About crocodile conservation

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Posted by Iguanamomma on May 06, 2000 at 11:19:46:

In Reply to: I'm featured along with the Crocodile hHunter, Steve Irwin! posted by M. Eguro on May 05, 2000 at 01:08:01:

This may *not* be the place to discuss this. But one thing kept popping up in my mind as I read about this, both Dr. Britton's opinions and Mr. Irwin's.

We know that once an iguana lays her eggs that's it....she washes her hands of them so to speak. Never looks back; doesn't feed or care for them. Now as I seem to recall this isn't true of crocodiles. But I'd be the first to admit that I may be confusing them with alligators *grin* Don't they build huge nests for the eggs; don't they protect them; don't they care for them after they hatch? If the answer to that is yes, then what are humans doing to them when they go in to the wild and harvest their eggs? Guess I'm wondering if they are causing or potentially causing psychological damage for the parent and, in the long run, could this behavior on the humans' part cause croc behavior to change so that years from now they would be abandoning their nests, etc. etc.?

BTW I'm not saying that I, as an individual, approve of the harvesting of iguana eggs for various uses in the pet or food industry just because their is NO parental involvement after the laying.

Now that I've exposed my ig-norance of crocs & gators I'll just say that I see the dilemna that both of these men have when it comes to the reptiles' long term survival.

glenda

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: This may *not* be the place to discuss this. But one thing kept popping up in my mind as I read about this, both Dr. Britton's opinions and Mr. Irwin's. : We know that once an iguana lays her eggs that's it....she washes her hands of them so to speak. Never looks back; doesn't feed or care for them. Now as I seem to recall this isn't true of crocodiles. But I'd be the first to admit that I may be confusing them with alligators *grin* Don't they build huge nests for the eggs; don't they protect them; don't they care for them after they hatch? If the answer to that is yes, then what are humans doing to them when they go in to the wild and harvest their eggs? Guess I'm wondering if they are causing or potentially causing psychological damage for the parent and, in the long run, could this behavior on the humans' part cause croc behavior to change so that years from now they would be abandoning their nests, etc. etc.? : BTW I'm not saying that I, as an individual, approve of the harvesting of iguana eggs for various uses in the pet or food industry just because their is NO parental involvement after the laying. : Now that I've exposed my ig-norance of crocs & gators I'll just say that I see the dilemna that both of these men have when it comes to the reptiles' long term survival. : glenda

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