Crocodile Poaching Booms as Egypt Tourism Crumbles
2017年6月22日 · From an object of veneration in some ancient Egyptian temples—and even the namesake of an entire city, Crocodilopolis—the species was extinct along the lower Nile by the 1950s as people encroached...
Poaching Dilemma - The Crocodile Foundation
In areas of crocodile/human conflicts, the illegal mass-killing of crocodiles from people wanting to be rid of their presence is commonplace. Between 1870-1970 approximately 10,000,000 crocodiles were slaughtered worldwide.
NT crocodile harvesting a 'world-leading' model for helping poor ...
2019年1月26日 · Two fatal crocodile attacks between 1979 and 1980 had many Territorians ready to wipe out their most famous deadly predator. Key point: Crocodile egg harvesting and ranching brings sustainable benefits to landowners, one expert said.
Asian Crocodile Poaching: A Review of Molecular Techniques D ... - LWW
The recent data on crocodile trading from the CITES database show a constant decrease in their exported and imported quantity for the year 2015–2019. It is a result of their constant depletion from the wild as being a part of global urbanization, poaching and illegal trafficking, as well as an indication to show that there still exists a ...
Anthropogenic impacts on threatened species erode functional …
2023年3月28日 · The orders Testudines (turtles and tortoises) and Crocodilia (crocodiles, alligators, and gharials) contain numerous threatened, long-lived species for which the functional diversity and...
A Former Fish Poacher No Longer Fears A Crocodile Demise
Mr. Mwanga’s mango livelihood is much safer than poaching. He no longer fears being mauled by crocodiles or drowning. Instead of fearing being caught by park rangers, he now helps patrol the forests he used to hide in.
Fighting the fight for Crocodilians - Crocodiles Of The World
Learn how crocodiles and alligators are managed and protected around the world, and what threats they face from habitat loss, hunting and human activities. Find out which species are endangered and why, and what you can do to help conserve them.
Crocodiles in Africa: Diversity, Threats, and Conservation
2024年5月15日 · Poaching can have a devastating impact on crocodile populations, particularly when it targets breeding individuals. Human-crocodile conflict : As crocodile habitats overlap with human settlements, instances of human-crocodile conflict become more frequent.
Watch Rare Siamese Crocodiles Hatching - The New York Times
2024年7月17日 · The largest population of the endangered Siamese crocodiles this century hatched in Cambodia, a big moment for the conservation of a wild species once on the brink of extinction.
Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Project - People not poaching
Cambodia has made progress in reducing poaching and other dangers by forming groups of trained local wardens to monitor and patrol crocodile areas, providing appropriate livelihoods assistance to local communities so they can avoid damaging wetlands, and developing community regulations to avoid using the more high-risk types of fishing gear at ...