Crowdfunding for Crocodiles

While a good portion of us here in the states spent last week in a collective food coma, Australian zoologist, Adam Britton, launched a crowdfunding campaign to continue research on one of Paul Hogan’s lesser-known adversaries – the pygmy crocodile. 

Pygmy crocs, as their name implies, are the smaller cousins to Australia’s freshwater crocodiles, growing no longer than five feet in length. They were first discovered back in the mid-80’s and have only been found in two locations, Liverpool River in Arnhem Land and Bullo River near the Western Australian border. Over the past few years, Britton and his partner have recorded a 70 percent drop in the pygmy population due to their appetite for cane toads. 

The cane toad was introduced back in the 30’s to curb beetle populations, but like most other non-native species introduced into an ecosystem to alleviate agricultural problems, has since become invasive and has wreaked havoc on the continent’s biodiversity. As it turns out, they’re incredibly toxic and kill most animals that decide to eat them. 

Britton kicked off his campaign last Monday and hopes to raise A$11,500 by December 14. Funds raised will be used primarily for transport, DNA analysis, and data collection for an upcoming field trip to the Bullo River. Britton hopes to assess how the crocs have adapted to the presence of the cane toads and if human intervention will be required to save the species as their total population is estimated to be in the low hundreds. So far, the campaign has managed to raise A$ 4,575 from 56 supporters. 

Britton said that the decision to crowdfund the trip was, “a bit of an experiment to see how it works.” He went on to say, "The amount of funding available from the Government has dramatically reduced in the past few years. These kinds of projects, which have a lot to tell us but don't have direct applications, are the things that tend to fall off the radar." 

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Comments

[Lumberjack]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y1xJAVZxXg

Here is the follow up…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTZobo9VbS4

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[Lookout Mountain]

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[SILVERGEDDON]

Hmmm.

Pygmy crocs, food is poisonous cane toads.

Research into this subject may help the American People to figure out what to do about the FED.

crowdfunding, anyone ?

[Transformer]

Perhpas the funniest documentary ever made is called "Cane Toads".  You'll be rollin' on the floor before it's over.  If you don't send some money to these guys, at least watch the movie.

[Tall Tom]

And I thought that this article was going to be about how taxes enable the politicians to enjoy their posh lifestyles.

Silly me.