Crowdfunding initiative: See you in a while crocodile. Support the Cuban scientists to monitor, study and protect the Cuban crocodile.

The Crocodylus rhombifer, or Cuban crocodile, is a species endemic to Cuba. It has one of the most restricted geographic ranges of all crocodiles in the world, inhabiting only the Zapata Swamp in Matanzas Province.

The survival of the Cuban crocodile is threatened by human activities that affect its ecosystem, as well as by climate change and other environmental pressures. However, through research and urgent conservation actions, there is a real opportunity to protect this remarkable species.

How will this initiative help protect the Cuban crocodile?

Donations will enable the purchase and installation of satellite tags to track the movements of Cuban crocodiles in their natural habitat. This data will help scientists better understand their behavior and develop more effective conservation strategies.

The crowdfunding campaign will be hosted on every.org — a secure, international, nonprofit platform successfully used by UNDP offices to support high-impact initiatives.

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You can also help by spreading the word — share this initiative with friends, institutions, networks, or anyone who might contribute.

If you know potential donors, please send their contact information to seeyoucrocodile@gmail.com  

Etiam Pérez, biologist, and Gustavo Sosa, veterinarian, are specialists with many years of experience working with the Cuban crocodile in the Zapata Swamp.

They will be responsible for attaching the satellite tags and leading the research and conservation actions made possible thanks to the support gathered in this crowdfunding initiative.

This initiative comes from an alliance between the Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation for Nature and Humanity (FANJ), the Enterprise for the Conservation of the Zapata Swamp (ECOCIENZAP), the Cuban Crocodile Specialist Group (GECC), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Cuba.

Activities are carried out with technical assistance from the global BIOFIN initiative, led in Cuba by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment.