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First genetic evaluation of a wild population of Crocodylus intermedius: New insights for the recovery of a Critically Endangered species.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Castillo-Rodríguez Nicolás, Saldarriaga-Gómez Ana M, Antelo Rafael, Vargas-Ramírez Mario
Abstract excerpt
During the second third of last century, the Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) underwent a hunting process driven by the demand from the North American, European, and Japanese leather industry, resulting in a sharp decline of its populations. Currently, only two known remaining populations of this Critically Endangered species persist in the Colombian Orinoquía: in the Guayabero-Duda-Lozada and the Cravo...
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