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human-crocodile incidents reported in the diverse aforementioned media (Notimex
2014).
Both events show the need for action involving interested parties related to the
PVE, as allies for species protection through their sustainable use: (1) justify the
preservation of natural resources, providing it gives employment to the community,
and (2) ensure the conservation of the species with repopulation support, on the
assumption that it would be naturally inhibited by environmental and/or anthropogenic factors as mentioned by Gaviño-Rodríguez et al. (2011) and Reyes Herrera
et al. (2015).
An additional advantage that opens up possibilities for marketing C. acutus
products and sub-products in the WMU is the fact that the crocodile farms are an
attraction for eco-tourism, which would generate additional revenue for the ECTC
coupled with that generated by boat rides and guided tours (SEMARNAP 1999,
2014a) favored by the PVE location: 5 min from the town of Cuyutlán with land
communication via Highway, just 40 min from the city and port of Manzanillo and
Colima capital state, where a considerable number of tourists arrive via cruise ship
(Table 18.3), which in average represents more than 30,000 potential tourists in a
year, according to data from INEGI (2013) for the period 2000–2012, excluding
national tourist from nearby cities as Tecomán, Colima, Guadalajara and Morelia,
mostly in holiday periods; without forgetting that all visitors would take lectures on
environmental education of resources protected in the WMU, reinforcing the services provided by the ECTC.
Fig. 18.3 Role of the ECTC and specifications to be met by the interested parties and the WMU
in natural resource management (C. acutus) of the PVE (Modified by Bocco et al. 2000)
O. Cervantes et al.
human-crocodile incidents reported in the diverse aforementioned media (Notimex
2014).
Both events show the need for action involving interested parties related to the
PVE, as allies for species protection through their sustainable use: (1) justify the
preservation of natural resources, providing it gives employment to the community,
and (2) ensure the conservation of the species with repopulation support, on the
assumption that it would be naturally inhibited by environmental and/or anthropogenic factors as mentioned by Gaviño-Rodríguez et al. (2011) and Reyes Herrera
et al. (2015).
An additional advantage that opens up possibilities for marketing C. acutus
products and sub-products in the WMU is the fact that the crocodile farms are an
attraction for eco-tourism, which would generate additional revenue for the ECTC
coupled with that generated by boat rides and guided tours (SEMARNAP 1999,
2014a) favored by the PVE location: 5 min from the town of Cuyutlán with land
communication via Highway, just 40 min from the city and port of Manzanillo and
Colima capital state, where a considerable number of tourists arrive via cruise ship
(Table 18.3), which in average represents more than 30,000 potential tourists in a
year, according to data from INEGI (2013) for the period 2000–2012, excluding
national tourist from nearby cities as Tecomán, Colima, Guadalajara and Morelia,
mostly in holiday periods; without forgetting that all visitors would take lectures on
environmental education of resources protected in the WMU, reinforcing the services provided by the ECTC.
Fig. 18.3 Role of the ECTC and specifications to be met by the interested parties and the WMU
in natural resource management (C. acutus) of the PVE (Modified by Bocco et al. 2000)
O. Cervantes et al.