Chinese alligator, some good news

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Re-introduced Chinese alligators breed succesfull in the wild :
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090714124949.htm

( just saw it's news from 2009 so not realy news anymore . Evenso it was not mentioned anywhere on ZooChat so still of some intrest I hope ).

 

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More good Chinese alligator news ! :
http://www.newswise.com/articles/world-s-most-endangered-alligator-making-a-comeback-in-shanghai

 

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Some not such good news :

Is a Bottleneck Effect Endangering Chinese Alligators? - The Wire

 

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Update about the attemps to save the species - seems to be very succesfull :

China makes headway in rejuvenating population of Chinese alligators