious after being bitten by a March fly.
Topics: health, allergies, diseases-and-disorders, human-interest, crocodile, darwin-0800, nt
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Second croc spotted in Top End golf course
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Rising waters in the Northern Territory have increased the risk of croc attacks, with rangers advising residents to stay vigilant after a second crocodile was spotted in a suburban area.
Topics: crocodile, human-interest, golf, sport, darwin-0800, nt
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Watch Bob Katter make the claim Video
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Bob Katter says that a person is "torn to pieces" every three months in north Queensland.
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Fact check: Is a person torn to pieces by a crocodile every three months in north Queensland?
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Katter's Australian Party MP Bob Katter says that a person is "torn to pieces" every three months in north Queensland. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.
Topics: crocodile, bob-katter, qld, brisbane-4000, townsville-4810, cairns-4870
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Shark and crocodile feast on whale image
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Topics: crocodile, derby-6728
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Crocodile and dead whale image
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Topics: crocodile, derby-6728
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Dead Kimberley whale provides crocodile and shark feeding frenzy
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The rare sight of sharks and crocodiles feasting on a huge humpback whale carcass is recorded off Australia's Kimberley coast.
Topics: crocodile, shark, mammals---whales, derby-6728, perth-6000
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'We were surrounded by crocodiles': Beau and Charlie's fishing trip nightmare
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Two men forced to spend five days on their bogged ute in croc-infested waters have described how their hearts sank as they heard planes overhead but they did not seem to spot their plight.
Topics: crocodile, disasters-and-accidents, broome-6725, wa
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Drone to go on croc watch in far north Queensland
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Fatal crocodile attacks prompt Surf Lifesaving Queensland to try a new approach to policing the reptiles at beaches, with a trial of high-tech drones that are programmed to detect the animals.
Topics: human-interest, animal-attacks, crocodile, science-and-technology, port-douglas-4871, qld, palm-cove-4879
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Crocodile warning sign image
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Topics: crocodile, rural-tourism, cooktown-4895
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Boar Creek, Tully, crocodile in trap image
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Topics: crocodile, animal-attacks, environment, environmental-management, tully-4854
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Grazier with a croc problem opposes calls for cull
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A far north Queensland grazier who has had more than a dozen animals taken by crocodiles doesn't think landholders should be given free rein to shoot the reptiles.
Topics: crocodile, animal-attacks, environment, environmental-management, livestock-welfare, rural, tully-4854
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Darwin spearfishermen dive among deadly inhabitants of the deep Video
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A small group of free divers is throwing caution to the wind in the hunt for a prized catch amongst the deadly inhabitants of Darwin's waterways.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, human-interest, crocodile, shark, darwin-0800
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Free divers facing Darwin's most deadly for prize catch
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Take a look into the world of a daring group of spearfishermen who are taking to the deadly waterways of Darwin renowned for saltwater crocodiles, tiger sharks and box jellyfish to find some of the best fish in the ocean.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, shark, human-interest, crocodile, darwin-0800
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A group of men climbing into a crocodile trap in Port Douglas image
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Topics: crocodile, animal-attacks, animals, port-douglas-4871
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A man climbs on a trap set for a crocodile in Port Douglas image
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Topics: crocodile, animal-attacks, animals, port-douglas-4871
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A man inside a closed crocodile trap in Port Douglas image
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Topics: crocodile, animal-attacks, animals, port-douglas-4871
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Investigation launched into 'stupid and reckless' behaviour around croc trap
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A group of men are photographed climbing on a baited crocodile trap at the Port Douglas marina, not far from where a woman was taken by a crocodile earlier this month.
Topics: crocodile, animal-attacks, animals, port-douglas-4871
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'He had a baby croc hanging off him': Tourist attacked at NT's Wangi Falls
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A tourist visiting the world-renowned Litchfield National Park is left with stitches in his finger and eight staples in his leg after "wedging the jaws open" and removing a freshwater crocodile that attacked him while swimming at Wangi Falls.
Topics: crocodile, batchelor-0845
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Grandmother’s death sparks call for urgent action to tackle crocodile numbers
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The death of far north Queensland grandmother Anne Cameron renews calls for urgent action on crocodile management.
Topics: government-and-politics, animal-attacks, crocodile, port-douglas-4871
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'We hope God took care of her': Family of woman feared taken by crocodile (photos)
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The family of a Port Douglas grandmother who went missing near a croc-infested waterway speak of their heartbreak over the tragedy, as police confirm human remains have been found.
Topics: crocodile, animal-attacks, human-interest, accidents, port-douglas-4871, qld, australia, cairns-4870
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Croc traps to be set after suspected fatal attack on elderly woman
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Wildlife officers will set traps for a crocodile thought to have taken 79-year-old Anne Cameron in the far north Queensland town of Port Douglas.
Topics: crocodile, environmental-management, alzheimers-and-dementia, port-douglas-4871, cairns-4870
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WA authorities are developing a crocodile education and awareness campaign, similar to the NT. Video
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WA authorities are developing a crocodile education and awareness campaign, similar to the NT.
Topics: crocodile, broome-6725
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Increasing croc risk prompts WA first safety campaign
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The first crocodile safety campaign in Western Australia is being rolled out in the state's north, in recognition of the increased risk posed by saltwater crocodiles.
Topics: crocodile, broome-6725
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Crocodile feeding frenzy on huge whale carcass
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An enormous rotting whale carcass has attracted an exceptional collection of normally antisocial saltwater crocodiles.
Topics: crocodile, mammals---whales, animals-and-nature, human-interest, animals, derby-6728
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