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Research interests
Brandon Sideleau is a PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) conflict throughout the entire range of the species. He founded the worldwide crocodilian attack database (currently known as CrocAttack) in 2010 and has previously conducted human-crocodile conflict surveys on the islands Flores, Lembata, Sumba, and Timor in East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia in 2015 and 2017. He has also been involved in crocodile population surveys in Belize and Mexico (Jalisco and Sinaloa). He became a member of the IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group in 2012 and currently assists the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in species distribution and mapping. The fieldwork for his PhD will be conducted in Papua New Guinea, since crocodile attacks in the country are believed to go unreported on a frequent basis.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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New Records for the American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) for the Southern Dutch Antilles, Placed in the Context of the Species' Regional Range Re-Expansion
Debrot, A. O., Burg, M. P. V. D., Sideleau, B. M. & Ploeg, J. V. D., Jun 2025, In: Caribbean Journal of Science. 55, 1, p. 205-215 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Remarkable Survival by a Scuba Diver from an American Alligator Attack
Rainwater, T. R., Georgitis, W. S., Sideleau, B. M. & Platt, S. G., Jun 2026, In: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 37, 2, p. 259-267 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Saltwater crocodiles are slowly returning to Bali and Java: Can we learn to live alongside them?
Sideleau, B. M., 17 Oct 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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The Northern Territory does not have a crocodile problem – and ‘salties’ do not need culling
Sideleau, B. M., 24 Jul 2023, The Conversation, July 2023.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) attacks in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Sideleau, B., Sitorus, T., Suryana, D. & Britton, A., Jun 2021, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 72, 7, p. 978-986 9 p., 9333574.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An analysis of recent saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) attacks in Timor-Leste and consequences for management and conservation
Sideleau, B. M., Edyvane, K. S. & Britton, A. R. C., 2017, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 68, 5, p. 801-809 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Yes, there are crocodiles in Iran and they are in trouble due to climate change
16/01/22 → 15/02/22
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