Philippine crocodile

The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), also known as the Mindoro crocodile, the Philippine freshwater crocodile, the bukarot[2] in Ilocano, and more generally as a buwaya in most Filipino lowland cultures,[2] is one of two species of crocodiles found in the Philippines; the other is the larger saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).[3][4] The Philippine crocodile, the species endemic only to the country, became data deficient to critically endangered in 2008 from exploitation and unsustainable fishing methods,[5] such as dynamite fishing.[6] Conservation methods are being taken by the Dutch/Filipino Mabuwaya foundation,[7] the Crocodile Conservation Society and the Zoological Institute of HerpaWorld in Mindoroisland. It is strictly prohibited to kill a crocodile in the country, and it is punishable by law.
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