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...that point, continuing to hold his star out of every second contest ceased to be an option for Maine coach Tim Whitehead...
...this doesn’t make this loss any easier to take. The Crimson had, in the words of Black Bears coach Tim Whitehead, "thoroughly outplayed" the best team in the land. Maine goaltender Jimmy Howard—he of the nation-leading 1.05 goals-against average and .958 save percentage entering the game—was on the bench to start the third period, having tied a season-high four goals allowed...
...happened, we'd still be swimming at Twin Falls," safari operator Bowman says. With saltwater crocodile numbers booming in the Top End, "salties" are now appearing in Kakadu rivers up to 280 km from the coast. Last year a 2-m specimen was found in a camping ground. Peter Whitehead, the park board's conservation representative and director of N.T. University's Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management, says the species' revival is good for tourism but increased competition for food is making them bolder...
Calls for a cull don't fit with stewardship of a World Heritage Area, Whitehead says: "It's the fundamental tension. Kakadu's an area where natural values have to be maintained, but recreation is also supposed to be supported." Despite baiting and spotlighting attempts by rangers at Twin Falls, critics say Parks Australia, which last week was unwilling to comment, is not doing enough to keep the area safe. Kakadu, said N.T. Country Liberal Party Senator Nigel Scullion, "is not their personal fiefdom." It's unclear whether the Twin Falls saltie's capture would prompt a reconsideration...
There are plans to reopen Twin Falls in June for the dry season, with an Aboriginal-run boat providing cultural talks. That will open up the gorge, which tourists once had to swim down, to more people, says Whitehead: "I can't think of a better solution." Traditional owners say they're baffled by the furor. "I don't know what they're all whingeing about," says Alderson. "We want people to come here," says Lee, "to learn about this country and this culture...