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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...

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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...

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NEXT GEN CROC

Originally founded in September 2016 on the island of Caye Caulker in collaboration with FAMRACC and...

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PLACENCIA LAGOON COMMUNITY SCIENCE

A year-round citizen science program to collect data on the behavior and activity of the American and...

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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...

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KEEPING TRACK

Satellite transmitter deployment on crocodiles in Belize. The success of conservation and management programs...

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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...

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EDUCATION

“Conservation is just not about wildlife, it’s about people.” A common quote stated by Co-Founder and...

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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...

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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...

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WILDLIFE TRIAGE & REHABILITATION

After years of responding to injured wildlife in southern Belize, which included manatee, pelican, iguana...

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BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS OF CROCODILIAN HABITAT

The paucity of data on community diversity of crocodilian habitats hinders the ability conservation managers to...

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PLACENCIA AVIAN HEALTH SURVEY

In late 2015, the CRC began observing various water birds ill, dead, or having issues with flying or walking around...