Conservation of Crocodiles in Papua New Guinea
This is site is created for conservation professionals on crocodiles. I would like to hear from peo
Sustainable use and Management of Crocodiles in Papua New Guinea
09/03/2023
The living remnants of the Dynasaur Age.
Deadly Crocodiles of the Nile River - Nature Documentary Deadly Crocodiles of the Nile River - Nature DocumentaryThe Nile crocodile has a somewhat deserved reputation as a vicious man-eater. The proximity of much o...
28/02/2022
50th Anniversary of the Crocodile Specialist Group (CSG) Video. It's one hour 20 minutes, messages from different people that have been involved with the industry
50th Anniversary of the Crocodile Specialist Group The first meeting of the CSG was in New York in 1971 with 15 participants, now 50 years latter and with almost 500 members we share the evolution of our orga...
24/10/2021
Returning from crocodile surveys from Ambunti ..refueling in Mt. Hagen Kagamuga Airport.....enrouting to Goroka October 2019
This video (2014) shows wild crocodile eggs harvesting from the Sepik and handling into the incubator at Mainland Holdings Crocodile Farm. This is unedited capture from EMTV ...thanks to Scott Waide...some reporting provided by the reporter has to be verified. PLS CHECK WITH ME OR MHL.
However happy watching.
30/04/2021
Croc kills 7yo at Busamang | Loop PNG Two sisters – one seven years old and another nine – were attacked by a crocodile on Monday at around 10am at Buasi, Salamaua, in Morobe Province.
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How one Philippine billionaire built a crocodile empire
Why own one crocodile when you can have thousands of them?
Published: December 29, 2019 17:54Washington Post
Belo breeds his crocs by the bask and owns about 23,000 of the semi-aquatic reptiles.Image Credit: AFP
William Belo, whose Wilcon Depot Inc. dominates the Philippines home-improvement market with 57 stores nationwide, was already on the path to becoming a business success when he decided to try his hand at something different.
He started an egg farm in 1989 as a weekend activity.
Then he needed to figure out how to handle the chickens that were no longer able to lay. So, in the mid-1990s, he thought about feeding them to tigers before settling on crocodiles. He bought about 1,200 of them over three years after learning that a crocodile conservation farm in the province of Palawan was looking to sell some of its stock.
"My plan was just to have a farm with a small number of animals and fresh eggs for personal consumption," Belo said in an interview in Manila. "One thing led to another. We brought in crocodiles to feed the chickens we didn't need."
Today he breeds his crocs by the bask and owns about 23,000 of the semi-aquatic reptiles, for which he has found more lucrative uses. Their skins are supplied to luxury brands such as LVMH, and the meat is found in a variety of food products, including Hungarian sau
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