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This may be old news to some of you but I just saw on National Geographic Channel that Dr. Brady Barr is the first person to capture all 23 species of crocodilians in the wild. He said now that he has done it he would like to start all over and do it again. I would love to be his assistant on the repeat trips. I have yet to see any crocodilian other than an American alligator in it's natural habitat.

in my opinion, he is the first DOCOMENTED person to have achieved this. I offer my congrats to Dr. Brady Barr for this achievement, but why claim that he is the FIRST individual to do this when there may have been 50 others to have done the same thing, but simply without the cameras in their faces the entire time. This is not meant as an attack on you or Dr. Brady Barr. He has still achieved FAR more in the world of crocodilians than I most likely EVER will. I just dont think it's fair to claim that 1 individual is the first to do something that others may have done, but without the publicity as a result.

Sorry for the nagging. Just thought I would give my two cents.

chris

Well since you have opened this can of worms, do you know for sure of any other who have accomplished this feat? I have to say that I find it highly unlikely. Not that I think there aren't others with the skills and knowledge to do what Dr. Barr has done. I just think that probably not many have had the funding or permits to track all 23 species of crocodilians in the wild. Let's face it the only way Dr. Barr has done this is with the power and funding of National Geographic behind his name. The logistics and expense of capturing all 23 species of crocodilians in the wild would be a little daunting to most private citizens or even wild animal parks. I'm sure there are many other people out there with very impressive reptile/crocodilian capture resumes but all 23 species of crocodilians. That is a very impressive and expensive logistical and organizational challenge.