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I was very happy to see the issue on Indian Crocodiles brought out by the ENVIS Centre of the WII to commemorate the 25th year of Indian Crocodile Conservation Project. Somehow, none else in the country remembered this milestone and it is appropriate that the WII has not overlooked it. Needless to add that the Crocodile Conservation Project has been a success in its own right, even though there have been difficulties and bottlenecks in building on the initial success story. This idea of devoting the ENVIS Bulletin brought out by your ENVIS Centre on specific theme is also laudable. - Samar Singh Secretary General, WWF - India
I think what has happened over the past 25 years (in respect to crocodile conservation) is a great tribute to India - I can think of very few other countries (in which I include the U.K.) which would have done anything like so well. I think Binod Choudhury and the team have done a superb job in bringing all this together.
- Dr. H.R. Bustard Alyth,Perthshire, Scotland, U.K.
This is a marvellous source of current information from Indian authorities and very useful update of the crocodile strategy produced at the Indian Regional Meeting in Gwalior in 1998. We congratulate you on producing this valuable work. We have a concern about the article authored by Dr. H.R. Bustard in which quite strong views opposing any consideration of sustainable use of crocodilians in India are expressed. We of course respect Dr. Bustard's right to express his own opinions. The CSG fully supports your policy of very cautious evaluation of both consumptive and non-consumptive sustainable use of crocodilians in India.
- Prof. Harry Messel Chairman, Crocodile Specialist Group
Congratulations on a fine achievement.
- Romulus Whitaker Director, Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
Congratulations to everybody who have made this work possible.
- Dr. Lala A.K. Singh Research Officer Simlipal Tiger Reserve, Orissa
I was very happy to find the ENVIS bulletin on status of crocodiles in India online. This is a great resource and you should all be very proud of it. I was hoping that you would be able to provide a title page for this issue and an appropriate form of referring to it. I am sure it will become an important collection on the current status and conservation of Indian crocodilians and I want to be able to accurately and properly refer to it.
- Dr. Kent A. Vliet University of Florida, USA
Your suggestions have been taken care of. Please see the Internet version of the Bulletin -Editor
It is very informative and useful review work on the Indian crocodile project. It is unfortunate that I am not finding the Chennai Snake Park Trust in the list of Zoological Parks in India breeding crocodilians.
- Dr. V. Kalairasan Director, Chennai Snake Park Trust (CSPT), Chennai
This issue has been nicely brought out with all information on conservation of Indian Crocodilians during the past 25 years. Though there are a number of typographical errors,
- Dr. L.N. Acharjyo Ex Zoo Veterinarian Nandankanan Biological Park
It is a good effort to focus on a particular species to document the various conservation efforts. It will be a very useful material for IGNFA.
- P.B. Gangopadhyay, IFS Director, IGNFA, Dehra Dun.
It is an excellent report. If I may do so I wish to point out that the Indian crocodiles are three distinct species and not subspecies as indicated in the plate opposite page 76.
- Dr. Ranjit Daniels M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
We regret the errors. Necessary corrections have been incorporated in the Internet version. -Editor
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