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150<br />
afford<br />
enpl oyrnent<br />
for native citizenry and benefit the Iocal<br />
economy.<br />
Bable 1. Wild crocodile stocks used for Arba uinch crocodile<br />
Farm at Arba Minch, EthioPia, 1985-I992'<br />
rebs<br />
1e86 198? re89-_ 1e99,__19_9!<br />
,-!-9ll___19-92<br />
No. of nests<br />
identi t i ed<br />
opened<br />
N ut i 1i, zed<br />
4 a't 206<br />
2 72 l-26<br />
50 83 6r<br />
132<br />
58<br />
204<br />
204<br />
1. 0<br />
292 74d O<br />
225 63 0<br />
7'7 84 0<br />
No. of hatchl ings<br />
col I ected<br />
1yr surviva I<br />
rate (t)<br />
181 2713 2500<br />
50 5 88<br />
2547<br />
8?<br />
6000<br />
7r<br />
7L4o 2r2f 0<br />
290<br />
Reduced count due to lack of sPace on farrn,<br />
Figure unavai I abl e.<br />
Perf ornance Evaluation<br />
Ethiopia became a signatort to the convention on Inter[ational<br />
Trade in Endanqered species of wild Fauna and Flora (crTEs) in 1989<br />
and a quota systen for Ethiopian crocodile products was aPproved at<br />
the ?th and llth<br />
meetings of the Partj.es (TabIe 2)'
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