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The west african slender-snouted crocodile is a critically endangered species.
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Reason's for their declining populations are through the loss of habitat, hunting, depletion of their prey[1], and illegal consumption of them through bushmeat markets.[2]
Conservation efforts are in affect as project faux gavial works towards lessening the hunting and commerce of the slender-snouted crocodile.[2] There are also protected wildlife preserves in Ghana, one of their main habitats, to help protect the species, through it has been largely ineffective.[1] The conservation of this species is important as it is only one of two species in the genus Mecistops, and both species in this genus are critically endangered.
M. cataphractus are known to prefer habitats that are wetlands and rivers far from nearby human settlements.[3]
One way that is being used to help increase the crocodilian species is through captive breeding, one zoo, the Abidjin zoo, has already begun releasing captive breed individuals when they reach around 3-4 years old.[4]
Different methods used to keep track of population numbers include drone surveillance[5] and prerecorded calls[6].
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- ^ a b 1.Gray 2.Gumbs, Claudia, Rikki (2019). "West African slender-snouted crocodile Mecistops cataphractus" (PDF). EDGE evolutionary distinct and globally endangered survival blueprint – via EDGE.
{{cite journal}}: line feed character in|title=at position 39 (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Arrowood, Heather; Mvele, Cyrille (2017-01). "Projet Faux Gavial reduces commerce of slender-snouted crocodile in Gabon". Oryx. 51 (1): 13–14. doi:10.1017/S003060531600140X. ISSN 0030-6053.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Merchant, Mark; Juneau, Kate; Gemillion, Jared; Falconi, Rodolfo; Doucet, Aaron; Shirley, Matthew H. (2011-10-29). "Characterization of Serum Phospholipase A2 Activity in Three Diverse Species of West African Crocodiles". Biochemistry Research International. 2011: e925012. doi:10.1155/2011/925012. ISSN 2090-2247.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Bradford, Carol; Eschenbrenner, Matt (2017). "HEALTH SURVEY INCLUDING SELECTED BLOOD PARAMETERS IN THE AFRICAN SLENDER SNOUTED CROCODILE (MECISTOPS CATAPHRACTUS) AT THE ABIDJAN ZOO IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE". Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 48 (2): 510–513. ISSN 1042-7260.
- ^ Aubert, Clément; Moguédec, Gilles Le; Assio, Cindy; Blatrix, Rumsaïs; Ahizi, Michel N’dédé; Hedegbetan, Georges Codjo; Kpera, Nathalie Gnanki; Lapeyre, Vincent; Martin, Damien; Labbé, Pierrick; Shirley, Matthew H.; Aubert, Clément; Moguédec, Gilles Le; Assio, Cindy; Blatrix, Rumsaïs (2021-06-17). "Evaluation of the use of drones to monitor a diverse crocodylian assemblage in West Africa". Wildlife Research. 49 (1): 11–23. doi:10.1071/WR20170. ISSN 1448-5494.
- ^ Staniewicz, Agata M. Acoustic Communication of Rare and Threatened Crocodilians and Its Use for Population Monitoring (Ph.D. thesis). England: University of Bristol (United Kingdom).