WMI SERVICES OVERVIEW PORTFOLIO SERVICES CONSULTATION TRAINING EDUCATION MEDIA ACCESSING

Wildlife Management International Pty. Limited (WMI) has been involved in a wide range of national and international projects which promote wildlife conservation and integrate these goals with the needs and values of people. Review of the snake and lizard skin trade in Indonesia. Review of the wildlife trade in Indonesia. Review of the edible bird nest trade in Southeast Asia. Critical assessment of Italy's proposal to CITES to list swiftlets on Appendix II. Review of crocodile management in Indonesia. Review of crocodile management in Thailand. Review of Chinese alligator management and captive propagation in China. Assistance with Indonesia's proposal to list Saltwater Crocodiles on Appendix II of CITES. Captive bred Chinese alligator from the Anhui Chinese Alligator National Nature Reserve, China Preparation of Australia's proposal to list saltwater crocodiles on Appendix II of CITES for ranching. Preparation of Australia's proposal to list saltwater crocodiles on Appendix II of CITES without qualification. Assistance in the research, preparation and drafting of Cuba's proposal to CITES, to list its hawksbill sea turtles on Appendix II. Drafting of the Northern Territory's management program for red-tailed black cockatoos. Drafting of the Northern Territory's "Conservation through Sustainable Use" policy. Reviews of crocodile management in Papua New Guinea. Reviews of crocodile management and farming in Zimbabwe Reviews of crocodile research facilities in the Philippines. Development and delivery of training courses in crocodile conservation, management and farming husbandry in Colombia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Indonesia. Development and delivery of a major workshop in Thailand on CITES. Development and delivery of a pilot training course in crocodile egg collection, incubation and hatchling rearing for Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land, Australia. Development and delivery of a certificate course in "Crocodile Conservation, Management and Husbandry" in Darwin, Australia with participants from Indonesia, Thailand, Palau, Zimbabwe, China, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Delivery of training in survey techniques and capture of crocodilians to wildlife rangers in Australia, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Development of databases for crocodile management programs in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Provision of assistance and advice to developing and established crocodile farming operations in various countries. Research into the ranching and commercial raising of magpie geese. Development of raising technologies for hawksbill sea turtles. Development of commercial-scale crocodile egg incubators. Drafting of the Australian Code of Practice for the Humane Treatment of Wild and Captive Crocodiles. Drafting of the Northern Territory regulations for the processing of crocodiles for the production of meat for human consumption. WMI staff have acted as expert witnesses in court cases dealing with crocodiles (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland). Critical review of issues relating to a proposed ban on the hunting of ducks in South Australia. Baseline flora and fauna surveys for mining operations (e.g. Groote Eylandt, Cannington). Drafting of management programs for two species of crocodile in the Northern Territory. Crocodile population monitoring and method refinement in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Wild crocodile egg harvest and egg incubation. Review of issues involved with the proposed mining at Coronation Hill within Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Review of environmental management within the Australian mining industry. Extensive research on the biology and ecology of saltwater crocodiles in Australia. Extensive research on the biology and ecology of freshwater crocodiles in Australia. Extensive research on the biology, status and distribution of the false hharial in Indonesia. Surveys of the status of the false gharial in Malaysia. Assessment of crocodile nesting habitats using remote sensing and GIS. False gharial, Tomistoma schlegelii, from Malaysia Assessment of phylogenetic links of Australian crocodiles as revealed by DNA structure. The development and histological structure of crocodile skin. The biology and ecology of flying foxes. Training needs of the fishing industry (wildcatch and aquaculture sectors) in the Northern Territory. Assessment of commercial constraints on the use of trepang as a resource. Assessment of the use of wildfoods by Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land, Australia. Aerial surveys of feral livestock (buffalo, horses, cattle) abundance before and after eradication programs.