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Universidad de Guanajuato
2018
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| Online Access: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=41658091001 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41658091001/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41658091001/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41658091001/41658091001.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41658091001/movil https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2018.1924 |
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- Crocodile attacks in Oaxaca, Mexico: An update of its incidences and consequences for management and conservation Jesús García Grajales Alejandra Buenrostro Silva Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales) human Oaxaca conflict crocodile public safety Human-crocodile conflicts in Mexico often have a political dimension due to public safety. The aim of this work was to update analyses of the incidence of crocodile attacks on humans in Oaxaca and to identify patterns or trends that could have relevance to future conflict mitigation. We compiled attack records from 2004 to 2017. The highest proportion of attacks (64%) and deaths (12%) occurred on the northwest coast in two periods of the year related with the nesting and rainy seasons. No differences existed between the seasons in the number of crocodile attacks and the mean number of attacks between years. The attacks were related with fishing activity (40%); male victims (92%) were more common than female, and a higher proportion of fatal cases of victims were children (< 10 years). We recommended essential baseline surveys and suggested public education about crocodile awareness and risks. 2018 artículo científico 0188-6266 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=41658091001 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41658091001/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41658091001/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41658091001/41658091001.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41658091001/movil https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2018.1924 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=416 Acta Universitaria application/pdf Universidad de Guanajuato Acta Universitaria (México) Num.5 Vol.28