Spectacled Caiman and Great Heron in Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Caiman, Daisy, eating a mouse

One of our caiman just chillin in the sun, hiding behind a rock.

However, it is these factors which make it difficult to determine the overall status of the species, as populations are faring less well in other areas – surveys reveal severe depletion in El Salvador.

This is an update on the mood or well being of my caiman and also on her size update.

While it has been stated that little evidence is available to support this, CROCODYLUS yacare does demonstrate this particular dietary preference.

A vid of my 28″ Cuvier’s dwarf caiman

The introduced population in Cuba is thought to have been primarily responsibly for the dramatic decline and probable disappearance of Crocodylus rhombifer from the Isle of Pines.

My dwarf caiman feeding

This species has actually benefited from commercial utilisation and over-hunting of other species within its range Crocodylus acutus, CROCODYLUS intermedius and Melanosuchus niger, taking over habitat from which it would otherwise have been out-competed by healthy populations.

Another example of the crocodilians they had. A young black caiman.

Otro ejemplo de los crocodilianos que tenian. Un ejemplar juvenil de un caiman negro.

Smuggling rings operating through Thailand and Singapore are extremely damaging to individual populations, and greater control measures and more effective legislation are needed.

Peter has a 9-ft. black caiman on the end of the catch pole and the crew is letting the animal tire itself out before they attempt to examine him. The thwacking noises you hear are the caiman hitting the side of the boat as he thrashes around.

Rene, Remi and Mathias traveling to Ecuador to catch and release Black Caimans into the wild.

A few minuits of a 2 foot long pet spectacled Caiman at feeding time. His enclosure is a custom 220 gallon pond

Feral populations of CROCODYLUS crocodilus are creating problems for other species of crocodilians and native wildlife, however.