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Saltwater Crocodiles: Australia

Australia: THE ENGLISH COMPANY'S ISLANDS, Australia - A group of soldiers start to unload from two inflatable boats after a long, bumpy night-time journey off Australia's northern coast, torches scanning the shoreline for the telltale red eye reflections of saltwater crocodiles. , according to Reuters. The soldiers are from Australia's North West Mobile Force, known as NORFORCE, a surveillance unit that employs ancient Aboriginal skills to help in the seemingly impossible task of patrolling the country's vast northwest coast. By David Gray A splash and a cry of "Croc!" sends two men scrambling back into the boats before a large ray reveals itself as the cause of the scare. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.