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World's Best National Parks: Crocs Interrupt Tourist Plans in Oz

The best laid plans can be disrupted by all kinds of natural disasters: or in the case of northern Australia, just a few saltwater crocodiles who feel like hanging out where the tourists are. Right now there are a couple of danger spots where the grinning salties seem to be hanging round for a tasty snack.

In the tourist mecca of Broome in the northern part of Western Australia, one croc is in danger himself, with authorities planning to kill it after observing its movements for a few days, hanging around a popular tourist beach. Better the croc than a person, they reckon. A bit further east in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, the Twin Falls have been closed to tourists since not one, but two smiling crocs are enjoying the scenic plunge pool there. Authorities are trying to trap them for relocation. So watch where you swim.

Related Stories:
· World's Best National Parks Map [Jaunted]
· Twin Crocodiles Keep Falls Closed [news.com.au]
· Aussie Crocodile Hotel [HotelChatter]
· Kakadu National Park [Official Site]

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