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NEWS
The CROC PRESS Regular coverage of crocodilians and people in headlines worldwide.
Wes von Papineäu, News Page Editor Email: crocnews@crocodopolis.net _________________________________________________
Week of 18 February 08
LIVE EVENT 18 February 2008 Croc conservation table in Texas To support Tomistoma conservation
A special event effort in support of the conservation of the endangered Malayan Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) will be featured at the National Association of Reptile Breeders Conference (NARBC) at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, Texas.
Co-sponsored by Crocodopolis and benefitting the Tomistoma Task Force, the table will offer a variety of quality products and other items available on a donation basis. Nile crocodiles from Crocodile Encounters in Texas will also be available for photos with guests.
Additionally, contributors may enter a raffle to win a copy of the book, Crocodilians: Their Natural History and Captive Husbandry, by Ludwig Trutnau and Ralf Sommerlad, signed by the authors. Meet event volunteers Bekky Muscher from the San Antonio Zoo, Judith Bryja of the Houston Zoo, Christopher Dieter of Crocodile Encounter, and Israel Dupont of Crocodopolis and ReptilesTV.
The event is open to the public, and will also feature popular television personality Nigel Marven.
For more information about the NARBC, click here; to learn more about the Tomistoma Task Force's important initiatives, and biological information on the species, visit the TTF website.
(Malayan Gharial image courtesy of the Tomistoma Task Force. Book cover image courtesy of Edition Chimaira.)
18 February 08 " 'Zombie' Alligators"
Check out this week's Croc TV featurette.
19 February 08 River toxins behind gharial deaths
Toxins prevalent in polluted Yamuna river have taken a toll on Indian gharials of Chambal, according to an international crocodile expert Fritz Huchzemeyer.
Though the toxin responsible for the death of the crocodiles (Indian Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) is yet to be identified, Huchzermeyer identified the African Tilapia fish found abundant in the region as a carrier of the toxin. The high toxin content damaged the endangered species' kidneys, resulting in renal failure and finally their death, Huchzemeyer suggested in a report.
According to the expert, other animals including Mugger Crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) were unaffected to the toxins since their food diet included other animals such as frogs, other species of fishes besides Tilapia. "However, since Tilapia are the main diet of the crocodiles, they were the most affected," he said and suggested further investigations to identify the fatal toxin responsible for the death of the fresh water species. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200802191327.htm RELATED STORY: 16 February 08 'Ghariyals' in UP, MP were poisoned
The recent large number of deaths of 'ghariyal' in the Chambal river been ascribed to hunger and to a toxin which affected the kidneys of the reptiles.
The experts committee, set up to inquire into the causes of the deaths, had in its interim report concluded that toxins affected the kidneys of the reptiles, which in turn led to an increase in the uric acid in the joint of the crocodilian, constraining their movement to hunt fish, said UP chief wildlife warden DNS Suman here. "So in a way, we can say that that the reptiles died both of hunger and toxicity," he said. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1151296
18 February 08 Officials remove alligator from Fla. pond
A pair of Florida alligators spotted in one east Orange County neighborhood is making some residents very uncomfortable. By Monday afternoon, one of the gators was removed.
Parents said they are concerned because their children play in the area. http://www.wftv.com/news/15332618/detail.html 15 February 08 Fla. alligator eludes capture
Cool weather made it difficult for a Florida state-hired trapper to catch an alligator that killed a dog at Al Lopez Park on Monday.
The trapper, tried for four hours to nab the alligator, but the reptile was too lethargic to be interested in taking bait. http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/15/me-alligator-eludes-capture/
11 February 08 Crocodiles ‘invade’ Pasay
In the Philippines, Metro Manilans can now experience a taste of the wild side with a show featuring 200 crocodiles, four belonging to the endangered Philippine freshwater crocodiles species. They have been flown in from Mindanao for the Davao Crocodile Park Roadshow and Wildlife Encounter, now on exhibit at the 11-hectare Boomland in Pasay City.
The DCPI is a privately
owned rescue unit for wildlife. So far, it has released 43 Philippine
freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus
mindorensis) to the Mandug
Conservation area in Davao City, with the hope that this move will
increase the hatching process and survival rate of the reptiles.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20080211-118051/Crocodiles-invade-Pasay
11 February 08 Man fights off crocodile
A 30 year old man of Kabanje is battling for his life after being attacked by a crocodile.
Officials has since directed the Zambia Wildlife
Authority to immediately rush to Kabanje and crop the repitiles.
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