But they say they are losing that race. 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 ...

Hunting Orinoco crocodiles, often for their hides, is no longer allowed in Venezuela and Colombia, although poaching still occurs in areas that aren’t well-patrolled, Sigler said.

Hunted into near-extinction during the last century for their prized, scaly hides, hope for Venezuela’s fading Orinoco crocodile may lie in three hatchlings the Newport Aquarium recently ...

It's estimated there are now as few as 1,500 left in the wild. Visitors to the aquarium will have one more week to see the crocodiles and wish them well as they head to South America.

But they say they are losing that race. 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 ...

While millions of the crocodiles could previously be found in South America’s Orinoco River, the aquarium says as few as 1,500 now remain in the wild.

The Orinoco crocodile, or Crocodylus intermedius, was pushed to the brink of extinction in the first half of the 20th century due to the hunting of its prized skin. Over 2.5 million skins were ...

Eggs from an endangered Venezuelan Orinoco River crocodile began hatching. Zoo officials said that on February 5th, the croc laid 45 eggs in a carefully excavated nest located in an off-exhibit ...

Some of the rarest and most endangered reptiles in the world, Orinoco crocodiles will be making Newport Aquarium's Gator Alley their new home. Orinoco crocodiles — which currently have as few as ...

Orinoco crocodiles are considered to be one of the world’s most critically endangered crocodile species because they are hunted for their skin and meat, Magill said.

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – Ahead of Mother’s Day weekend, Zoo Miami welcomed a group of critically endangered Orinoco crocodile hatchlings. Zoo officials say the mother crocodile laid 45 eggs on Feb ...

NEWPORT, Ky. — The Newport Aquarium's Gator Ally is holding an opening weekend this weekend which includes three new Orinoco crocodile babies, and some of the rarest and most endangered reptiles ...