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148 This ,ri 11 insure that '-'ur ef f 'r,rts are nBt d€iFtr,tryed f r'fnr vi thrn. And i'ur strength will tle ln dur d i v{ir 5i tY and |,tnificatil,n.
149 CROCODILE SKIN INDUSTRY IN ETIIIOPIA: STATUS AI{D CONSERVATION PROCI{OSIS PHILIP U. fiALLl, Faculty of Forestry, Alenaya University of Agrj.cultute, p.O. Bo8 l3B, Dire Dalra, Ethiopiai ;d TADESSE HAILU, E!hj.opian Conservation and Wildlife Organizatioo, P.o. Box 386, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Background The modern crocodile skin industry j.n Ethiopia dates from 1983 rJhe'l an agreemelrt lras signed by the United Natj.ons Food arld Agriculture Organization (FAO) ej"th the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture to provj-de assistance with the development of a comnercial venture to ranch Nile crocodiles construction (Crocollvlus n!I_o_!!_c_u_s_) . of a ranch at Arba Minch, Iocated between Lakes Abaya and chamo in southeestern Ethiopia was begun in rnid-.I984 and the fir.st wild crocodil{r stocks rere collected io l985 (Table l), FAo project input has included capital equipment outlays, external training for veterinary and wildli.fe statf, and consultanr serv]'ces to evaluate progress. Arba Minch <strong>Crocodile</strong> Farm (Al.tcF) is admi.nj-stered by the Ethiopian Wildlite Cooservation Organizati-on (E,lCO) and was designed to provjde a source of foreign exchange through the development of an viable industry that rould also ' Present address: Floricta Museum of Natural History - Herpetolog1l, University of Florida, Cainesville, FL 326L1 USA
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CROCODILES Proc€€dings of the l
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FOREWORD The two volumes of this PR
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Elsey, R M, McNease, L & Joanen, T:
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CFAZ CIIAIRMAN'S OPENING COMMENTS F
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PRESENTATION FROM THE MINISTER OF E
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Fitting Curves to crocodilian Aqe-s
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7 a.set of uniforrn random nunbers.
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2. VON BERTAI"ANFFY MODEL FOR GROWT
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11 The -following four tables give
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UNIFoRU sarnpling MEDfUM sahpl ing
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15 Sectior IV: Actual Croc Data, l,
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1'l (ii) Linear regressron. same ra
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1,9 rejecting nufl hypotheses that
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21 Brisbin, I.L., Jr., c.c. White,
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Iength lthich corresponds to the ni
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25 Because of lack of funds Eo carr
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27 Despite the fact that during a p
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29 FIGURE N9 2 BLACK CAIIIAN POPULA
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I'Effect of diets conplenented vith
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3i Two of the 6 x 2 m. tanks four e
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10 Table IV : fl aernathological Re
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4l 4.- CONCLUSIoNS 1) The most favo
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43 THE INVOLVEMENT OF RURAL COMMUNI
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45 the rainy season and, in conhast
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47 difficulties and the isolation o
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49 Eacb time that one of the villag
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51 CONCLUSION Naturally, these rcsu
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53 LONG-TERM POPUT-A.TION S'ruDIES
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55 'Ile study reporled here was des
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5'7 made of transmilteFequjpped ndm
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59 wilhin the reservoir was lypific
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6l However the use of such winter d
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6.1 surface to breathe (Kellogg 192
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65 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was su
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Murphy, T. M., P. M. Wilkinson, J-
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69 t 3 ^ 3 :9s 3P o ;x !B 'rr.l9 3e
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7l FoDd B + i Poud C I Pltllr. l. U
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73 9 October 1991 L t' I L t' 26 Ma
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75 80 -r- 1987-88 + 1991-92 t -40 .
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77 GROWTH RAIE OF CAIMAN (Caiman cr
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79 Values of the life lable paramet
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81 REFERENCES Craig. G.C., D. Si.C.
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83 CUMATIC F{w L Stirldi .6.aiDS EF
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85 2. Behavioral facilitation of re
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87 TeEperature, hy&ic coaditionq aa
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89 The sexual behaviors of irdividu
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9l 2o I E F conuor o.r r.0 r0.0 a0.
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93 Referetrces Ber!, H.A. (1990). T
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95 GROWTH RATES AND BODY CONDITION
Page 103 and 104: 97 LIPID AND FATTY ACID COMPOSMONAL
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Page 107 and 108: 101 necessary as the endurance of t
Page 109 and 110: 103 Table 2. The ratio of first sig
Page 111 and 112: 105 3) Movement and dispersal The r
Page 113 and 114: 107 Disease Trend$ on Crocodite Far
Page 115 and 116: 109 Fuigol and other dermar,?ir - d
Page 117 and 118: 111 THE FEEDINC ECOLOGY OF TWO NILE
Page 119 and 120: 113 areas outside the National park
Page 121 and 122: 115 been done for a tlpical populat
Page 123 and 124: 117 ACKNOWLU)GEMENTS This study was
Page 125 and 126: 119 THE STATUS AN'D DISTRIBUTION OF
Page 127 and 128: Figure l: Crocodile Survey - Tanzan
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Page 131 and 132: 125 Ruaha River (Figure 2) The Ruah
Page 133 and 134: 127 lake Mtera (Figure 4) This is a
Page 135 and 136: t29 with 6shermenand subsistence f'
Page 137 and 138: lil Kilimmjaro/Tanga Region Pa gani
Page 139 and 140: 133 The numbers of crccodiles durin
Page 141 and 142: 135 REFERENCES Chabreck, R.H. 1966.
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Page 145 and 146: l.l9 In order to gecure credibility
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Page 149 and 150: 143 This infdrrDation cduld be supp
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Page 153: t4'/ illegal sttjns in their pr,r,d
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Page 159 and 160: 153 depriving EWCO of incentive for
Page 161 and 162: 155 A PRELII{] NARY ASStsSS!.IENT O
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Page 165 and 166: 159 dropped, producing 23 and l9 eg
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Page 169 and 170: 163 =z 3F \riciNoraj {
Page 171 and 172: 165 References EArr,ER, R.D. ( 1976
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Page 175 and 176: l()t/ Backqround l,lelano5uchus nio
Page 177: t7l The numbers of black cainan c'b
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