Alvarado’s story – and that of the Ori­noco crocodile he is caring for – is a tale of hope and persistence in the face of overwhelming odds. Fewer than 100 Orinoco crocodiles – one of the ...

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Decades of poaching for leather pushed the Orinoco crocodile to the brink, and now struggling Venezuelans who hunt the animals for meat and take their eggs for food threaten to deal the final blow.

The last-ditch race to save the Orinoco crocodile Alvaro Velasco, 66, a biologist and president of the Group of Crocodile Specialists of Venezuela (GECV), poses for a picture as he prepares an ...

Fewer than 100 Orinoco crocodiles – they’re among the largest living reptiles in the world – remain in the wild, according to Venezuelan conservation foundation Fudeci.

An Orinoco crocodile is seen at the Masaguaral Ranch, a captive breeding center near Tamarindito, Guarico State, Venezuela, April 22, 2025. Adult Orinocos can reach over 5 meters (16 ft) in length ...

Fewer than 100 Orinoco crocodiles - one of the largest living reptiles in the world - remain in the wild, according to Venezuelan conservation foundation FUDECI.

CAPANAPARO, Venezuela (Reuters) -Venezuelan biologist Carlos Alvarado, 34, has one hand on the young crocodile's neck and another on its tail. Alvarado's story - and that of the Orinoco crocodile ...

An Orinoco crocodile at the Masaguaral Ranch, a captive breeding center near Tamarindito, Guarico State, Venezuela, on April 22.

Biologists are now raising hatchlings of the endangered species to release them into the wild in Venezuela.