The latest IACTS (International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study) report, authored by John Caldwell and published by the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), is now available (download report). The report is based on analysis of CITES Annual Reports for the 2006-2015 period, with input from specific wildlife authorities where required. It shows trends for crocodilian species involved in international trade since 2006, with particular emphasis on 2013-2015  - the most recent 3-year period for which there are reasonably complete data in the CITES Trade Database. [Full citation: Caldwell, J. (2017). World Trade in Crocodilian Skins 2013-2015. UNEP-WCMC: Cambridge].

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The 25th Working Meeting of the IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group (Thirty Years Later .... a Problem becomes a Livelihood), will be held in Santa Fe, Argentina, on 7-10 May 2018. Details are now available on the meeting website (https://www.25wmcsgsantafe.com).

A Veterinary Workshop will be held on 5 May, the CSG Steering Committee will meet on 6 May, the Working Meeting will be on 7-10 May, and a field trip is planned for 11 May. Registration is now open.