#Wetlands 
control floods, replenish groundwater, stabilise shorelands, purify water. In #Nigeria 
they're home to birds 
#crocodiles snakes 
#alligators 
and #hippos 
Protect them with your wallet #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Ancient Orinoco #Crocodiles 
live in #Venezuela 
#Colombia 
. They're critically endangered from #river #pollution from #gold mining, #palmoil 
#meat 
#deforestation. Support them! #BoycottGold #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/18/orinoco-crocodile-crocodylus-intermedius/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Baby Siamese crocodiles rest in the water at the Siamese crocodile breeding facility in Phnom Tamao zoo, Cambodia. The endangered reptile has been brought back from the brink of extinction, with 10 recently being released into the wild in Virachey national park, north-eastern #Cambodia
Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images
Первый встреченный мною в Мексике крокодил. Пока я отвлёкся, он раздобыл себе желто-оранжевый листочек в качестве украшения для носа.
16.03.2025
Progreso, Mexico.
#Crocodiles on the hunt! Atmospheric video of the working days of #Ukrainian #Mi-24
Ancient Orinoco #Crocodiles live in #Venezuela #Colombia . They are critically endangered from #river #pollution from #gold mining, #palmoil #meat #deforestation. Support them! #BoycottGold #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/18/orinoco-crocodile-crocodylus-intermedius/
Is climate change triggering an alarming behavioral shift in crocodiles in Australia? “With increased temperatures due to global warming, the estuarine crocodiles in Australia are struggling, meaning they are diving less and cooling themselves off more.” Read more from www.ndtv.com:
https://www.europesays.com/1867912/ Alarming Crocodile Behaviour Shift Sparks Concern As Climate Change Takes Its Toll #australia #Climate #ClimateChange #Crocodiles #GlobalWarming #Study
Alarming Crocodile Behaviour Shift Sparks Concern As Climate Change Takes Its Toll https://www.byteseu.com/771015/ #Australia #Climate #ClimateChange #Crocodiles #GlobalWarming #Study
"Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing their behavior".
#crocodiles #globalwarming #Australia
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-hot-crocs-impacts-climate.html
@Qldaahi what a genius.
The Brisbane Olympics is still at the hare-brained ideas stage.
His next idea will be to hold swimming in the Brisbane River.
The secret lives of Florida’s crocodiles: study reveals long-distance commutes https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/31/florida-crocodiles-research #Environment #Crocodiles #Wildlife #Florida #USnews
Animals as products
"Skin hunters nearly drove the saltwater crocodile to extinction in Australia. An estimated 300,000 animals were killed for their skins between 1945 and 1970. Saltie populations fell as low as 3,000 animals before authorities acted."
"For decades, animal derived products such as fur, feathers and leather have been prized in fashion. But consumers are increasingly less comfortable..."
https://theconversation.com/even-as-the-tide-turned-for-fur-crocodile-leather-kept-selling-in-high-end-fashion-but-for-how-much-longer-245471
#biodiversity #fashion #fur #feathers #leather #crocodiles #kangaroos #wildlife
