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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 June 08
CROCTV:
11 May 08 'Behind the Scenes of Wild Florida'
Crocodilian wrangler Joe Wasilewski handles an American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) for the Florida documentary series, Wild Florida, tethering the reptiles for aquatic video shooting that makes them appear naturally free. See it here.
10 June 08 Tomistoma Task Force Reports on workshop
The Tomistoma Task Force (TTF), the international organization committed to the conservation of the endangered Malayan Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), has published a report on its first international workshop held May 24-28 in Thailand.
The report may be viewed, here, courtesy of TTF.
29 May 08 Great White of the wetlands - Albino alligator makes home At Maritime Aquarium
A 8.5-foot/2.6 metre, albino American Alligator - will appear in a special bayou-themed exhibit, "Great White Alligator," outside the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut through Sept. 1.
A rare genetic anomaly - just 44 are known to exist - the albino alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) does not produce melanin, a compound that produces skin pigmentation. The result is an oddity of nature, an otherwise normal alligator whose creamy white skin and bright pink eyes attract a flurry of curious stares.
Though no stranger to the spotlight, the albino cannot rely directly on the sun for warmth like other cold-blooded reptiles. Its white skin would burn, so the aquarium has set up a shaded enclosure, heated pool and an 85-degree warming stone to keep it comfy. http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/livingandhealth/ci_9410768 29 May 08 Keeping crocodiles warm in UK
The UK's Clinton Devon Estates is to supply environmentally friendly fuel to heat a brand new home for crocodiles, turtles and giant snakes.
The Devon landowner has joined forces with Forest Fuels Ltd of Shebbear to create a supply of wood chip to fuel a biomass boiler for the new crocodile swamp exhibit at Paignton Zoo. 28 May 08 En el Sur de Tamaulipas: Crea psicosis lagarto asesino
In Mexico, citizens of Altamira are concerned about the increasing number of crocodiles in local lagoons after a fisherman was killed by one.
The city mayor and Civil Defence officials are recommending that people avoid fishing the area, notwithstanding that the local people need to do so for food and economic reasons. RELATED STORY: 27 May 08 Señalarán donde abundan lagartos: Protección Civil 28 May 08 Un cocodrilo 'falso' desata la alarma entre Los vecinos de Estella del Marqués
After an intensive investigation, Spanish police officials in Jerez have determined that local reports of a crocodile in a local waterway were a false alarm. http://www.lavozdigital.es/jerez/20080528/jerez/cocodrilo-falso-desata-alarma-20080528.html 27 May 08 Cocodrilo aún se recupera en zoológico
A crocodile that had been caught, beaten and shot over a period of six weeks in the Dominican Republic's Higüero River is under treatment in the capital's Zoological Park.
The young male crocodile is now taking food and his prognosis for a full recovery appears to be good. http://www.elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=47841
June 8, 2008 Crocodile Specialist Group Launches new website
Crocodile Specialist Group, the organization committed to crocodilian conservation worldwide under the auspices of the World Conservation Union's Species Survival Commission, has launched a new website.
The Internet portal features many of the features of the previous one, in addition to a member list, species profiles, a donation page and a revised list of links and a series of new articles on crocodilian biology and conservation issues.
The new site may be accessed at the URL, http://iucncsg.org/.
28 May 08 Sunbathing croc attracts crowd
An Australian crocodile becomes a point of interest in a local pond. The item is in no way dramatic, but does demonstrate that the Australian locals living close to the critters day-by-day are very aware of the most mundane of activities that crocs get up to. http://www.dailymercury.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3773844
27 May 08 Crocodile spotted in German river
An animal expert is searching for a 2.5 foot/near-metre long crocodile spotted in a river in central Germany.
Hildesheim city spokesman Horst Richter said two council employees got a five-minute glimpse of the reptile on a backwater of the Innerste river and that the employees' account was credible because one of them was an avid reptile enthusiast. http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gkhd4JdGeLtUqIeXjShrCeoEersA
25 May 08 Crocs ambush laid-back Aussies
Australians are being warned about their attitude to danger after a rise in crocodile attacks was blamed on people becoming blasé about living alongside them.
Mark Read, of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, criticised a man who, after a drinking session, decided he and his dog should cool off in the water. 'You may as well hang a dozen pork chops around your neck if you go swimming at night, with a few beers under the belt, with dogs, in croc country,' he said.
'People are getting cocky and some continue to swim in known crocodile habitat,' he added. 'In 80 per cent of attacks people were swimming or wading in these areas. Forty per cent happen when people act under the influence of alcohol.' http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/25/australia.wildlife
23 May 08 Crocodile, shark clash in battle Down Under
It is being heralded as the clash of the titans - the moment when an 9 foot/3 metre Australian crocodile and a shark went head to head in the wilds of Australia, and the shark came off second best.
An amateur fisherman captured the extraordinary clash between Australia's two most feared predators while on a barramundi fishing trip in the Northern Territory. (Photo at URL below) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2014505/Crocodile-and-shark-clash-in-battle-Down-Under.html
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