Caiman: Celebrating a comeback in the pantanal
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The CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) treaty of 1973, agreed to by 80 countries and a worldwide drop in the prices of crocodilian skins helped to discourage poaching. An army of guards, aided by local cattle ranchers and the ranch cowboys called Pantaneiros, was needed to combat the caiman poachers in South America's Pantanal, which is inhabited by more than 3.5 million crocodiles.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 2005
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The stork club: Banding wood storks in Jacksonville is a cooperative affair
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Loss of wetlands in the southeastern United States though has greatly reduced the number of wood storks, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has helped the Florida population growing. The staff from Jacksonville Zoo and Disney's Animal Kingdom is monitoring nests and young in their wild flocks.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 2005
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