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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Nile crocodile survival is threatened by water pollution, habitat loss, extensive water abstraction for irrigation, domestic use and industrial development and overexploitation of fisheries resources in water systems in Zimbabwe. This review assessed the
Beaven Utete
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The influence of crocodile density on the prevalence of human attacks
People and NatureLarge predator attacks on humans often provoke calls for animal population reduction, assuming it will reduce such incidents. Whilst this seems logical, there is currently little evidence supporting a consistent link between large predator density and ...
Vinay Udyawer, Cameron Baker
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Diversity, distribution and conservation of crocodiles (Order: Crocodylia) in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa [PDF]
Scientific ReportsChallenges in freshwater organism conservation in West Africa are worsened by significant knowledge gaps, even for charismatic species like crocodiles.
Cristian Pizzigalli +8 more
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Viruses, 2022 The risk of flavivirus infections among the crocodilian species was not recognised until West Nile virus (WNV) was introduced into the Americas. The first outbreaks caused death and substantial economic losses in the alligator farming industry.
Gervais Habarugira +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundPatient income assessment is required to assess healthcare catastrophic expenditure (Sustainable Development Goal) but self-reported income has several biases.
CROCODILE study group
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Wildlife Letters, 2023 The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is an invasive predator responsible for broad mammal declines in South Florida, United States. Despite their large size, pythons remain cryptic and require multifaceted approaches for detection. We evaluated a novel
Michael V. Cove +4 more
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Body Condition of Reproductive and Non-Reproductive Broad-Snouted Caiman Females
Animals, 2023 In this work, we calculated the body condition indices, K-Fulton and scaled mass index (SMI), of reproductive and non-reproductive Caiman latirostris adult females as an indication of stored energy.
Evangelina V. Viotto +5 more
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Empowering of Small Businesses in Community Development in Merauke, South Papua Crocodile’s Leather Craftsman [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2022 This study discusses the empowerment of crocodile skin handicrafts by the Department of Cooperatives, Industry and Trade of Merauke Regency. This study aims to determine the efforts to empower the Merauke Regency Industry and Trade Cooperatives Service ...
Syukron Nurkholis +3 more
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Human–crocodilian interactions in Latin America and the Caribbean region
Conservation Science and Practice, 2021 Mitigating harmful interactions with wildlife requires an understanding of the interactions between predators, domesticated animals and humans. Large‐scale transformations of crocodilian habitats across the Latin America and Caribbean region, alongside ...
Simon Pooley +4 more
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Mitochondrial phylogenomics of pygmy grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae, Metrodorinae): descriptions of a new genus, two new species, and new synonyms from China [PDF]
ZooKeysThe Chinese wingless brachypronotal pygmy grasshoppers of the subfamily Metrodorinae have often been classified within the genus Macromotettixoides.
Yuemei Li +4 more
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