Wildlife Studies
The UMA Reptilario Cipactli has conducted studies with Crocodylus acutus in the Bahía de Banderas since 2000 until 2014, monitoring their populations in the three estuarine systems: El Salado, Boca Negra-Boca de Tomates and El Chino-El Quelele; and also to carry out projects in conjunction with the Delegation of SEMARNAT Nayarit and the Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, in the estuaries from San Blas Nayarit and with the Tortugario of Cuyutlán, in the estuaries from Cuyutlán and Manzanillo, Colima. the ecological role of the species in mangrove systems is fundamental, since it's a “top predator” regulates the populations of anothers organisms associated with that ecosystem, contribute to the hydrological maintenance of the system, since they keep channels open when transiting them, avoiding siltation, and they can also male pools where more aquatic organisms can take advantage of then during the low water season. The continuity of these studies has been developed due to the interest and joint effort of several institutions such as the Centro Universitario de la Costa of the Universidad de Guadalajara, The City Councils of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco and Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, The Estero del Salado Natural Protected Area , the Jalisco and Nayarit Delegations of SEMARNAT and the Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit.
Captivity Studies
Work has been carried out with crocodiles in captivity on diets, growth, reproductive behavior, incubation, diseases and sex determination.
This has contributed to provide elements for the conservation, management and sustainable use of crocodiles and their habitat in the wastern coast of he Mexican Pacific, thus minimizing the environmental impacts generated by their explotation. Cocodiles, besides being part of the biological diversity that exists in the western coast of the Mexican Pacific, have a direct relationship with the economic develoment of the same, since they represent an important resource as a tourist attraction and also present a great potential for commercial explotation if they are bred in captivity.