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of C. cataphractts'rns39.2/tm. Behra noles dut poPulations Slender-snouted crocodile have been reduced, especially in readily accessible areas, but (C r o c o.lylu s c qtaq hr ac h! s) 6e OgoueRiverpopulation is qnilE lar gc. T otal C. c a I op hrac tus Status of Wild Populations: No .ecent survey da|]a are popularion <strong>size</strong> was estimated to be 30,000-90,G4o. comner_ available, bul the species was considered in 1980 to tre rare or cial cxploiiation during lhe 1960s was reported to bc severe endangered. Poaching continues and habical destruction is also (Pooley 1982). a problem (Pooloy 1982) Management and CoDs€rvation Programs: Pooley (1982) reports that a 1966 decree protecB crocodiles in nadonalnrks' in reserves, and in the entire country throughoul lhe breeding eason. Permits arc issued annually for commcrcial harvesting A tempomry ban wasplacedon all hunring in 1981 (Klemn and Navid 1989), but the present logal status of docodrles is Country Rating SuNey Data: Ill-basic survey data Wild Population Staius: 4-deplercd/\Trlrcrablo ManagementProgram: C'legislation Nif e crocodif e (Crocodylus rriloticusl Status ofwild Populations: Abercrombic (1978) noted ftat populations of C. n|odcrr were severely depleted in Gabon. This stalomenl is supponed by the recent survey done by Behra ( I 98?a), who failed to sight a single individual of this species. Management and Conservrtion Programsl See C calap hf ac I Lt acconnt abo\ e. Country Raring Survey Data: Ill-basic survey data Wild Populadon Status: 3-severcly depleied/cndangered Management Program: Clegislalion Dwarf crocodile (Os teolaemus tetraspisl Ststus of Wild Populations: Orlerlamlr were only seen al one ofthree sites for which survey dala ale avallable from Behra (198?a). At Sette Carna lagoon, a coastal lagoon, a conccted density of 1.58/tm' was calculatcd. Management and Cons€rvation Programs: See C. c at d p fu ac t 6 acc o lnt aboY e. Country Rating Suryey Data: Ill-basic survey dala Wild Populatron Stalus: 4-depleted/vulnerablc Managemen! Program: Clegisladon Contact: Olivier Belua, Mr. Jean'Hubert Eyi Mb€ng Menag€menf and Conservation Programs: Fully prolecled by law (Wildlife Conservation Act, 1977; Pooley 1982' Klemm and Navid 1989). Coutrtry Rating Survey Dalai I-no survoy data Wild Population Status: 3-severcly aleplercd,/endangercd Maragement hografi : C-legislation Nile crrcodile (Crocodtlus niloticus) Status of Wild Populations: No recent suney dall are available. Satus of C. l ildrrcr.r in the late 1970s was described as \ulnerable. It is reported to t€ soen regularly in the Abuto National Park (Pooley 1982). Mansgement and Conservatiotr Programs: See C cotap fu aa t(s acoonnl ad)Ye Country Rating Survey Data: I'no survey Planned wild Population Siatus: 4-depleted/vulnerablo Management hogrun: Clegislation Dwarf crocodile (O.teolqcmus tetraspis) Status of Wild Populations: No rcceni survey dala arE available. Listed in Pooley (1982) as endangered Manag€ment and Conservation Programs: O. r.naspishas been legally protected since 197? (Pooley 1982). A proposal has becn made !o conduct an ecological sndy of this species tfuoughout fie counFt and 10 translocate animals into rehabilitated forcst pools in the Abuko Nature Reserve (Jonos and Day r987). Country Rating Survey Data: Il-survcys Planncd Wild Population Sfatus: 3-s€verely deplercd/endangered Management hogram: Clegislation Contact: E.F. BEwer Slender snouied crocodile Nilc crocodile Dwarf crocodile Gambia S lender-snouted crocodile Nile crocodile Drvarf crocodile Ghana 20
Slender-snouted crocodile (C ro c o d! lu s c al ap h rac h! s) Staaus of Wild Populations: No receni su ey alala ale available. Pooley ( 1982) reporB thal this species is found in low numbers in coastal lagoons, as well as ifl lhe Volla l,ako and largor rivers in the forest zono. Listed as being foud in the Black Voha, Tanoe, and Bia rivors by Wai*uwait (1989). Management and Cotrs€rvation Proglams: Fully protect€d unaler the Wildlfe Conservadon Regula[ons of 197 I (Pooley 1982, Klemm and Navid 1989). Counfty Rating Survey Datai l-no survey planned wild Population Shtus: l-unknown Management hogram: Clegislation Nile crocodile (Crocodllus niloticus) Status of WiId Populations: No recent survey dala arE available. Populations were apparcndy very low in thc early 1970s(CottandPooley 1972). Thedanningof fieVohzRiver and the creation of Lake Volta has created a great deal of ncw habilat for the species but lhoro are no dala on prosont crocodile status in the lake. Managcment and Conservation Programs: See C. catap hrac I us accornl abolrc, Country Rating Survey Dalz: I-no survey planned Wild Population Slatus: I'unkno*n Management hogram: Clegislation Dwarf crocodife (Os leolaemus letraspis, Status ol Wild Populrtionsi No recent survey data are available. Pooley (1982) repois that in some areas they may be reasonably plentiful is srnall forcst rivers. King GErs. comm.) repons $aa they were common in small sireams and spoil ditches in and around Kumasi in 1975. Another informani in Pooley (1982) stated that $e species is no! very common, and is found principally in small sEeams and rive6 and even in tal(e Volta. Illegal hunting for meat occurs. The dwarf crocodile is lislcd as being found in rhe Black Volra, Tanoe, Bia, and Offin rivers by Wai&uwait (1989). Managehent and Conservation Programs: See C. c at aphrac I us accoljm alnve, Country Rating Survey Data: I-no survey planned witd Population Status: I -unknown Management Program: Clegrslation Contact Gcrald A. Pungus€ Slender-snouted crocodio Nile crocodrle Dwarf crocodile Guinea Ctocodylus cataphractus, Crocodtlus niloticus, O s le o lae m u s te trats pi s Strtus ofwild Populations: No survey daa aro avarlable for crocodilians in Cuinea. wai&uwait (1989) lists C. cdrapr'dcrnr a'i,d o. tetruspis lrcm tibularies of the Niger but presenb no data on their stafts. Managem€nt and Conservation hograms: No information is available regarding lhe management of crocodilian populations in Guinea. Country Rating Survey Dataj I-no survoy planned Wild Population Statui: l-unknown Management Progran: A-no informadon Cont ca: Mr. Macky Ly Slender-snouted crocodile Nile cmcodile Dwarf crocodile Guinea-Bissau Crocodllus cataphractus, Crocodllus niloticus, Osteola.mus tetraspis Status ofwild Populations: No survey alataareavailable for crocodilians in Guinea-Bissau. Management and Cons€rvation Programs: The Eking of crocodiles for spon is prohibited by law (Regla.menb da caca, 1980), butcommercial huniing is apparendy not included in this law (Klemm and Navid 1989). Country Rating Survey Data: I-no survey planned Wild Population Status: l-unknown Managemen! Prcg .rn: B-none Contaca: Mr. Pieffe Campredon Israel CIhe zoogeographic affinities of Israel, panicularly with regard to crocodilians, justify ils consideration hcre.) Nile crocodile 21
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