American Crocodile Education Sanctuary

Rescued by Vince Rose and Chris Summers of ACES/American Crocodile Education Sanctuary several weeks ago, this little croc was found in a shallow ditch amongst garbage including rusting metals and nearly starved to death. Crocodiles once emaciated to a certain point will stop to feed. Severely underweight, Vince force-fed this juvenile American crocodile and finally ate some fish on it's own. Not wishing to get the animal used to humans, it was immediately tagged and re-released into a pristine and secluded Red mangrove habitat. See more about crocodiles rescued by ACES and how you can help by going to www.AmericanCrocodileSanctuary.org Research Biologist Cherie Chenot-Roseof ACES is funded by The Rufford Small Grants Foundation for an American crocodile population and habitat viability assessment in Ambergris Caye, Belize. Microchip tags donated by Dan & Ellen Plunkett of the Doris Wilderness.

Posted by Cherie Chenot-Rose on October 31, 2011 at 2:16 PM

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