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NEWS
THE CROC PRESS Regular coverage of crocodilians and people in headlines worldwide.
By Wes von Papineäu News Page Editor Email: crocnews@crocodopolis.net _________________________________________________
Week of 07 January 07
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January 07
Are gators nuisance or beauty? It's in the eye of the beholder
A
description of one Florida community’s mixed feelings when it comes to
alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) living in local ponds.
It goes on to describe some of the wildlife commission's
reasoning on gator removals and the restrictions placed on the local
gator trappers licensed to remove ‘problem gator
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January 07
Putting up a crocodile center
A
description of Rachmat Wiradinata's 1.1-hectare/2.7 acre breeding farm
and crocodile skin handicraft factory in Searang, Indonesia. He produces
400 to 500 large and small crocodile bags each month to meet
international demand.
In
2006, Rachmat's company, PT Ekanindya Karsa, obtained the
government-given right to slaughter 3,000 crocodiles. One-thousand of
these were taken from his farm, while the remainder were extracted from
natural habitats in Papua. An essential prerequisite for crocodile
hunting is the release of a young crocodile for every one caught. This
technique aims to stabilize crocodile populations in the wild. In
Australia, the world's largest producer of crocodile skin products, for
instance, crocodile hunting was banned five years ago. Australia's
crocodile population has resultantly been rejuvenated to levels not seen
since 1974.
"It's
my dream to set up an Indonesian crocodile research and information
center. … But if we want to find books on crocodiles we have to go
abroad. So a crocodile center in Indonesia will overcome this scarcity
of information," says Rachmat, whose Serang farm is frequented by
students as well as crocodile 'oil' seekers looking to enhance their
virility, as they believe the 'oil' does.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20070112.W03&irec=2
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January 07
Only a matter of time
A
description of an Australian family’s attempts to get government officials
to remove a crocodile from a local water supply.
Queensland
Parks and Wildlife Service ranger Peter Sykes said crocodiles are only
moved in extraordinary circumstances and requests are examined on a case
by case basis.
"It is important to note that removing a croc is not
necessarily the answer, taking a dominant male out can actually lead to
an increase of males." http://www.whitsundaytimes.com.au/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid =3717144&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=
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January 07
Crocs outgrow Sea World enclosure
Indonesian
officials are moving six saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus)
and four freshwater crocodiles (Tomistoma schlegelii), to a new
establishment after they outgrew their current Sea World enclosures.
11 January 07 Movie croc 'Gustave' Still feared in Africa
National Geographic has published it's own, closer-to-objective (albeit sensationalistic) account of the large Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) alleged to have eaten untold numbers of humans. The animal and the attempts to capture it are the subject of a new movie, Primeval. National Geographic's description: "This storyline follows on the heels of an Adventure article by Contributing Editor Michael McRae. In "Have You Seen This Croc?" (published in March 2005). McRae, along with Contributing Photographer Bobby Model, and herpetologist Brady Barr, go on an expedition to track the legendary Nile croc in war-torn Burundi. Their gripping, true story follows, as it originally appeared." http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/news/gustave-primeval/ Co-Contributor: I. Dupont
10 January 07 Crocodile attack survivor talks
Two Australian newspaper follow-ups on the previously-posted FOX-story about the croc-attacked policeman. Of note in the items was the description of what it is physically like for a diver to be attacked by a large croc. ("He said he had the sensation of being in a washing machine. And then it let him go.") Also on a side note, there's some discussion about the ethics of the press and victim exploitation of this sort of story. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21036148-662,00.html http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21036834-3102,00.html
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January 07 Says handler
09
January 07 'Alligator' found in Malmö bushes
Swedish
walkers found a dead caiman under a bush.
Frank Madsen, spokesman for local animal part Folkets Park, is of
the opinion the crocodilian was probably a pet that had been thrown out
when it died.
Apparently, caimans are not "uncommon" as pets in that
northern country.
09 January 07 Boys spy baby croc
Two Australian boys have found a 76cm/30in -long baby saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in the Jingili Water Gardens in Darwin's northern suburbs. Wildlife officer Andrew Wood says the recaptured reptile was probably someone's pet. "It's possible he's escaped from someone's aquarium and found his way into a drain," he said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1823825.htm
08 January 07 Injured crocodile guarded By multi-agency effort
Cayman Island officials are still trying to determine the origin of the crocodile recently captured in local waters. In addition, they continue to down play press coverage of other alleged croc sightings and are trying to set up procedures for dealing with future croc events. The captured crocodile will not be on display to the public and all efforts are being made to minimise its exposure to human beings so that its re-introduction into the wild will not be compromised. http://www.caymannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000101/010126.htm
09 January 07 Wife rescues husband from croc
A swimmer in Sydney, Australia was rescued by his wife after a 3m/10ft- long Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) clamped its jaws around his head and shoulders as he snorkeled near a reef. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,242501,00.html Contributed by I. Dupont
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