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Croc removalists working overtime in North Queensland
by ccalcino
11th Jul 2016 5:00 AM
AUTHORITIES have removed at least 44 saltwater crocodiles from Queensland waterways this year, and they have more in their sights.
The state's Environment Department has issued a public warning about four crocodiles living in a suburban lake near Cairns, the largest estimated to be 3.5m long. Another was found sunbaking in a person's yard on the lake's banks.
Traps will be set in an effort to catch and move the reptiles. Departmental figures show the biggest crocodile removed so far this year was a 4.7m-long monster spotted at The Strand in Townsville in February.
