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High hority Conservatron Projects:
l Surveys of dle status of wild populatrons
2. Increase thecons€rvalion role ofthe captive rcming cenlers'
3. Enhanced protecdon of wild populations.
Cuban crocodif e (CtocodJlus rhombikr). Ttte C]ubzn cto'o'
dilehasthesmallestdistribudonof anyextantcrocodilian This
species was known from only lwo wild populauons, in lhe
ipab and l-anier swamps, but recent evidence suggcsls thal
the latter population may have been extirpated. The introducri,on
of Cainan ocodilus inro the La',iet Swamp has been
sussestcd as a signilicanr lacto n this ertrrpation A large'
'ci"ecapLi'e utecarng program har b€encsLablishcd including
comme;cial ulilization of skins and meai Lide atiention has
b€en given 10 $e sotus of wild populauons.
Hish Priorily ConservaDon Proj€t!s:
llDekrmine the sBlusot t}le cuban crocodile in the zapah
Swamp and in the Lanier Swamp, Isla de Juventud'
2. Devel;p and inplement m?rnagement prograns in Cuba
Tomistoma (lo isrot& sctt&g.rri). Tbe tomisloma b one of
lhe leasl-knowo crocodrlians, both in t€rms of ecology and
status. Neve(ieless, all currenr indications are lhat wild
DolNlations arc extremely depleted. No management d research
programs have been initiated.
Hiqh Prioriry Conservabon Projec|s:
l:S|-atusurveys in Tlailand. Malaysia" and Indonesia'
2. Development anal implementatlon of cons€rvation and research
programs in tndonesiand Valaysia
Orinoco crocodil€ (Ctucodrlr.ls irt ttt nediu s). This species is
found only in the dnoco River &ainage of venezuela and
Colombia. Populations are exfemely depleted fiom past hide
hunting, conlinued habibt modification, and indiscrimrnate
2. Development and implementation of a national crocodilo
killing. Ecological inlemctions *il\ Coinan crocodilus may
management FogJam in fie Philippines.
also bc retarding natural rccovery Some crocodrle habita! has
been proteclcd and a rcslocking program has been initiated rn
Chinese afligator (Alrigd tor sinettsisr. The Chincse alligalor
bas b€en pushed to the brink of extinctron by lhe temcndous
hurnan population pressures in the lower Yangtzo River valley' High Prioflty Conservation Projects:
Viftraliy ;o natural habil.at remains and the few surviving wild 1. PoDulation status survoy in Colombiainalividuals
are forcoal !o live in closo pmximity !o dense human 2. ReinEoduction progran at rlhe Cailo Guatitico National
DoDUlalions. The c utrent gove m menG sponsored conservaLion Wildlife Refuge, Veneuela
prognm has retied principally on caplive breedrnS. and httlc 3. Implementaiion of a crocodile management plan for Santos
attenlion has been given to the siallls of wild populahons Luzardo Nalional Park, Venezuela
Gh^ri?ll (C avialb gan ge ticlr). The gharial is resarcrcd 10 only
a few remaining wild popLrlations h lndra and Nepal Populations
in Pakislan, Bangladesh, Burma, and Bhuqn arc either
cxtirct or near extinction lcvels. A successful leslocking
progam has been initiated in India and Nepal and populations
in some areas are now recovermg.
High Priorily Consenation kojects:
1. Survey of slatus and distribution in Pakislan.
2. Survey of status and disEibution in eastem India and
Bangladesh.
3. Eslablishment of captive rearing conler in Pakistan.
4. Establishmont of captive rcaring cenlers iD Bargladesh and
northcastem India