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The management of crocodiles in captivity

FAO CONSERVATION GUIDE 22

Year of publication 1989

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title FAO Conservation Guide

Series number 0259-2452

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Wild populations of crocodiles were seriously depleted in many parts of the world after the Second World War, due to over-exploitation for their skins. However, a demand for skins had been created and in order to satisfy this, and at the same time to ease pressure on remaining wild stocks, attempts to raise and manage various species in captivity were made .

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