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Resources Resources | Books | Get Real Crocodilians Natural History & Conservation http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/cnhc.html This extensive site documents facts about each of the 23 crocodilians, houses croc communication sound bites and information on crocodilian biology, and links to other crocodile resources on the Web.Crocodile Specialist Group http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/crocs.htm This page is maintained by the Crocodile Specialist Group, an international network of people working to conserve the world's crocodilians. Here you can read the online editions of their newsletters and learn how you can help in conservation efforts.The Crocodile Files http://www.oneworldmagazine.org/tales/crocs/dinodays.html This site addresses the depletion of crocodile populations. It also includes a tale about the gharial; an interview with the "Crocodile Hunter," an Australian herpetologist who wrestles crocodiles; and more. Books Crocodiles and Alligators by Charles A. Ross Facts on File Inc., 1989 An encyclopedic and colorfully illustrated reference book with in-depth yet accessible articles by leading crocodile researchers. Crocodiles: Their Natural History, Folklore and Conservation. by Charles Albert Walter Guggisberg. Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1972. Though its primary focus is on the Nile crocodile, this book provides information on all crocodilians, including their history, behavior, reproduction, and longevity. Also features colorful historical accounts of crocodiles threatening early explorers, man-eating crocodiles, and crocodile veneration and persecution. The Last of the Ruling Reptiles: Alligators, Crocodiles, and Their Kin. by Wilfred T. Neill Columbia University Press, 1971. This was the first comprehensive coverage of all crocodilians, and though it is now a bit out of date, it remains a valuable reference and well worth reading. Wildlife Management, Crocodiles and Alligators Edited by G.J.W. Webb, S.C. Manolis and P.J. Whitehead. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty. Ltd., 1987. This book brings together into a single source, technical data useful for managing wild populations of the world's crocodilians. Includes existing management programs, study methods, public education, capture techniques, behavior, temperature regulation, farming, skin production and marketing, and crocodilian eggs and embryos. Get Real Volunteer to study broad-snouted caiman in Sao Paulo Volunteers are sought by Dr. Luciano M. Verdade, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (Piracicaba campus, where he heads the Wildlife Program). Verdade studies the ecology and conservation of the broad-snouted caiman, Caiman latirostris, in Brazil, and he coordinates work on the species in South America. He also studies a colony of Caiman latirostris at the university, including reproductive success, growth rates, and management aspects. Volunteers are wanted to help with fieldwork. Verdade is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. For more information, call Verdade at: 55 (19) 433-1922, or e-mail him at: lmv@carpa.ciagri.usp. Help research the anatomy of crocodilians Dr. Mason Meers, assistant professor of Anatomy & Evolutionary Biology at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida, is looking for volunteers to help his anatomical research of crocodilians. Volunteers will help with dissection, data collection from deceased crocodilians, and possibly also with Web page maintenance. Volunteers should have an interest in crocodilians, a strong stomach, and computer literacy. For more information, call Meers at (941) 590-7227 or e-mail him at mmeers@fgcu.edu. Meers' Web site, The Bibiliography of Crocodilian Biology, is: http://itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/mmeers/bcb/bcb.html. Credits: Lauren Aguirre, Senior Producer Kim Ducharme, Designer Karen Hartley, Hot Science Developer Brian Lee, Production Technologist Leila Saad, Intern Peter Tyson, Producer Jennifer Uscher, Production Assistant Outlasting the Dinosaurs | Who's Who of Crocodilians Wrestling with Crocs | The Clickable Croc | Teacher's Guide | Resources | Transcript Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated October 2000 |