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Malaysian state of Sarawak turns to licensed hunters to fight rising crocodile attacks
Local communities are breaking a centuries-old taboo that had maintained peaceful coexistence with crocodiles, after a boom in the reptile population fuelled a surge in attacks on people.
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The crocodile population in the Malaysian state of Sarawak has climbed to at least 25,000 after the animals staged a remarkable recovery from near extinction. But after a surge in the number of deadly crocodile attacks in the area, local authorities have deployed licensed hunters to guard rural river communities.
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