SRI RACHA, Thailand (AP) — Crocodile farmers in Thailand are suggesting a novel approach to saving the country’s dwindling number of endangered wild crocodiles. Only about 100 Siamese crocodiles are estimated to be living in the wild in Thailand, while crocodile farmers are raising millions of the reptiles in captivity. Thailand’s crocodile industry slumped during the pandemic and is now seeking to have the tight regulations on international trade of their products relaxed, while also spearheading an effort to restock Siamese crocodiles in the wild. Thailand will propose easing trade restrictions at next week’s meeting in Panama of the 184-nation CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Siamese crocodiles are seen at Siracha Moda Farm in Chonburi province, eastern Thailand on Nov. 7, 2022. Crocodile farmers in Thailand are suggesting a novel approach to saving the country’s dwindling number of endangered wild crocodiles. They want to relax regulations on cross-border trade of the reptiles and their parts to boost demand for products made from ones raised in captivity. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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