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Isimangaliso – Home Of The Nile Crocodile
iSimangaliso Wetland Park AuthorityRef: https://www.isimangaliso.com/blog-details/isimangaliso-%E2%80%93-home-of-the-nile-crocodile/
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What this means
This is a news article from the iSimangaliso Wetland Park website about the release of 60 yearling Nile crocodiles into the kuNkazana Stream on the Eastern Shores section of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site. It explains that the hatchlings were born about 12 months earlier and are offspring of crocodiles in captivity at the St Lucia Crocodile Education Centre, which is managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. The article also provides background on Nile crocodile conservation status and threats, includes a quote about potential growth and lifespan, and gives contact details for visiting the centre and for media enquiries.
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Book a visit to the St Lucia Crocodile Education Centre
Visitors can book a visit to learn more about Nile crocodiles and the work of the St Lucia Crocodile Education Centre.
- Who it is for
- people interested in Nile crocodiles and conservation
- How to act on it
- Phone the St Lucia Crocodile Education Centre on +27 35 590 1386 to book a visit.
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To learn more about these fascinating reptiles, book a visit to the St Lucia Crocodile Education Centre: +27 35 590 1386.
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KwaZulu-Natal
Reference
https://www.isimangaliso.com/blog-details/isimangaliso-%E2%80%93-home-of-the-nile-crocodile/
Key Takeaways
- Date of article: 20 January 2019
- Author/posted by: Mr. Bheki Manzini
- Action: release of sixty yearling Nile crocodiles
- Location: kuNkazana Stream, Eastern Shores section of iSimangaliso Wetland Park
- World Heritage Site: iSimangaliso Wetland Park
- Existing population: approximately 1000 adult crocodiles in the Park
- Source of hatchlings: St Lucia Crocodile Education Centre (offspring of captive crocodiles)
- Centre managed by: Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife; established in 1979 by Tony Pooley
- Conservation context: TOPS-listed threatened/protected species; IUCN 'least concern'
- Aerial count example: 99 basking crocodiles per kilometer in one section
- Quote: released hatchlings surviving to adulthood could reach up to 5m and over 500kg; survive up to 100 years
- Book a visit: St Lucia Crocodile Education Centre phone +27 35 590 1386
- Media enquiries: Debbie Cooper (email shown as [email protected])
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park
- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
- St Lucia Crocodile Education Centre
- Tony Pooley
- Mpume Ngcobo
- Dr Xander Combrink
- Debbie Cooper
- IUCN
- TOPS
- Crocodylus niloticus