PROJECTS OUR WORK SAVE THE NEW RIVER! In early 2018, the Crocodile Research Coalition (CRC) began hearing reports of dead fish and ill, lethargic crocodiles along New River around... THE GENTLE GIANTS AND APEX PREDATORS OF THE PLACENCIA LAGOON Despite the historical and cultural connection crocodiles had with the indigenous people of Belize, the American... NEXT GEN CROC Originally founded in September 2016 on the island of Caye Caulker in collaboration with FAMRACC and... PLACENCIA LAGOON COMMUNITY SCIENCE A year-round citizen science program to collect data on the behavior and activity of the American and... AMERICAN CROCODILE COUTRYWIDE POPULATION SURVEY The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is one of two crocodile species that inhabits Belize. This species primarily inhabits coastal cayes... KEEPING TRACK Satellite transmitter deployment on crocodiles in Belize. The success of conservation and management programs... POPULATION SURVEY OF THE MORELET’S CROCODILE IN CHIQUIBUL FOREST, BELIZE Chiquibul Forest covers an area of 176,999 ha, and is comprised of three protected areas: Chiquibul... EDUCATION “Conservation is just not about wildlife, it’s about people.” A common quote stated by Co-Founder and... PLACENCIA PENINSULA MONTHLY TRASH CLEAN-UP In recent years, more scientific studies are illustrating the harm and negative impact trash has on the health of the... BELIZE NATIONWIDE MORELET’S CROCODILE POPULATION SURVEY The last thorough survey of Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet’s crocodile) in Belize was conducted in the mid-1990s... WILDLIFE TRIAGE & REHABILITATION After years of responding to injured wildlife in southern Belize, which included manatee, pelican, iguana... BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS OF CROCODILIAN HABITAT The paucity of data on community diversity of crocodilian habitats hinders the ability conservation managers to... PLACENCIA AVIAN HEALTH SURVEY In late 2015, the CRC began observing various water birds ill, dead, or having issues with flying or walking around...