Sideleau, B. and A.R.C. Britton, A.R.C. 2012. A Preliminary Analysis of Worldwide Crocodilian Attacks. Crocodiles. Proceedings of the 21st Working Meeting of the IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group. IUCN: Gland, Switzerland: 111-114 (original) (raw)

Attacks on humans by crocodilians have been documented reasonably well in developed countries in the last few decades. Conversely, attacks in developing countries are typically poorly documented despite those countries holding the highest frequencies of crocodilian attacks. Here we present the results of an analysis of over 600 crocodilian attacks worldwide for the period of 2008 through 2011. Attack data were compiled from a number of sources including online media reports, local wildlife officials, crocodilian experts, and relevant recent publications.