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Members of the MonthThe CSG could not operate without the efforts of its some 450 members, who are derived from a variety of disciplines, including researchers, managers, farmers, traders, educators, etc. Member profiles will be displayed each month on the CSG website - check them out and get to know the CSG members. Profiles will also be posted onto the CSG's Photo Galleries. ------------------------------------------ January 2013  Name: Beatrice Langevin Region: Europe Country: France Affiliations: SOS Crocodiles Involvement: research, management, education, zoos/wildlife parks History: Beatrice is Secretary of SOS Crocodiles, the NGO affiliated with La Ferme aux Crocodiles, which has been mainly involved in West Africa (Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso). She also assists the Director of La Ferme aux Crocodiles with management of animal health. Beatrice's interest in crocodilians began during a 2-year stay in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, working at the Gharial Breeding Centre of Kasara. ------------------------------------------ Name: Brian Jeffery
 Region: North America Country: USA
Affiliations: University of Florida
Involvement: research, education
History: Brian is currently involved with monitoring and assessment of alligators and crocodiles in the Florida Everglades, monitoring of Morelet's crocodile in Belize, and satellite telemetry of alligators and crocodiles. Key interest lies with habitat restoration and the effects on crocodilians, and use of crocodilians as indicators of ecosystem health. ------------------------------------------ Name: Ralf Sommerlad
 Country: Germany
Affiliations: Yayasan Ulin (Samarinda, Indonesia)
Involvement: research, management, education, zoos/wildlife parks
History: Ralf is a founding member and ex-Chairman of the CSG-Tomistoma Task Force, and is involved in research on natural history of the Siamese crocodile and Tomistoma, and behavioural research and training. He acts as an advisor for various zoos and institutions, and is CSG Vice Chairman for Europe. ------------------------------------------ Name: Tarun Nair
 Region: South Asia and Iran Country: India
Affiliations: Gharial Conservation Alliance, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
Involvement: research, management, Government authority, education, zoos/wildlife parks, personal interest
History: As assistant curator at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Tarun is involved in captive breeding and husbandry of crocodilians. As Executive Officer of the Gharial Conservation Trust, he is involved in research, management, public education and policy. He has undertaken a survey on human-crocodile conflict in India, and his MSc was on population estimation and habitat use by Gharials. ------------------------------------------  Name: David Wilken
Region: Europe Country: United Kingdom
Affiliations:
Involvement: management, industry/trade
History:
As General Manager of Mainland Holdings Crocodile Farm (1992-2009), David was involved in farming and management of crocodiles in Papua New Guinea. He is currently engaged as an international crocodile skin grader with HCP. ------------------------------------------  Name: Toshinori Tsubouchi
Region: East and Southeast Asia Country: Japan
Affiliations: Seisa University
Involvement: management, Government authority, education
History:
Tsubouchi has a long history of involvement with crocodilians, including the RP-Japan Crocodile Farming Institute Project (Palawan, Philippines) and the Cuban Crocodile Sustainable Farming Project (Cuba). He is currently advisor to the Sabah Wildlife Department (Malaysia), and CSG Chairman for East and Southeast Asia. ------------------------------------------  Name: Clara Lucia Sierra Diaz
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean Country: Colombia
Affiliations: CROCOMANGLE
Involvement: education
History:
Clara previously worked with the Regional Wildlife Authority in Cartegena She is currently involved with a pilot project on the conservation of the American crocodile by local communities in the mangroves of Cispata Bay, Cordoba, Colombia. In May 2012 Clara was appointed CSG Chairman of the Community Education group. ------------------------------------------  Name: Parntep Ratanakorn
Region: East and Southeast Asia Country: Thailand
Affiliations: Crocodile Management Association of Thailand; Mahidol University
Involvement: research, management, industry/trade, zoos/wildlife parks
History: Parntep has a long involvement with the conservation, management and sustainable use of crocodiles in Thailand and other parts of the region, including implementation of baseline population surveys in Thailand and Cambodia, and review of farming operations. He is currently involved with the Siamese Crocodile Reintroduction Program in Thailand, and in May 2012 was appointed CSG Chairman of the Siamese Crocodile Task Force. ------------------------------------------  Name: Laura Patricia Porras Murillo Region: Latin America and the Caribbean Country: Costa Rica
Affiliations: International Institute on Conservation and Management of Wildlife, National University
Involvement: research, management
History: Laura has been involved with telemetry and translocation of crocodiles, population structure, genetics and public education in Costa Rica. She is currently developing a project to examine population structure and toxicology, and has an interest in human-crocodile conflict. ------------------------------------------ Name: Ashley Pearcy Region: Africa Country: South Africa
Affiliations: Organisation for Tropical Studies, University of Witwatersrand
Involvement: research, education, personal interest
History: Ashley's research focus is on conservation outside parks. She has a particular interest in sympatric species effects in crocodilians. ------------------------------------------  Name: Gordon Grigg Region: Australia and Oceania Country: Australia
Affiliations: School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland
Involvement: research, education
History: Gordon's interests lie primarily in salt and water balance, thermal relations and cardiovascular physiology of crocodilians. Now retired, Gordon is writing a book on crocodilian biology. ------------------------------------------  Name: Daniel Haller Region: South and East Africa Country: Kenya
Affiliations: Nile Crocodiles Ltd.; Haller Foundation UK
Involvement: research, management, industry/trade, personal interest
History: Daniel has more than 20 years of practical experience with aspects of crocodile management in East Africa. Nile Crocodiles Ltd. is a commercial farming operation with some 56,000 crocodiles of various ages. Daniel is also involved with community crocodile conservation and conflict resolution on the Tana River. ------------------------------------------  Name: Paul Weldon Region: North America Country: USA
Affiliations: Smithsonian Institution
Involvement: research
History: Paul has undertaken research on crocodilian skin gland chemistry and chemoreception. He is currently studying the chemistry of crocodilian gular and paracloacal glands. ------------------------------------------  Name: Christopher Moran  Region: Australia and OceaniaCountry: Australia Affiliations: University of Sydney Involvement: research History: Over the past 10 years, Chris' research focus has moved to the application of quantitative and molecular genetics to improved understanding of the Saltwater crocodile and other crocodilians. -----------------------------------------  Name: Anushka Kumarasinghe Region: South Asia and IranCountry: Sri Lanka Affiliations: Institute of Biology; Young Zoologist's Association of Sri Lanka; Leco Projects (Pvt.) Ltd. Involvement: research, management, education, zoos/wildlife parks, personal interest History: Anushka is currently involved with research on the status of crocodiles in urban areas, with reference to habitats, threats, economics and human-crocodile conflict. He has participated in a country-wide opinion poll on public views on crocodiles. ------------------------------------------  Name: Bruce Shwedick Region: North AmericaCountry: USA Affiliations: Crocodilian Conservation Centre of Florida; AZA Crocodilian Advisory Group Involvement: research, management, tourism, education, zoos/wildlife parks, personal interest History: Bruce is current CSG Chairman of the CSG-Tomistona Task Force, and is involved in ex-situ conservation, husbandry training, photography, lectures and exhibits. ------------------------------------------  Name: Mitchell Eaton Region: North AmericaCountry: USA Affiliations: US Geological Survey, NY Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources Involvement: research, management, personal interest History: Mitch has been involved with research on systematics, population genetics, ecology, distribution and harvesting of Osteolaemus tetraspis/osborni. He has also been involved with IUCN Red List assessments for the three West African species of crocodile. ------------------------------------------  Name: Luis Bassetti Region: Latin America and the CaribbeanCountry: Brazil Affiliations: Criatorio Caiman Ltda. Involvement: research, management History: Luis is involved in the study of caiman populations in areas influenced by humans, focussing on the health of these populations. He also consults on the commercial breeding of Caiman latirostris. ------------------------------------------  Name: Ruan Xiangdong  Region: East and Southeast AsiaCountry: China Affiliations: Department of Wildlife Conservation and Nature Reserve Management, State Forestry Administration Involvement: research, management, Government authority History: Xiangdong is responsible for the prevention and control of crocodilian diseases in captivity, and the coordination of reintroduction of Chinese alligators into the wild. ------------------------------------------  Name: Sudhakar Kar Region: South Asia and IranCountry: India Affiliations: State Wildlife Organisation, Forest Department, Government of Odisha Involvement: research, management, Government authority, tourism, education, zoos/wildlife parks History: Over the last 35 years, Sudhakar has been involved in the study of crocodilians in India, with particular reference to Saltwater crocodiles in Bhitarkanika National Park (Odisha State) and Sundarban Bioshpere Reserve (West Bengal). Now, priority has been given to study of population trends for Saltwater crocodiles, carrying capacity, and human-crocodile conflict. ------------------------------------------  Name: Wu Xiaobing Region: East and Southeast AsiaCountry: China Affiliations: Anhui Normal University Involvement: research, management, education History: Xiaobing is currently involved with: sex selection and mating systems of the Chinese alligator; recovery of wild alligator populations; and, survey of wild Chinese alligators (2011-12). He has previously worked on genetic variation in captive alligators, phylogeny of crocodilians based on mitochondrial genome, and reproduction of captive alligators. |
