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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 3 August 08
CROCTV:
22 July 08 Gator water dance
When you're a male gator looking for a mate, you don't need a dance floor to make all the right moves; the warm waters of the Everglades will do just fine, thank you. (Video: © National Geographic.) See it here.
03 August 08 Fisherman says croc snapped at his head
Australian fisherman Brett Payne, 37 is furious after almost
being killed by a 5 metre/15 foot crocodile allegedly being
hand-fed in Kakadu National Park.
The saltie is
known as Rough Nut has apparently been fed frequently magpie
geese by locals and is now fearless around people.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24120354-2,00.html Florida boy loses arm to alligator
The following are five press items related to the 30 July
alligator-mauling of 11-year-old Devin Funck of Slidell,
Lousiana.
The lad
appears to be recovering well after losing an arm to a 11
foot/3.4 metre gator-bite after swimming in a local gravel
pit.
The gator was
caught and euthanised. 02 August 08
Gator victim on the mend, doctor
says
http://www.nola.com/northshore/t-p/news/index.ssf?/base//news-7/1217655072295650.xml&coll=1 01 August 08 'Mr. Policeman, am I going to die?'
Brave boy climbed out of lake alone
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1217568116216280.xml&coll=1 01 August 08 St. Tammany alligator threat not going away -
Maimed swimmer recovering after
loss of arm
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1217568070216280.xml&coll=1 01 August 08
Editorial:
Danger in the water
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1217568030216280.xml&coll=1 31 July 08 Boy's arm cut from gator's belly -
Surgeons working to reattach limb
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1217482383154890.xml&coll=1 02 August 08 Large alligator killed after Straying near La. picnic area
An 11-foot, 2-inch/3.4 metre alligator was pulled from a Bonnet Carre Spillway recreation pond popular with waders and fishers.
"It was near the picnic area and it wasn't afraid of people, so we had it taken out," park ranger Skip Jacobs said.
The alligator was killed because it had no fear of humans, thus increasing the likelihood of an encounter, said Kenny Schmill, St. Charles Parish nuisance animal control officer.
Because many of St. Charles Parish's neighborhoods are built
in areas that were once swampland, it's not uncommon to see
alligators lazing on local canal banks.
http://www.nola.com/science/t-p/index.ssf?/base//news-1/1217655217295650.xml&coll=1 01 August 08 Alligator spotted inNorthern Georgia lake
A 3-4 foot/metre long crocodile has been spotted in Georgia’s Lake Lanier – not usual alligator turf in that they’re not usually found north of Atlanta.
"It could be some happenstance migration that brought this alligator to the lake," Scott Frazier, a Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist said. "It's equally as likely if not more so that somebody had something to do with it."
He said it is possible that a person picked up the gator at
another location and released it into Lake Lanier.
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=212026&c=10 31 July 08 Crocodiles on the run in Russia
Russian police in Ural mountain town of Krasnoufimsk caught a crocodile that had escaped from its owner.
Animal protection organizations say crocodiles on the run can be found in summer in nearly all Russian regions.
Exotic reptiles became popular in Russia in the late 1990s, when hundreds of crocodiles were legally imported and smuggled into the country and sold for at least $10,000 per reptile. Crocodiles became the symbols of hundreds of security agencies and restaurants. As the fad lost attraction, their owners became lax in guarding them, which sometimes cost them their lives. In the last two years, police had to track down 15 crocodiles on the run.
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20080731/115371162.html 31 July 08 Crocodile In Belait Hut: Anyone Home?In Brunei’s Kuala Belait area, a crocodile was photographed entering a hut along the Belait River, which in turn resulted in a government warning to the population reminding them about the danger it may pose if the reptiles were to enter their homes.
http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/July08/310708/nite02.htm 31 July 08 Skull of largest crocodile in Kendrapara
The skull of an estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), India’s largest, preserved at a miniature museum at Orissa's Kendrapara district continues to attract reptile researchers. Noted crocodile experts, including Mr Romulus Whitaker, have certified that the preserved skull is the country's largest one. In fact, a bigger crocodile skull was at Bhopal, but now it has been damaged due to unscientific preservation.
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=9&id=243206&usrsess=1 29 July 08 Alligator found on La. highway Remains a mystery
A 5 foot/1.5 metre alligator was removed from the elevated portion of Louisiana’s Interstate 10 in St. Charles Parish where it blocked morning rush hour traffic The alligator had been struck by a vehicle and authorities initially thought it was dead, but soon found out they were wrong.
"They walked up to it and its mouth opened and it started coming at them - They got back in their cars! It was still feisty."
Wildlife nuisance control officer Kenny Schmill said it might have been a farm raised animal – which would be easy to track because of the tagging system used, or "I think someone put him up there for a joke."
Schmill had to euthanize the alligator because of his
injuries.
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/alligator_found_on_i10_remains.html
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