The Orinoco crocodile, Crocodylus intermedius, is one of the most threatened crocodile species in the world. assessed the conservation status of the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius), defining regional habitat priorities/crocodile conservation units (RHP/CCU) and regional research priorities (RRP) for this species.
The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is a critically endangered crocodile. Knowledge of their ecology is poor in Colombia because long-term armed conflict has restricted fieldwork. Genetic investigations of reproductive success could improve our understanding of crocodilian reproductive ecology and greatly aid ex-situ and in-situ conservation strategies, in particular the demographic and population structure of crocodilian reintroduction efforts.
In addition to its work with Orinoco crocodiles in Colombia, its focus areas include amphibian decline, climate change and sea turtle conservation.
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There has been successful wild breeding of reintroduced crocodiles in Vietnam (Cat Tien National Park), but little is … Then, in … The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is the largest crocodile and the most threatened by extinction in the Neotropics due to overexploitation for the skin trade during the early–middle twentieth century.
in situ. Breaking a world record for reintroductions of this . Conservation status [ edit ] The Orinoco crocodile is highly endangered due to excessive hunting for its hide. There are now just a few wild populations remaining in Venezuela and Colombia. The Orinoco crocodile, Crocodylus intermedius, is one of the most threatened crocodile species in the world. Excessive hunting until the 1960s and egg collecting for their local consumption decimated their numbers, and now new conservation efforts are aiming to revive their dwindling population numbers. In 2010, Asociación Chelonia entered into a five-year cooperative agreement with Corporinoquia (the government environmental authority in Colombia ) to work together on the Orinoco Crocodile Conservation Project. The situation in the wild is critical, and although having a genetically healthy population of Orinoco crocodiles in captivity may be beneficial to the species survival in the long run, the most important conservation efforts still need to be done in the Orinoco River basin in Colombia and Venezuela. Successful reproduction is a necessary first step in the recovery of the Orinoco crocodile. Its population is very small and it can only be found in freshwater environments in Colombia and Venezuela, in particular the Orinoco River and its tributaries. Trade was implicated in the reduction of wild populations of Orinoco Crocodiles, but due to increased protection and an active reintroduction program the status of this species has improved greatly.