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FOREWORD
The two volumes of this PROCEEDINGS are a record of the preseutations and
discussiotrs that occurred at the 1lth Working Meeting of ttre Crocodile Specialist
Group in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 3-7th August 1992. The nanuscripts are
unreviewed and unedited. The CSG PROCEEDINGS, by definition, are records of
what occurred at the meeting. They are not tomes filled with articles tlat were
reviewed, edited, revised and polished subsequetrt to the meetiDg. Apalt from
prepadng a table of contents, cut-and-pasting captiotrs to ftures, compiling the
a icles alphabetically by author, and numbedng the pages consecutively, the papers
are published just the way tley were submitted. For ttris reason, they appear in a
variety of formats and typefac€s. Ian Games was tle managing editor.
The opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and are not tle
opinions of IUCN - The World Conservatiou Uuiou, or its Species Survival
Commission,
IUCN - The World Conservation Union was founded in 1948, and has its
headqua{ers in Gland, Switzerland; it is an independett interoational body whose
membership comprises states (i espective of their political and social slstems),
govemment departmetrts, atrd pdvate iNtitutions, as well as international
organizations. It represents those who are conc€rned about mau's modificatiou of the
natural environment through the rapidity of urban and industial development and
the excessive exploitation of the earth's tatural resources, upon which rest the
foundations of his survival. IUCN'S main purpose is to promote or support action
which wi ensure the perpetuation of wild natute and tratuml resources ou a worldwide
basis, not only for tleir intdnsic cultural or scientific values but also for the
long-term economic and social welfare of mankind.
This objective can be achieved through active conseryatiotr programmes for the wise
use of tratural resources in areas where the flora and fauna are of Darticular
iurportance and where th€ landscape is especially beautiful or striki-og, or of
histofcal, cultural, or scientific significance. IUCN believes that its aims can be
achieved most effectively by international effort in cooperation witl other
internatiotral agencies, such as UNESCO, FAO, and LiNEP, aDd international
organisations, such as World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
The mission of IUCN's Species Suwial Commission (SSC) is to plevent the
extinction of species, subspecies, and discrete populations of fauna and flora, thereby
maintaining the genetic diversity of the living species of the planet. To carry out its
mission, the SSC relies on a network of wer 2,500 volutrteer professionals working
through more than 90 Specialist Groups and a large number of afriliate organizations,
regioual representatives, and consultants, scattered through nearly every country of
the world.