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Yeah, i like animals of all sorts (maybe not salties) but siamese crocs are pretty harmless to sensible people and adults

maybe he means croc shoes? ;)
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Community champions protecting Cambodia’s Siamese crocodiles
By Sarah Pocock, 17th March 2020

Once widespread across Southeast Asia, there are now around 250 adult Siamese crocodiles surviving in the wild in Cambodia and the species is critically endangered. Conserving these crocs requires not just boosting the number of individuals, but – crucially – reducing the threats they face, thereby giving the species a fighting chance to recover and not only survive in the wild, but thrive once again.

Poaching still threatens the Siamese crocodile, and protecting the species from illegal capture is an ongoing priority for Fauna & Flora International (FFI), the Cambodian government and the communities that make up the Cambodia Crocodile Conservation Project. Secure protection could not be achieved without the work of community wardens who patrol day and night to deter poachers, remove illegal fishing nets in critical habitat and monitor crocodile populations.

For the communities in the Cardamom Mountains, the Siamese crocodile is not just a threatened species. There is a deep understanding and respect for these reptiles among community members and the crocodile is considered sacred, a belief that enables both parties to live peacefully side by side. Carvings in the temples of Angkor Wat reflect that the species has long been an important part of Khmer culture. The populations discovered in southwest Cambodia by FFI and the Cambodian government in 2000 probably only survived thanks to the protection provided by the indigenous communities living there.

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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 3:27 pm The populations discovered in southwest Cambodia by FFI and the Cambodian government in 2000 probably only survived thanks to the protection provided by the indigenous communities living there.

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With due respect to the good work FFI do - this statement is only partly correct. and a bit "rich".
The largest population of Siamese crocs was about to be eliminated with the planned dam which would have flooded their
Areng Valley habitat.
The local community - with Mother Nature - stopped this dam.
Not one of the Big 5 conservation organisations lifted a finger or spoke out publicly against this dam.
They immediately threw in the towel and accepted it as a fait accompli.

FFI, which has the designated responsibility for this species in Cambodia could only come up with a highly expensive and highly dubious plan to "relocate them". Most experts including FFI's own croc people admitted this had little chance of long term success.

Thank the forest spirits Mother Nature and the local community pulled off the miracle of stopping the dam - a success unparalleled in Cambodia, and probably in all of SEA, Something that all the ultra-conservative conservation orgs thought was impossible - by sheer guts, speaking up, and putting their freedom on the line.

Now ^^^ FFI has the bald faced hide to totally ignore MN's role, then make it a fuzzy feel-good story
ANd attach their brand to this success.
Astonishing!

Having said that, please do not take this as an indication that FFI, CI, WCS, WWF and Wildlife Alliance do not do crucial work.
They do - but their PR departments are also famous for gilding their own lily.
^^ classic example
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July 17, 2020
Released Siamese crocodile found nesting in the wild
by Sarah Pococksarah Pocock, Fauna & Flora International

A Siamese crocodile that was released into the wild in 2018 has been recorded nesting in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains. The female crocodile was identified by her tail scute markings as one that had previously been cared for at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center and this finding provides evidence that released Siamese crocodiles are not only surviving in the wild, but are also able to nest.

The recently identified female had been donated to the rescue center by a private individual in 2017 and stayed at the rescue center until 2018. A radio transmitter was attached to her at the point of release and, based on the data collected as part of the radio tracking, the crocodile stayed around the release site until late 2018, when she moved downstream. She was detected one last time around the release site in spring 2019, but the team had no further information regarding her whereabouts until community wardens saw her nesting in June 2020, while conducting nest surveys.

Although the female successfully created a nest and laid at least ten eggs, these were, unfortunately, not fertilized. Males are needed to fertilize the eggs, but due to the species' low overall numbers, it is possible that males and females don't often cross paths, leading to unfertilised eggs such as these. Adult males have previously been released in the area, but it is likely that they have moved downstream to alternative habitat.

So far, we have released 111 Siamese crocodiles and, each year, we welcome new arrivals—both those born through the captive-breeding program and those donated to the rescue center—which we hope to release in the coming years. This year, a total of 47 healthy hatchlings have been born in captivity. With only around 250 mature adults surviving in the wild in Cambodia, it is vital that we continue to augment the wild population. Our work to safeguard the crocodiles' habitat ensures that these released individuals have the best chance of survival in the long term.
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Fab. - this captive program.
Re-release usually is not feasible for many animals, particularly animals with a developed social structure.
( or any number of other considerations)
However ccaptive breeding projects for selected species, if good habitat is available, can often work wonders. I reckon the siamese crocs have got a serious future here.

They make great snowballs, iconic animals like this.
These primate creatures, with a bit of help from some feral bun-wearing mother nature types, a few khaki clad NGO dogooders, and the local dirt poor ancient ethnic tribe, have also ensured the survival of a whole valley- load of the other natural wonders.
That probably would not have happened without these crocs.
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15 Baby Siamese Crocodiles Spotted in a Lake
AKP Phnom Penh, September 11, 2020 --

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released pics and video today showing critically endangered Siamese crocodile hatchlings (Crocodylussiamensis) – among the world’s most endangered crocodile species – swimming in a natural lake in Sre Ambel district of Koh Kong province, Cambodia.

According to a WCS' press release, the images were taken weeks ago by a patrol from WCS’ Crocodile Nest Protection Team working in collaboration with the Fisheries Administration and Koh Kong Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.

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The team estimates 15 hatchlings, each around 30 centimeters long, swimming in the lake, part of a natural wetland that serves as an important refuge for juvenile Siamese crocodiles. The team noted that due to low rainfall this year, the wetlands are unseasonably shallow providing less shelter than in previous years.

The Siamese crocodile is listed as 'Critically Endangered' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Once found throughout Southeast Asia, today it is restricted to mainly Cambodia with perhaps 5,000 individuals remaining there. Remnant populations also occur in Laos and Indonesia; it almost extinct in Thailand and Viet Nam.
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More on the above topic:
Cambodia welcomes a bumper crop of critically endangered crocs
By Ethan Shaw September 14 2020

Cheering news out of Cambodia has revealed a relative bumper crop of one of the most endangered crocodilians in the world.

Last week, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced that a patrol conducted by its Crocodile Nest Protection Team in cooperation with government officials documented 15 Siamese crocodile hatchlings – each some 30 centimetres long – in a lake in Koh Kong Province’s Sre Ambel district.

It’s an encouraging report, given the sketchy status of the Siamese croc. Designated as “Critically Endangered” on the IUCN Red List, the reptile exists in perilously low numbers and highly fragmented populations representing the remnants of a once-widespread range in Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Habitat loss, overhunting, and the collection of eggs and hatchlings for crocodile farming decimated the species in the 20th century. The Siamese croc was feared extinct in the wild until 2000, when a team with Fauna and Flora International (FFI) discovered a few small populations in the Cardamom Mountains of southwestern Cambodia: a wild highland that’s among the country’s great refuges of biodiversity, and where the indigenous Pearic culture venerates the crocodile as a manifestation of ancestors.

These couple of decades later, the Cardamoms still harbour the largest recorded populations of Siamese crocodiles in Cambodia, including those in the Veal Veng Marsh, the Areng River, and the Sre Ambel (Kampong Saom) drainage. Cambodia is thought to claim the most Siamese crocs overall, 150 or fewer adults, though Laos may have comparable numbers; the species also persists in Borneo’s East Kalimantan Province, Thailand, and Vietnam (though WCS calls it “almost extinct” in the latter two countries).
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Habitat loss, overhunting, and the collection of eggs and hatchlings for crocodile farming has decimated Siamese crocodile numbers in the 20th century. Image © WCS

Siamese crocs – distinguished by a fairly broad snout, a bony ridge behind the eye, and a mild disposition – are mid-sized crocodilians, typically maxing out at three or three and half metres long. Hybrids between Siamese and estuarine crocodiles, however, can reach significantly greater proportions; just such a crossbred saurian, “Yai,” held at a crocodile farm/zoo in Thailand, is, at some six metres, often said to be the largest croc in captivity. Much remains to be ironed out about this much-dwindled and rather mysterious croc’s ecology, though it’s believed to be a generalist predator of fish and other small critters, and fond of sluggish flows, floodplain lakes, and swamps.

Given the continued demand for crocodile hides and ongoing habitat alteration – including hydroelectric development of many of the Cambodian rivers crocs rely on – the future remains decidedly uncertain for the Siamese crocodile. Along with monitoring and protection of nesting crocs involving government officials, groups such as FFI and WCS, and local people, conservation of the species in Cambodia includes captive-breeding programs and releases into the wild of hand-reared juveniles and other animals acquired from captivity. This past June, a female crocodile given to the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center in 2017 and returned to the wild the next year managed to nest in the Cardamom Mountains, though her clutch was not fertilised.

One challenge in attempting to release animals acquired from captivity is the widespread hybridisation of Siamese crocodiles with other species such as estuarine and Cuban crocs on crocodile farms, a practice thought to produce more marketable leather. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s WildGenes project – conducted in collaboration with FFI and Cambodia’s Royal University of Phnom Penh – has lately facilitated genetic testing to ensure only pure Siamese crocs are returned to the wild.
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Eight rare baby Siamese crocodiles found in Cambodia
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PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Ministry of Environment (MoE)’s and World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s research team has discovered eight hatchlings of the critically endangered Siamese crocodile in northeastern Mondulkiri province for the first time in over a decade, a joint statement said on Tuesday.

The discovery early this month was made at one of the search sites where Siamese crocodile dung and footprints had been collected during the dry season this year, the statement said, adding that the reptile hatchlings remain safe in their wild habitat under strict protection by the rangers of the Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary.

Minister of Environment Say Samal said the discovery highlights the importance of the Srepok wilderness area as a global hotspot of high potential for reversing biodiversity loss and for the restoration of globally significant wildlife.

“This exciting news also demonstrates the importance of the kingdom of Cambodia for the conservation of this extremely rare crocodile and other important species,” he said. “Cambodia is home to unique natural resources, representing a true source of national pride for all Cambodians.”

He said the Ministry of Environment stands ready to work with all international non-governmental organizations, community groups and other partners to protect and preserve Cambodia’s natural forests and wildlife heritage for the long-term social and economic benefits of current and future generations.

The discovery constitutes the first photographic evidence of a Siamese crocodile breeding population after more than a decade of research efforts in the Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected area situated within the Eastern Plains Landscape.

“During this hatching season, the research team carries out regular field monitoring, and for this particular trip, we spent four nights scouting the crocodile habitat locations, from 7:00 p.m. until past midnight around 2:00 a.m. to observe the animal,” said Sothea Bun, one of the research team members.

“Then, the exciting moment came when one of our team first spotted the eye-shine of crocodile hatchlings,” he said.
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UPDATE: Youngsters Spotted
Nine Hatchlings and One Adult of Siamese Crocodile Spotted in Srepok Area
AKP Phnom Penh, January 19, 2022 --

The Ministry of Enviornment’s and WWF’s wildlife research team confirmed last week the discovery of nine hatchlings and one adult of the critically endangered Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) following their regular field survey in the Srepok wilderness, according to the Ministry of Environment on Jan. 18.

In their crocodile status survey, a group of wildlife researchers from the Ministry of Environment and WWF re-confirmed the presence of these critically endangered reptile hatchlings, which were discovered in the area in September last year.

The hatchlings are now about 7-8 months old and are in good condition. WWF’s Wildlife Experts welcome the good news that the hatchlings are protected and growing.

They suggested that the youngsters are expected to disperse over the coming months, with the hope that they will reach their maturity and become breeding adults in the future.
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