..... and a reason saltwater crocs need to know fear of mankind .....

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Body found in shot croc's belly
By CHRIS CARTER
30jul06
A GIANT crocodile shot at Maningrida contained remains believed to be that of an eight-year-old girl taken three weeks ago.

The crocodile was killed on Friday near Gadji outstation, where the girl vanished while fishing with her family.

People at the outstation cut the 4.75m saltie open to discover remains that appeared to be human.

The crocodile also contained a pair of shorts consistent with those worn by the girl at the time of her disappearance.

The remains will be sent to Darwin for forensic testing to confirm their origin.

The girl was taken by a saltie while fishing with family on the croc-infested Blythe River at the Gadju outstation, 580km east of Darwin, on Saturday July 8.

She was last seen walking to the water's edge about 8.30pm. The following Wednesday human remains, later identified by DNA as belonging to the girl, were found on the bank opposite where she disappeared.

The girl's body was believed to have been stored by the croc underwater.

Parks and Wildlife officers also destroyed two other salties believed to be possible suspects in the attack.

The attack sparked renewed debate on whether croc hunting should be permitted in the NT.

A Federal Government ban on the export of stuffed crocodiles effectively bars international hunters from hunting in the NT.

But the Territory Government said it would review proposals for croc safaris in the NT on a "case-by-case" basis.

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