The First East and Southeast Asia Regional Crocodile Specialist Group Meeting will be held at the Angkor Paradise Hotel, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia, 25-29 May 2015. The meeting will be hosted by the Government of Cambodia, in collaboration with the European Commission and Flora and Fauna International.

The regional meeting will be preceded by a CSG Steering Committee meeting and a Siamese Crocodile Task Force meeting on 24 May. On 25 May there will be a special veterinary workshop (venue to be announced), which will be coordinated by Dr. Paolo Martelli (Hong Kong), Dr. Cathy Shilton (Australia) and Dr. Parntep Ratanakorn (Thailand). The regional meeting, on 26-28 May, will include a special session devoted to crocodilian diseases. A field trip (Tonle Sap Lake or crocodile farm) will take place on 29 May.

The meeting website (www.csg2015cambodia.org) is now online. We look forward to your participation in this regional meeting.


Due to the recent Ebola outbreak in the West African region, the 3rd West and Central Africa Regional Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group has been postponed until early 2015. Details will be posted as soon as they are available.


The 24th CSG Working Meeting will be hosted by South African National Parks, and will be held at the Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre, Skukuza Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa, 23-26 May 2016. Details will be posted as soon as they are available.

"Biology and Evolution of Crocodylians" by Prof. Gordon Grigg and Dr. David Kirschner is now available in Australia and New Zealand from CSIRO Publishing, and will be available in the USA and other parts of the world in May 2015 from Cornell Press. The book is a comprehensive review of the current knowledge on the world's crocodilians, and features more than 500 photographs and illustrations.