Nile crocodiles

The IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group conducted a review mission to Ethiopia from 26 April – 08 May 2014 to examine Ethiopia’s Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) conservation and management program and the status, and likely sustainability, of ranching and trophy hunting initiatives. The review involved considerable input about operations, and the legal and policy frameworks supporting those operations, from the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA), the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPRS), and the Arba Minch Crocodile Ranch (AMCR).

The findings of a survey of the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in six east/central African countries and Madagascar conducted from 1987 to 1989 are presented. The project was designed to give assistance to couontries that had started to use their crocodile resources and were looking to continue exploitation through ranching