Saving the Philippine crocodile: The rarest crocodile species in the world
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The efforts to save the Philippine crocodile, also known as Mindoro crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)—the rarest and the most threatened crocodile species in the world—are slowly paying off and offering renewed hope for this critically endangered species. Commonly called buwaya, there are only around 100 Philippine adult crocodiles left in the wild with small populations in southwestern Mindanao and northern Luzon.
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Mayuga, J. L. (2021, May 2). Saving the Philippine crocodile: The rarest crocodile species in the world. Business Mirror, p. A7.
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Mabuwaya Foundation Inc. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) Palawan Crocodile Farm Crocodylus Porosus Philippines Inc. (CPPI) Bantay Sanktuwaryo Philippine Crocodile Conservation Center Crocodile Specialist Group IUCN Species Survival Commission Asian Centre for Biodiversity
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