CrocLog Podcast - Episode 5

After a slightly longer than anticipated interval, the fifth episode of the CrocLog podcast is now available. To make up for it, this is the longest episode yet. By 6 minutes. Ok, that's not a great incentive, but the real reason you should listen is because it's a great episode and there's a special croc-related offer hidden in there somewhere.

I'm joined again by Brandon Sideleau, a wildlife photographer based in California, for a discussion of the latest crocodile news and television shows. There's a great interview with John Brueggen, the Director of the St Augustine Alligator Farm in Florida, plus the usual mix of crocodile news, science and TV show discussion.

Here's a list of links to those stories available online that we discuss in the podcast:

1. First Indian gharial breeding in US
http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2011-04-14/big-day-endangered-croc

2. Bhirtikanika crocodile deaths
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/bhubaneswar/28355954_1_bhitarkanika-national-park-crocodile-forest-officials

3. Crocodile poaching claims in Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201104/s3195437.htm

4. Mugger crocodile attack in India
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/woman-killed-by-crocodiles/652185.html

5. Suicide by crocodile
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378046/David-Lubisi-40-commits-suicide-crocodile-fight-girlfriend.html

6. First American crocodile attack in Florida
http://www.keysnet.com/2011/04/29/334454/american-crocodile-apparently.html

7. Diving with Crocodiles
http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/show.do?show=137795

8. St Augustine Alligator Farm
http://www.alligatorfarm.com/


Enjoy the podcast, and as usual please send any questions or comments you have to us. If you have a specific croc question you'd like us to address, please let us know in the comments here. You can also join the discussion on the Crocodilian.com Facebook page.



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CrocLog Podcast - Episode 4

The fourth episode of the CrocLog podcast is now available. My internet connection is still best described as "flaky". I had to glue a few pieces of the discussion back together after Skype disconnected us several times, but it all worked out in the end.

I'm joined as usual by Brandon Sideleau, a wildlife photographer based in California, for a discussion of the latest crocodile news and television shows. Brandon also conducted a great interview with Cherie and Vince Rose of ACES (American Crocodile Education Sanctuary) where they discuss the difficulties and dangers of the crocodile education and management work they conduct in Belize. I'm very keen to hear more from Cherie and Vince on the work they're doing down there, and I'll try and chase them down for another interview on this blog at some point.

Here's a list of links to all the stories we discuss in the podcast:

1. Bhitarkanika Population Rebound
http://news.oneindia.in/2011/01/16/numberof-estuarine-crocodiles-in-bhitarkanikaincreases-aid0126.html

2. Alligator Guarding Drugs
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110313/lf_ac/8049518_fourfootlong_alligator_guards_california_drug_stash_1

3. Caiman Guarding Drugs
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110104/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_puerto_rico_guard_caiman

4. Frozen Dwarf Crocodile
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/225258-Olsztyn-Poland-The-mysterious-case-of-frozen-crocodile

5. Cell Phone Croc
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/21/cell-phone-rings-in-crocodiles-tummy-at-ukrainian-aquarium/

6. Attack in Brunei
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_642715.html

7. Tom Bairstow Attack
http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2011/03/10/153575_local-news.html

8. Edie Sigai Attack
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/06/3131042.htm?section=justin

9. 14 year old Arnhem Land boy
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/856124-crocodile-kills-14-year-old-boy-after-attack-in-northern-australia

10. Fatal Attractions Crocodile
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/fatal-attractions-my-pet-crocodile.html

11. ACES Primary Link
http://www.americancrocodilesanctuary.org/


Enjoy the podcast, and of course please send any questions or comments you have to us. If you have a specific croc question you'd like us to address, please let us know in the comments here. You can also join the discussion on the Crocodilian.com Facebook page.



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CrocLog Podcast - Episode 3

At last, here's Episode 3 of the CrocLog Podcast. Why so late? Well unfortunately we got hit by Cyclone Carlos recently and, while it wasn't any great shakes in the grand scheme of things, it did drop a record amount of rain on Darwin. We ended up with a lot of flooding around the place, trees down, power lines and telephone services interrupted etc. We finally have our phones back, but the internet is still highly unreliable. But adversity breeds determination, and it's finally uploaded.

So I'm joined again by Brandon Sideleau, a wildlife photographer based in California, and I interview Rod King who's head Thamarrurr ranger at Wadeye about crocodile egg collection training. Brandon and I discuss recent crocodile news, including some good news for the gharial, we chat about vegetarian crocodiles (no, really) and Brandon reviews a couple of recent documentaries.

Don't forget if you have any questions about the podcast, anything you'd like us to answer in future episodes, or just any general comments about it please let us know in the comments here. You can also join the discussion on the Crocodilian.com Facebook page.

I can't easily link to story from this podcast due to my internet problems, sorry about that, but we'll get right back onto that next time.



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CrocLog Podcast - Episode 2

After the modest success of the first CrocLog Podcast, we're here with a second one. Unfortunately it's a little late due to a bout of some nasty virus preventing me from finishing it off. So the references to the two documentaries are a little out of date, although they're still being repeated regularly and you'll find them on the schedules.

I'm joined again by Brandon Sideleau, a wildlife photographer based in California. This time I interview Tom Nichols, a ranger in the crocodile management unit working for the NT Government. Tom talks about his job, and the issue of crocodile safety around a major city, which Brandon and I then discuss at some length. We also catch up on the latest crocodile news, some of it serious and some of it not so serious, discuss the National Geographic documentary Crocodile King, and answer a question that was posted on the discussion page.

Don't forget if you have any questions about the podcast, anything you'd like us to answer in future episodes, or just any general comments about it please let us know in the comments here. You can also join the discussion on the Crocodilian.com Facebook page.

Stories discussed in the podcast can be found here:
1. Conjoined crocodiles?
2. Mugger attack
3. Steve Backshall attack
4. Croc vs adult elephant
5. Croc vs baby elephant
6. Cat vs alligator



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CrocLog Podcast - Episode 1

Prepare yourself, because we've just launched the new crocodilian.com podcast, CrocLog. You thought it would never happen, or you never imagined that it would, but the ball is rolling.

I'm joined by Brandon Sideleau, a wildlife photographer based in California whose name I cannot pronounce, and we have a good chat about crocodiles, alligators and their toothy ilk. Brandon interviews Florida croc guru Joe Wasilewski, we discuss a couple of recent crocodile attacks, and we talk about some fascinating croc science that highlights the similarities between crocodiles and birds. We even speculate on whether the film-makers in the forthcoming Animal Planet documentary Into the Dragon's Lair get eaten or not.

Come and join us, because frankly nobody else is podcasting about crocodiles. It's our first podcast so go easy on us, but we think you'll like it. We're aiming this at a broad audience, so we'll happily talk science (although we promise to make it listenable), natural history, conservation or anything else interesting. We're also hoping it's going to be fun.

If you have any questions about the podcast, anything you'd like us to answer in future episodes, or just any general comments about it please let us know in the comments here. Alternatively, head over shortly to the official Crocodilian.com Facebook page (coming real soon now!) where you can join the discussion.

Expect a new podcast every couple of weeks or so, depending on our schedule.



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