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 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The government on Thursday rejected a plan to allow trophy hunting of saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia despite two recent fatal attacks on divers.
Croc numbers have exploded in Australia since a 1971 federal ban on hunting the creatures.
Some northern Australians have called for a lifting of the ban after two men were killed by crocs in a span of five days last month while snorkeling in Northern Territory.
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