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The Crocodilian Advisory Group (CAG) is the Association of Zoo and Aquarium's first and oldest taxon advisory group, sanctioned by the AZA's World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) in 1986. This elite group of zoo and aquarium professionals specializes in captive management, education, and conservation of the world's crocodilian species and provides their expertise in husbandry, breeding, educational programs, and captive management for zoo and aquariums worldwide.

Vision and Purpose:

 

  • Monitor status of crocodilian species and recommend appropriate programs.

  • Develop studbooks and SSP (Species Survival Plan) programs where appropriate.

  • Monitor progress of zoological populations of crocodilians and analyze data.

  • Facilitate cooperation and collaboration between colleagues and institutions throughout the scientific and captive propagation community.

  • Seek a concensus on captive breeding and research priorities.

  • Serve as a management advisory group for targeted species.

  • Develop programs and goals to further crocodilian conservation, education, breeding and management.

  • Explore avenues for developing and furthering zoo and aquarium public education and in-situ conservation education programs, as well as the goals and missions of the AZA and the CAG.

 

 

Through fundraising efforts, the CAG has partnered with other crocodilian groups (IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Gharial Conservation Alliance) internationally to support conservation, research & education projects. Some of these projects include:

 

  • Habitat restoration & reintroduction (including radio tracking) of the Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis.

  • Habitat surveys for the Malay gharial Tomistoma schlegelii.

  • Survey equipment for population surveys of the Indian gharial Gavialis gangeticus

  • Community level education & conservation programs for the Philippine Crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis

 

 

For more information on the Crocodilian Advisory Group visit their website:

 

http://www.cag.crocodylia.com/

 

Mission: To enhance and promote the preservation and understanding of the world's crocodilians and their habitat through excellence in education, animal management and scientific endeavor.
 

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