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NEWS
THE CROC PRESS Regular coverage of crocodilians and people in headlines worldwide.
By Wes von Papineäu News Page Editor Email: crocnews@crocodopolis.net _________________________________________________
Week of 03 December 06
07
December 06 Opposition urges changes to croc laws
The
Queensland Opposition is calling for legislative changes relating to
capturing crocodiles and harvesting wild crocodile eggs.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200612/s1806386.htm
07
December 06
Commission may take a bite out of Alligator protections
A
more detailed update of a previous item describing the on-going Florida
re-assessment of current alligator protections.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/16181506.htm
04
December 06
Crocodiles a Snap for Entrepreneur
South
African crocodile farmer Lambrecht is co-winner in the export section of
the agriculture department's Female Farmer of the Year award. Her
business, Krokkodene Krokodilplaas, near Hartbeesfontein, west of
Klerksdorp, has grown from six crocodiles at startup to 1700 animals
today.
The Krokkodene story is written as a classic example of
entrepreneurship.
Krokkodene's
animals are shot and bled out on the farm, meeting strict European Union
regulations for blemish-free hides. The carcasses are then shipped by
refrigerated vehicles to an abattoir in Bela Bela in Limpopo, where they
are prepared for export, chiefly to the Far East.
Crocodile
farming is capital intensive and it requires a long-term commitment. It
takes between 2 and 3 1/2 years for an animal to reach a length of about
1.5m/4.9ft, at which stage the hide - the meat is a byproduct - is large
enough to meet the demands of the market and deliver an adequate return
on the input.
06 December 06 Alligator hunting season May again be expanded
Florida officials will discuss expanding alligator hunting and trapping, or any other ways to manage the estimated 1 million to 2 million gators in Florida. Florida nearly doubled the length of alligator hunting season this year, which ran Aug. 15 to Nov. 1. People kill about 10,000 alligators a year in Florida. Hunters claimed 3,436 of them last year, compared with 3,237 in 2004. More than 7,000 "nuisance" alligators were killed last year as a result of 18,000 complaints from the general public. In May, three attacks brought to 20 the number of people killed in Florida by alligators since 1948. But alligator experts say the odds of dying in such an attack are low. By comparison, about 430 people died from lightning strikes during the same 48-year period. http://www.local6.com/news/10474316/detail.html
06
December 06 Hands, body parts Found in giant female croc
Indonesian
villagers have found two hands and other human body parts inside a huge,
man-eating female crocodile recently trapped and killed.
At
least two other large crocodiles also live in the area and may have
eaten two local men.
The
reptiles are also believed to have devoured dozens of cattle, pigs,
goats and poultry.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20061206.A06 http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/12/06/croc_blamed_
06
December 06
Croc dies after removed from river
A
300kg/661lb, 3m/9.84 ft- plus saltwater crocodile has been hauled out of
a “no tolerance” section of Australia’s Katherine River. However,
it died on the way to its proposed release site.
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20881386-5005962,00.html
05
December 06
Man takes alligator-like critters To Albany library for free lectures
An
Albany man relates his experiences keeping and educating the public on
caimans.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=541656
04 & 05 December 06 Croc has last laugh ... again
Two successive items about Townsville, Australia's problems with a crocodile that is lurking by a nearby beach.
Manager of conservation services Mark Read warned residents: "To see crocodiles off the coast of Townsville or Cairns or off anywhere in North Queensland doesn't surprise me because we live in a crocodile habitat and swimming up the coast is part of their normal behaviour, ... It needs to be reinforced that we are actually living in a crocodile habitat and we need to be croc-wise in croc country". http://townsvillebulletin.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,20873447%2 http://townsvillebulletin.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,20866561%25
04 December 06 Teacher Presumed Killed By Croc
A Namibian school teacher is believed to have been taken in shallow water by a local croc. http://www.nbc.com.na/news/today.php?newsid=833
04 November 06 Ringmaster carries on - Despite croc attack
A German circus ringmaster carried on with a performance - despite having his thumb bitten off by a crocodile.
At the end Renz held up his thumbless hand to rapturous applause: "The audience thought it was just part of the show," he added.
(Editors' note: How do you say: "Hey y'all .. watch this" in German?) http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2104371.htm http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,452163,00.html
03
December 06 Where do reptiles such as alligators Go when winter comes?
During
times of dormancy, alligators live off of their own fat, not needing to
consume new food. But as soon as the sun comes out and the weather warms
up, gators emerge from their dens to glide through the water and bask in
the sun. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/southwest/orl-swnewcomers030 6dec03,0,299266.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-swest
03
December 06 Agency mulls changes To alligator regulations
(Terry
Witt)
Florida's
wildlife protection agency wants to take a fresh look at alligators and
has enlisted the help of the public in figuring out how to better manage
the toothy swamp critters.
Any change in gator management regulation would require numerous
public hearings and an extensive scientific study by Fish & Wildlife
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