CROCODILES klc..dlngt of thc loth Worldtrg Meetiry of th. CmcodiL Spccialbt G.oup ol &c Sp€d6 Surviral CoDmisslon of IUCN . The World CoNervadol UDIoD cooven€dat Grln svtuc' Florirls, US-A.23 to 27 April 1990 Volud! 2 0jrcditcd .nd UntFiccd) ruGJ - Th. woild Coffitid U.i6 AsE <lu Mdt BL!., CH-1196, Ghnd, SiiE rland Litcdtuc citariotu should Ed as follM: 1990. plcedings IAutho4. [Anicte ride]. pp. lnunbe6i. In Cuodites. o{rhc rorh working Mectingofrhe CModile Sp€.i.list Grcup, IUCN - The Wortd Con*frriod Uhio,, cr.nd, Switrerland, Vorume 2, ISBN 2332tu02!X vi + 95 p. Celdilc pMccdirgs SF.iali$ cop. l99O_ CMrdilq. of rhc 10rh Worting Mccring ot $c Ceodite Sp.ciatist (i.oup, - IUCN Th. Wodd Co@frrion Union, cted, Swifzcrland, Votunc 2. ISBN 233274023-X vi + 34j p - (c) 1990IUcl.{ Int dation.l Udon fo. thc Crns€Mrion or Naturc and Natuat Relous6 R.produ.tid of rhir lubri@iion for ed!€rionar .n,i olhcr nonedh€Ei.l purpG.s is aurhonrcd withour p.misd trcn thc .opyright p@ided bold.., lh. ouEc is citcd and rh. @prright holdcr r.cciv.. 6py oi rhc rcprcducd turcnzt R.prcd*ti@ ad tulc o. orh.r @mncdiaj puipGs i5 prchibitcd sithout prio! wirten p.misid ot th. opFight hotdc. ISBN 2S327{02}X Publi$ld bt rucN/ssc cqo<lile sp..iati$ crclp. TABLE OF CONTT,NTS voLttME 2. FOREWOR"D......--.....- _......_.....-......_.....__....*._..vi knicra, Alsjadro. A prog.amof doditorirg aadreovcriq of Cainaa'spopulatioE in Argcatiaa witb thc ain of DaDagcmcol Litdc, Pcry L Elogcnousvitamin C for captiE p.opagahdaligatori McDalicl, trdEiq ard LiddscyEord" Spc.ializedaquipncnt andtecbaiqu.s us€d i, aligatof n.n,gcncDl andrescarch......__.....-*...._..._,,, Mas6cl H" aad F. Waync KiDg The status of Ct*odyhts por@ls n the SoLolrotrIslands. .....-.......... Morpurgq B. G" GearFhu and B. Robirzoa FoodFcfcrcocc and fish attradabnftyin young llilc crocodilc. m Mos€g Richa.d D, and Robcrt Chabrc& Trarsportatio! and artificial incubation ofAdencar afligato.cggs..--....-. 81 Otsric4 TiEothy C. A coEpariso! of3 suvcy oethods for estimatingrelatirc abuadaaceof rar:e qocodilians. Pachcco,Luis F. Fccdiog, rcproduc{iod ard g.oltth'm (,lpnve Melanofllcha, nlger. .............................109 Poolet Tony. Basic ciocodile fafinin&/ratchirg Eethods h reDote ata:Ii. ...................,.......................123 Rath, Rf, S!'igh LAIC atrd S. Kar. Wo.l plan for crocodiliar marageeent in Oriss4 Iadi4 during 19G-195. S.rhDltc,Dara M" ad Robcrt tt Chabrc-cLEfrects of rcst andegg characterirtics on sizeand carly derclo!'dctrt of Aocricao aligafofi. tn Saqr-,SI, andIra AJa Siryh. Rchabilitatiotrof Muggcrcrocodile (Opcodyru pahrs'.ir)i^ SiDilipal Tiger P!€serq,,O.iss4 India 188 Snitlo, Cl' andJ. Matatu Crocodilcfarmi4 ia SouthA.&ica- Thc impactoffannhg techrclog, on pioductionc6cictrcy. 2nr Staro4 Mart A- Lalry McNcas.,Irisa Ttcriot rnd Ted Joar.r. pelletizcdallicator feed:ar updatc.--..--.------. .......-............--_- Stato., Mart A", B.ian VerDoD,crcg Mitchel andRalph Sigap. proccssingyiel& ftom famed (rofldil€a (Auodyha po'ostrta d,Creodthts novaeguiteau) ftoE papuaNew cuitua. .............. Sraynghao,Thonar, Sout[ Carolidaaligator prograE updatc. n9 Vcrdadc,IJciano M" ardAbel lavo.edi Prelibinary sote.son thc statusand consorratiotr of einar laimstit tn the Statcof SaoPaulq Braziu DircclioB of thc captivcbrc€di!& rcirtroduction aDdEanagcocrt progr:u[ Waitlumit, Wof-Etbhard. Thc establishnflt of thc 6tst Eajor crocodilebrc.ding c€der rn Wc€rAiic5" a l|l Waeo! P.A" L Ef.rts of bl.l.g o! Nilc qdib, C!uoitts nilotia!t, 24 Wcttlr, Ctaiasc J.W" S. Ctatlic Manoliaand Haney Coopcr-Prc,*otr"CrocodiL 6.n,g.pctrt aadrc*arcl ir thc Northcm Tcrritor!. 19{38-90. Wilct, EN" addMilc Jdrdtrgs" Aa olcrvicw of alligatoroanagcmcat in Florid,a" Zlbcr, A. Y. Yoa-Tov.d D. M. Popper.Thc eficd of high tcnlp.atutc and incrcarcdday lcogthoo growthad suvival of captiE Mc ('o(.d;lc, Owodih/s nildictlt, &Eirg thc cold scasooia K€[]'4. Zlbcr, Aricl Daa lv! Poppe.aad Yoram Yon-Tov. Thc cficd of stocLiry deDsityod t[c suflival groqth andbody condirioo of captivcNrlc cIoc{diJc, Cr@odih6niloticus. .....-...............,2E8 Zlbcr, &ic! Yoram YoD-Tov andDd! lvl. Poppcr. Ttc cficxt of light regiDrcand tcfrpc.atuc oo thc growthrate, suwi L andbody cotrditioD of youig captivcNile Crocodilg Oocodrlro niloticLs. 7t .ng Zb.oSdolg ard Hralg Zhuiiaa. Thc rclatioc bctsc.n thc growthof rcigbt ard length *ith ttc cmrviatioosof the ]'ourg aligatorabcforc hibcrnatiotr a2 lvorl.3hop! Workhop oo tradein cocodilian products" SuD-Eaiiesof presentatio$and trade statistics. Coopiled andedited by citrettc H€m]ey Richad Lumorc. Intc.latioral crocodiliansE! trade Trcndr ald sorirces,........................................ T2 Dictric.hJcld€!. Updatc on rcgulatioD!:Hory irtcrnational rlrlcs arc changin& 306 Giicttc HeElcy, |llcC Fade i! crocodiliarslirs Currcrt probleo arcas 308 Pctcr Brazaiti& Illcgal t'a<lcil crocodiliaastiDs: Currc pmblemarea& ...........................,,......----..310 DooAshlcy. Monito.idg tools:How far do wc go? Joh! Bachc-Aurralisr crocodilcstitr Drodudiotr1988-1989. Grcg Mr.hcll Papu. Ncw Guidcacrocodiliar stir p.oductiotr1988-1989. 314 JotrHutoo Afticaa Mlc qocodilc slir produdior 1990-199L 315 Ted --oaacr-A.lligator farn productiooitr tbc Udted Statcs1989-190. 3t7 DonAblcy. Marka productiooaad the IACIS rcview. 3ta NoboruIshii Global Eartct pcrspa{aivcs:Jrpana$ Earkct idplicatioEsof spcci6 andsizc clals $,ngc( h thc crocodiliant adc. Kcvh V.atrJaars!€ldt (for Philipe Roggwiler). clobal marker perspectir€$ Europ€atr market rmplc3uotrs ot speoesand s|ze chs6 changesin the crocodiliartmd€. .-------''''''''___. ....................,................321 D"vlg Hdt. Global market persp€ctivesrU.S. market implications of speciesard size class cha.igesin the crocodiliatrtrade. ...............,,,,,,,,,,,, ........................................328 Toshio Yamana-ka.The trade itr other exotics:Their effect on the aocodilian market;liard, snake, Kevin van Jaarsveldt. The tlade i! other €xotics:Their effect on the crocodiliatr market ostrich Dave Durland. The trade in other c{otics: Their effect on the qocodiliatr market; ostrich and elepha.nttrade h the USA. .................................... ...............................,,........::+ B. C. Choudhury. Indian oocodil€ coDservationsituarion report: Action platr for the 1990,s............,....337 FOREWORD lte tc,o volufics of ttir PRocEDrNcs are a rccord of thc presontatiodsard disculsio!6tlat ocorrrcd at tho 10thWo.tiry Me.ti4 of &c CrocodilcSFcialist croup i! cairc{vilc, Florid4 [J.SA.B - n April 1990,Thc Drnulcripts arc uorcvic*cd anduaciitcd. Ttc CSGpRocEEDFrcs, by de6nitio!, ate rcrords ol whaf ocoErcd at thc ncatilg. Ttey arc not tom€s6lled sitf, atticlasthat vcrc ditiquc4 editcq revisc4 ard polishcdsubd€qu€rt to thc m€€tiD&Apart froo prepariDga table of coracnaEcuF and-p'.iing caf'tionsto 6gurcs, coopilirg tho articlasalphabctically by aurhor,.nd mberiry thc pagc,3coDrcautivcly, thc papcrr arc publi6hcdjusf thc way aheync.c subofutei" For thir rcaso!, thcy apFar in a rariety of fornaai asd typcfacc,LJamcs Pcf,ran Ro6s v.s thc managirgcditor. The opinionsoercss€d hercin arc thosc of t[c individualautbora ard are not tbe oDitrionsol ruCN - The World C.oDseryarionUdoo, or it! SFcics Survir"l Coomissioo. ruCN - Thc World CoDr€ryatio!Udion wa5foud€d h 194E,ard has its hradquancrsin Clrn4 Ssitza.la!4 it i! an indcpcodentintdnafional bodywho6c ncmbcship conpriscs sratsi (irrcsFctivr of thcir political ald social systeEs),gwcr!f,eDt depanEeots,ard privatc iDstitutio8, ar eEll as inG.natiodalo.ganizatiol4 It rqrrascatsthola vho arc cofteraed about Ean's modiificatiorof tle utural elvirotrme througi tbc rapidity of utbat and industrial d€v€lopaent ard thc €lc€ssive exploitatioDof the earth'strdural resourccqupon wiich rest tha foundatioosof his suwir"al ruCNs main purDoscis to promotc or supportactiod which will ensurcthc pcrpetuationof wild traturc and latural rcsourccso! a *orld-wi& basiEnot only for &eir intriDsiccultural or scicntificvalucs but also for the lorg-t€rE economicand social welfarc of maatiod. Thfu objcrtivc can b€ achicEd throwh aditr co.servationprogra.ms for the wise lsc of mtural Esourc€sin arcas*icre the flora and faula arc of panicular importanccand *hcre the landscapeis €spe.ialy bc{utiful or strikhg or of Lisrorical adtu.al, o. scientiEcaignificancc. ruCN b€lievcsthat its aim! canbc aclievcd no6t cficdirely by itrtcrtrltional efrort in coopcratioawit[ other international .gtcir., sucha! UNES@, FAq alld UNEP, and htcnr.tional o.gadzariolj, suc! a6Wo.ld Wid6 ftmd for Naturc (nWD. Thc mission of ruCNs SpecicsSurvival Comnirsion (SSC) is to preve[t the crcincioa of species, subsFci€s,and discrete populatiols ol fautraand flora, thcrebydaintaitiDg the gqrcdc diversityof the livirg .csourcasof thc planct To carry out its niisio!, tic SSC.elie,s on a detwork of ov€r a5m voluntc€rprofclsiolals worling tbroughmorc tban 90 SpecialistGrouF atd a large duaber of affiliale @garizations!rcgional rcprcscatativc,r, ad co!6ulta!t5,scattercd throwh &arly evcry couatryof thc eorld. montEor].n cove! t rons Arqen a wlt a i![ Alej andro I/ARRfERA Boulevard Pellegrini 31OO (3000) - Santa Fe ARGENTINA The north of ou! countly is tlre southeln limtt of the geographical distribution for two specles of caj.mans hj.storically overexptoj.ted eithe! legalty or 11l,egally, We are ta.lkrng about caiman latLrost!is and Caiman yaqare. The dist!ibutlon area fo! C.Iatirostrrs (Apendi; I cIfES), involves lhe provinces of MiEiones, Corrlentes, Entre Rj.og, Formosa, Chaco, Santa