Kelly Ewin, a government ranger tasked with capturing and removing crocodiles, is perilously teetering on a floating trap as dawn breaks on Darwin Harbour.
Clouds overhead are heavy with rain from the latest storm. With the exception of the sporadic splashes coming from inside the trap, the boat is now largely silent because the engine has been turned off.
“You get pretty much zero chances with these guys,” Ewin remarks while attempting to encircle the anxious reptile’s jaw with a noose.
The Northern Territory (NT) in Australia is home to more wild saltwater crocodiles than any other place in the world, with an estimated 100,000 of them.
Darwin, the capital, is a tiny seaside city encircled by wetlands and beaches.
