STORY: Conservationists say there are fewer than 100 Orinoco crocodiles left in the wild. :: Capanaparo, Venezuela They live here, in the Orinoco River Basin, which covers most of Venezuela and spills ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Just in time for Mother's Day, Zoo Miami is ecstatic to welcome its newest residents. Eggs from an endangered Venezuelan Orinoco River crocodile began hatching. Zoo officials said ...

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether the Casiquiare River functions as a free dispersal corridor or as a partial barrier (i.e. filter) for the interchange of fish species of the Orinoco ...

NEWPORT, Ky. (WKRC) - Three baby Orinoco crocodiles now at the Newport Aquarium could some day have a big impact. Orinoco crocodiles are some of the rarest and endangered reptiles in the world. There ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Newport Aquarium has welcomed three baby Orinoco crocodiles as part of a conservation effort to help replenish dwindling numbers of the animals in the wild. The new Orinoco ...

A destroyed car, after clashes allegedly involving the ELN in January in Venezuela's town of Barrancas del Orinoco A move by the ELN to expand its control along the banks of the Orinoco River in ...

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Compared to many of the world’s river systems, the Orinoco is relatively intact. But this may not last for long as the river and its surrounding areas are threatened by pollution and mining activities ...

CAPANAPARO, Venezuela (Reuters) -Venezuelan biologist Carlos Alvarado, 34, has one hand on the young crocodile's neck and another on its tail. With the help of some tape and calipers, he is measuring ...

CAPANAPARO, Venezuela — Venezuelan biologist Carlos Alvarado, 34, has one hand on the young crocodile's neck and another on its tail. With the help of some tape and calipers, he is measuring it, ...