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Experts are calling for crocodile hunting to be re-introduced in the Northern Territory as the deadly predator s population continues to rise.
Since crocodiles were protected in the 1970s from hunting, their numbers have exploded from a measly 3,000 to as many as 200,000 that now roam the Top End waters.
If those estimates are correct, crocodiles are getting close to the number of humans in the territory, which currently sits at 246,000.
Professor Graham Webb is calling for crocodile hunting to be legalised as the state could reap the economic benefits to get rid of a pest.
Experts are calling for crocodile hunting to be reintroduced in the Northern Territory as the population has reached around 200,000