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In order to gecure credibility and naintain
5trength and legitimecy in eny organilati,:,n is to
eetablish a oj.ssisn statFment, ect resp,rneiibly, and
uelcome accountabitity. The IUCN/CSG is very clear in
its nissi,ln statelllFnt of crdc'!di.lian cDnEervation. l^Jhile
recBgnizing the right of the ind[stry to eriist and the
role it Flays in conservation itself, ResFnnsitlil.ity and
accolrntabj.lity
Eto€.!3 witho.rt Eaying. F'rt ttere ere, and
t ill dluays bB opp6rtLlnj.ties end needs tc, imprnve.
StAndardized internetional grading':,f cr,:rc,tdiliatl and
'r..rld $ide taqtgiltq of all marketable crc,cFdilian h,ide5 ere
irnperative in building and mainteining strerlgLh and
credibility eithin the orgenization and market.
In initiating my idea,:'f a standardizecl gr;xding
systern, I am n.]t sLrggestj.ng to drsc':.L{nt, re!,/rite, ,trr remdt/e
sLrch effRrt6 nf the Japan Reptile AsB,3ciatj.,:rn ,rr
similar w{.rks of th,f,se likF fing & WiIs.rn. Wht, have
p(blished excellent and cancilre descriptions in explaj.n_1r,9
cofrEct grading procgd ures.
There i.B a need t,ir a simple operable grading
standard that would be internationally uhdl=rsto,jd. One
uhich \",ould be conducive to effectlvely placing.ney.ket
value to crocodilia.| hides |,ithD,.lt reqLtiring le.ngthy