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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 8 April 07
11 April 07 Your News Page Editor has returned Your illustrious News Page Editor has returned to news duty . Welcome back, Wes! - I. Dupont ________________________________
14 April 07 Arm- biting croc wrongly identified
(AFP)
A Taiwanese zoo today admitted that it has mistakenly identified
for eight years a crocodile that bit off a vet's left forearm.
"After an examination by the National Pingtung University of
Science and Technology, it is determined that the animal is a saltwater
crocodile [Crocodylus porosus],'' zoo official Chen Po-tsai said
as the sign "ile crocodile'' was replaced with the correct name. The
300-kilogramme male crocodile survived a police shooting and is now
attracting lots of visitors to its enclosure, zoo officials said.
11-13 April 07 Vet's forearm bitten off By Taiwan zoo crocodile
New development: Zoo officials discovered that the large crocodile, which was shot after it bit off a veterinarian's arm Wednesday, is still alive. Furthermore, visitors to the zoo have been able to breach the enclosure to approach the croc for photographs, thinking that it was dead. Meanwhile, the veterinarian's forearm has been reattached. - I.D. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/latestnews/2007413/45455.htm This piece has been moved to the top for revision. The crocodile in question, described by reports as both an alligator and a Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a 17 year-old Indopacific Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), and very large, at least 4.6m/15 ft in length. The news links immediately below contain photographs of the incident. Be warned, the photographs and video are very graphic.- I. D. Links with photos: Fox News: Video & Photo Essay (For video, click on the link on the upper right of the photo page): http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,1636,00.html: Story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265502,00.html B.Z. Berlin:: http://www.bz-berlin.de/BZ/boulevard/2007/04/12/alligator -tierarzt-arm/alligator-tierarzt-arm.html Police in Taiwan were forced to shoot a crocodile (one report refers to the animal as an alligator) after it bit off the forearm of the zoo veterinarian treating it. One account reports that after consulting with city authorities, the zoo asked police to shoot the animal to death in order to retrieve Chang's limb from the crocodile's mouth. Link: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21542337-23109,00.html Link: http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article_1289876.php/ Alligator_bites_off_vets_forearm_in_Taiwan_zoo Link: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/latestnews/2007412/45430.htm
12 April 07 Six rare Chinese alligators To be released to wild
Six
2 metre/6 foot Chinese Alligators (Alligator sinensis) that were
raised in captivity will be released into the wilds of the Gaojingmiao
Tree Farm in China's Anhui Province and tracked for 18 months.
To
protect Chinese Alligators, which are under state first-grade
protection, from extinction, the Chinese government set up the Chinese
Alligators Breeding Research Center in Xuancheng, Anhui province, in
1979.
According
to a research survey in 2005, less than 150 Chinese alligators were
believed to be living in the wild, in pockets in east China's Jiangxi,
Zhejiang and Anhui provinces.
To form a stable number of wild Chinese alligators there should
be at least 500.
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/12/eng20070412_366034.html
12 April 07 More gators could be on prowl
When
the Florida alligator mating season heats up in a few weeks, there is a
possibility that the drought could push more big reptiles into some
Everglades neighborhoods.
Gators start lurking on suburban lawns or snapping in backyard
lakes -- on the hunt for mates, food and, in the case of smaller males,
a wet haven safely away from hormonally juiced, cannibalistic, bigger
gators.
However, Lindsey Hord, nuisance alligator coordinator for the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission declares that ''There
is no wholesale migration to the urban areas,''. Gators, he said,
typically range no more than 1,000 meters.
Frank
Mazzotti, a University of Florida scientist who monitors gator and
crocodile populations in South Florida, said less is known about their
behavior during the extreme droughts possible this year. http://www.miamiherald.com/460/story/70952.html
10 April 07 Cocodrilo devora a niqo de cuatro aqos en un rmo de Nicaragua
From
Peru we have a Spanish language report of five metre/16-foot "black"
crocodile taking a four-year old child that was bathing in the shallows
of a Nicaraguan river. http://www.rpp.com.pe/portada/internacional/72774_1.php
06 April 07 Big alligator caught near Cape Fear
North
Carolina, USA police were called to handle a 2.7 m/9 ft, 136 kg/300 lb
alligator was crossing Hwy. 701 not far from the Cape Fear River
bridge near Elizabethtown. When police approached, "It got a little bit agitated with a bunch of people watching," an officer said. "It is fun to observe an alligator from a distance," he said. "When an alligator starts to move just give it room. If it is not in the yard and posing a danger to people or pets, then leave it alone."
Alligator
encounters are not that common here, but further east wildlife officers
deal with nuisance gators almost every week during the spring and
summer.
10 April 07 Missing pet alligator found In Oregon neighborhood
Police in Coos Bay, Oregon, USA found the owner of an alligator that was discovered Friday night just a block away from where the gator was found. http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_041007_life_coos_bay_alligator
08 April 07 Alligator mating season Means alligator news season
It's courtship and mating season for the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), found in the Southeastern states of the USA. Their movements and behavioral changes, added to the drought conditions being experienced by the state of Florida, will bring them into contact with humans more so than in any other time of year. This means more intrigue- and incident-based news reporting. In order to keep up with the plethora of articles already being posted, The Croc Press will keep these more generalized stories compiled weekly by state under the headline above, for easier reference. Florida - 10 April 07 Have you seen an alligator? http://www1.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_news/article/0,2545,TCP_16736_5473502,00.html 10 April 07 Dry weather has gators on the prowl http://www1.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_news/article/0,2545,TCP_16736_5474500,00.html 09 April 07 Drought impacts South Florida wildlife http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/NEWS0105/704080 07 April 07 Use caution around alligators http://www.newszap.com/articles/2007/04/07/fl/lake_okeechobee/aok01.txt 06 April 07 Wildlife officials issue alligator warning http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070406/BREAKINGNEWS/70
10 April 07 Gator found in Wisconsin pond- again
The recent discovery of a dead alligator in a pond in Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA is the second time since October 2005 that an alligator has been found in the wild in the county, which until recently was more famous for the annual Canada goose migration. http://www.wiscnews.com/pdr/news/128389
10 April 07 Indian attacked by croc on river bank
A
crocodile reportedly attacked a man on the Bhadra river bank in
Bhadravati, India on Sunday night. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20070410013340&Page= K&Title=Southern+News+-+Karnataka&Topic=0
09 April 07 Police: Alligator stolen From Milwaukee barbershop
Police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA said burglars took an 45cm/18in-long alligator from a barbershop. Alligators are illegal to keep in the city, and no one at the shop will comment on the alligator or the robbery. http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/news/11592281/detail.html
09 April 07 Nile croc caught in Spanish stream
A Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) which escaped from a crocodile farm in Jerez, Cádiz, Spain province on Sunday, has been safely recaptured and returned to the farm. http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_9832.shtml
En
Espanõl:
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/04/09/ciencia/1176120441.html 09 April 07 Queensland beaches closed After croc spotted
Beaches along the Strand in Townsville, Queensland, Australia were closed for 48 hours on the weekend after a crocodile was seen 200m/656 ft from the rock pool on Good Friday. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1892499.htm Related story: Crocodile visits Picnic Bay http://magnetictimes.com/index.php?ID=2290
09 April 07 Neighbor nabs gator in driveway
Donald Jones thought his wife was joking when she rushed into their house in North Carolina, USA, recently and told him about an alligator in the driveway. The 1.5m/5 foot- long gator, was later taken to a kennel at the Johnston County Animal Shelter. But how the animal got there is another story. http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1266452/ Related story: Wayward gator lingers in wrong yard http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/ Alligator makes his way to Micro http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/news.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2007
06 April 07 Crocodiles 'rule' Kansas museum
Exploration Place, a museum in Kansas, USA, has opened it's newest exhibit, "When Crocodiles Ruled." The large interactive display, developed and constructed by the Science Museum of Minnesota, is based on the discovery of the 60-million-year-old Wannagan Creek Quarry in western North Dakota. http://www.kansas.com/212/story/38013.html (For further information on this exhibit, please visit the Crocodopolis Calendar of Live Events. - I.D.)
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