Crocodiles On The Brink: Are They Facing Extinction?

Conservationists realized that saving the species would require captive breeding of purebred, fertile crocodiles. The crocodile farmers who had nearly hunted the species to. There's no better place to see saltwater crocodiles than australia's northern territory, but that wasn't always the case. Thanks to a successful conservation program, this. There's no better place to see saltwater crocodiles than australia's northern territory, but that wasn't always the case.

But, while many breeds of crocodiles and alligators, from florida to australia, boast abundant populations, cambodias siamese crocodiles are on the brink of extinction. Conservationists realized that saving the species would require captive breeding of purebred, fertile crocodiles. The crocodile farmers who had nearly hunted the species to. Siamese crocodiles are making an unlikely comeback. Once widespread across southeast asia, demand for leather made from their skins decimated wild populations in the. Cambodias siamese crocodiles were on the brink of extinction. Now, theyre making an impressive comeback, thanks to expansive conservation efforts.