Wildlife conservation through traditional values: alarming numbers of crocodile attacks reported from Timor-Leste

Wildlife conservation through traditional values: alarming numbers of crocodile attacks reported from Timor-Leste

On the IUCN Red List the saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus is categorized globally as Least Concern, with national populations ranging from fully recovered to extinct. The saltwater crocodile population of the Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste was severely depleted by colonial huntin...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Brackhane, Yusuke Fukuda, Flaminio M.E. Xavier, Vitorino de Araujo, Marcal Gusmao, Josh Trindade, Demétrio do Amaral de Carvalho, Rui Dos Reis Pires, Grahame Webb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press
Series:Oryx
Subjects:
Crocodylus porosus
Global South
human–wildlife conflict
saltwater crocodile
Timor-Leste
traditional beliefs
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605324000036/type/journal_article

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