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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 27 May 07
01 June 07 Crocodile off Western Australia to be shot
This piece is a continuation of the posting further down the page
regarding the "Cable Beach, Australia croc saga."Australian wildlife
officers say they have no choice but to shoot a crocodile that has been
spotted in waters off Western Australia. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1939900.htm
01 June 07 Crocodile escapes from Ukrainian circus
Kiev, Ukraine - An animal trainer who brought a crocodile to the beach to drum up interest in a circus got some unwelcome publicity when it broke free and made off into the Azov Sea. He said ministry workers were searching for the crocodile, whose mouth was taped shut, and that it has been seen swimming in the sea, which lies north of the Black Sea between Ukraine and Russia. http://www.onelocalnews.com/prescottherald/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=117504
01 June 07 Alabama hosts new gator hunting season
The Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources is hosting the state’s regulated
alligator hunting season to include more dates and hunt locations.
01 June 07 Pittsburgh alligator captured
This story is a follow- up to the previously-posted "Alligator Discovered in Pittsburgh river."A fisherman spotted the gator, about 4 to 5 feet long and weighing about 25 pounds, on Sunday under a bridge in Elizabeth Township, about 15 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Dan Tredinnick, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, said Wednesday. Conservation officers removed the reptile after several attempts to wrestle it onto a boat, officials said. They secured its mouth with electrical tape. http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-05312007-1355378.html
31 May 07 Zimbabwe officials suspend Capture of 50 crocodiles
The Parks and Wildlife Management Authority of Zimbabwe has suspended the capture of an estimated 50 crocodiles illegally kept in urban homes, farm dams and other water ponds. This is because it is now too cold and crocodiles are inactive in winter and do not feed, making it difficult to trap them using baits. http://allafrica.com/stories/200705310307.html
31 May 07 Crocodile pair keeps Twin Falls closed
Kakadu's iconic Twin Falls in Australia will remain closed until rangers catch two large saltwater crocodiles lurking in the plunge pool. The two salties (Crocodylus porosus) - measuring between 3m and 3.5m/10 and 11.5 ft - are believed to have been pushed upstream to the plunge pool by floodwaters that swept through the region in March. http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,23483,21830725-27977,00.html 31 May 07 Crocs kills 13 in Mayuge, Uganda
A total of 13 people have been killed by crocodiles in Mayuge district
of Uganda since the year began. http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/17/568144
31 May 07 Human-crocodile conflict worsens in Orissa
Wildlife personnel have spotted 35 nesting sites of estuarine crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in Orissa's Bhitarkanika National Park even as reports of violent crocodiles launching assualts on humans are pouring in from various peripheral parts of the region. http://www.kalingatimes.com/orissa_news/news/20070531_Man_crocodile_conflcit_gets_
01 June 07 Alligator Island opens at Racine Zoo
The new Alligator Island is open at the Racine Zoo in Racine, Wisconsin, USA, through Labor Day. The story features video of the exhibit. http://www.journaltimes.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=13350
31 May 07 Large alligator removed From Ga. Marines military base
Indian Lake was reopened after Georgia Department of Natural Resources contractors removed a large alligator May 18.
The recreational area at the U. S. Marines base
was closed when a 640-pound, 11-foot 5-inch alligator was considered a
safety concern because it had lost its fear of humans.
“People were feeding him, contrary to the no
feeding signs,” said Eddie Parramore, natural resource manager,
Environment Branch, Installations and Environmental Division, Marine
Corps Logistic Base Albany. “When people feed wild animals it alters
their behavior to the point where they no longer fear humans.”
31 May 07 Alligator on the loose in Michigan
A 4.5 ft/1.4 m - long alligator remains at large in Bay County, Michigan, USA, more than 12 hours after it escaped from a Hampton Township home. The alligator's owner found its pen empty about 7 p.m. Wednesday at his home on Wagner, police said. The owner said he believes the alligator climbed the walls of the pen to escape, even though it has never done that before. http://blog.mlive.com/saginawnews/2007/05/alligator_on_the_loose.html Related Story: Missing gator found, now back in cage
Marc Schmidt's plans to make wallets out of Wallets is back on track after he recaptured his 4 1/2 foot alligator Thursday afternoon. http://blog.mlive.com/michigan/2007/06/missing_alligator_found_in_dit.html
31 May 07 Gator Country offers walk on the wild side
This is a profile of the alligator and wildlife park Gator Country located near Beaumont, Texas. http://www.orangeleader.com/outdoors/local_story_151111224.html
31 May 07 Monster crocs hunted ahead of canoe race
A charity canoe race in the Northern Territory is in jeopardy after two monster saltwater crocodiles were spotted in nearby waters. Rangers have set traps to catch the beasts — one of them larger than a standard canoe — ahead of the annual Katherine Canoe Marathon on June 10. "It's unlikely there is going to be a problem there, but we can't be 100 per cent certain there won't,'' Natural Resources Department senior scientist Anne Walters told the Northern Territory News. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=270332
Related story: Canoe race organizers shrug off croc fears
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1938494.htm
30 May 07 Alligator email hoax Reaches Oklahoma couple
Photograph from the email hoax circulating the Internet. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Hal and Jean Long have received a lot of attention the last couple of
months concerning an unusual inhabitant that supposedly set up
housekeeping at a pond on their farm a mile north of Garber, Oklahoma,
USA. http://www.enidnews.com/enidnews/homepage/local_story_150004945.html
30 May 07 Arkansas gets alligator hunt season Federal approval
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has approved an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission request to establish an alligator hunting season.
http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2007/05/30/ap-state-ar/d8pesbig0.txt
30 May 07 Even gators shop at Wal-Mart
A 9-foot alligator fished out of a fenced-in retention pond behind the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Callaway on Tuesday is on its way to becoming a handbag and a pair of shoes. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission called in a trapper after children reported the gator in the pond. It likely was feasting on geese, state officials said. http://www.newsherald.com/headlines/article.display.php?a=1507
30 May 07 Human remains found inside Borneo croc A crocodile believed to have attacked Sannga Megong, a worker at an oil palm plantation in Sungai Sebeba last month, was caught and killed by villagers here on Sunday. Human bones, hair and parts of a skull were found in the belly of the seven-metre long beast, which was caught in Sungai Similajau, about 100 metres from the location of the May 11 attack. http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/tue/may29b1.htm
29 M ay 07 Cable Beach, Australia croc saga
Croc sighting closes Cable Beach
Authorities closed Broome, Australia's Cable Beach after a crocodile was spotted lurking in front of the local surf-lifesaving club. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1936583.htm
Related stories: Cable Beach reopened after croc scare
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=146&ContentID=30093
Croc still stalking Cable Beach
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=145&ContentID=30232
29 May 07 Man accused of poaching alligator eggs
An Orlando, Florida man is facing charges of poaching alligator eggs. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Souza De Almeida was arrested on the St. Johns River around 5:45 p.m. Monday. Almeida has been charged with poaching alligator eggs, using an illegal net and interference with wildlife officers. http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/5/29/man_accused_of_poaching_alligator_eggs.html
29 May 07 La Doña de Cartier Collection 'Crocs'!
La Doña de Cartier is among the most recent collections released by Cartier, the renowned French jeweler, watchmaker, and fashion magnate. The lavish collection, spurred by the popularity of crocodiles, includes wristwatches, jewelry, leather goods, and accessories. http://www.philly.com/philly/phillywomen/7725352.html
28 May 07 Pakistani cattle owner Injured by crocodile
THATTA: A young cattle owner, Ramzan Jokhio, was seriously injured after being bitten by a crocodile near Haleji Lake. He was admitted to the Civil Hospital for treatment. http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=57943
28 May 07 Taiwan zookeeper gets his arm back; Operation first of a kind for croc victims
Crocodile bite victim Chang Po-yu is recovering from the loss and reattachment of his arm. The zookeeper's (some accounts describe him as a veterinarian) doctors in Kaohsiung said on Monday that they are confident that this is the first recorded successful reattachment of a limb that was detached by a crocodilian. http://english.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=37428 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/05/29/2003362929
28 May 07 New Texas gator season off to slow start
With so-called nuisance alligators causing problems for landowners in some areas of Texas, a spring hunting season was introduced this year to help eliminate them. It also was designed to give hunters living outside the traditional gator habitat in Southeast Texas a chance to bag one. But this first season, which runs April 1 to June 30, hasn't been as active as expected. http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/117173.html
28 May 07 Alligator discovered in Pittsburgh river
ELIZABETH TWP.
One local man was on a leisurely fishing trip Sunday morning on the
Yough River when he made a surprising discovery floating on the water. http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_147221210.html
27 May 07 Wyoming woman surrenders alligator
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) A Wyoming woman has surrendered her alligator. http://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?ArticleId=126942
27 May 07 Crocs in Nilwala, Sri Lanka Threat to farmers, residents The Nilwala Ganga in Matara, Sri Lanka, which provides water for paddy fields and those residing near its banks, has become a threat as well to the people who live close to the river bank. The crocodile threat, which has been there for some time, has reached a critical stage as around 10 people a year are killed by crocodiles not only in the river and its tributaries, but also on land which the crocodiles have invaded. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070527/News/nws18.html
26 May 07 Alligator on the lam In Philadelphia pond PHILADELPHIA, May 26 (UPI) -- An alligator spotted in a Philadelphia park pond remained at large after eluding a reptile hunter who found no trace of the creature. The popular Haddonfield's Hopkins Pond and surrounding park were reopened Friday even though a Boston gator tracker and two Pennsylvania Department of Fish and Wildlife officials found no trace of the 3-foot-plus reptile a county ranger swears he saw in the water May 11.
25 May 07 Search called off For New Jersey crocodile
The animal, initially
described as a possible crocodile or alligator, was reported by a park
visitor on May 11
in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The animal,
initially described as a possible crocodile or alligator, was reported
by a park visitor on May 11. A Camden County Park Police officer also
reported a sighting that day, officials said.
25 May 07 Alligators captured In Miami neighborhood MIAMI LAKES, Fla. -- A trapper caught two alligators Friday that were lurking a Miami Lakes neighborhood. Todd Hardwick, an alligator expert from Pesky Critters, was able to capture an 8.5-foot female alligator and an 11-foot male alligator Friday. http://www.local10.com/news/13390842/detail.html
25 May 07 Gator seen climbing side of Florida home TAMPA, FL -- A 6- to 7-foot alligator drew a small crowd of onlookers Thursday evening in a neighborhood near Tampa, as it bask vertically on family home. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=333&sid=1266797
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