May 17, 2022 · Giant alligators have been released into the Rio Grande to deter migrants from crossing the border river to the United States, reports Mexican media.

Aug 23, 2024 · U.S. Border Patrol agents have detected an alligator in the murky waters of the Rio Grande, confirming earlier reports about the presence of large reptiles in this waterway, which forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States.

Feb 23, 2025 · Yes, there was indeed an alligator spotted in the Rio Grande River. This sighting, confirmed by a video shared by Governor Greg Abbott, shows the alligator with its head above water, and the video itself was reportedly taken by the Texas National Guard from a boat.

Apr 2, 2024 · A post shared on Facebook claims to show alligators being used in the Rio Grande. Verdict: False. The image is generated by artificial intelligence. Fact Check: A judge ordered the release of migrants who were allegedly involved in a stampede on the southern border that overwhelmed National Guard troops, according to the El Paso Times.

Hoje estão registradas para os limites do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 130 espécies de répteis, sendo um jacaré, oito cobras-de-duas-cabeças, 10 quelônios, 23 lagartos e 88 serpentes.

Feb 13, 2023 · There are about seven million American alligators today, a remarkable conservation success story seeing they were almost hunted to extinction in the 1950s and 1960s. Of those, an estimated one million are in Texas, with about 20,000 to 25,000 in the Rio Grande Valley, their numbers here limited by the availability of fresh water.

Does Rio de Janeiro have alligators? Yes, there are alligators in Brazil, particularly in the Amazon rainforest and the Pantanal wetlands. The American alligator and the spectacled caiman are two species commonly found in Brazil.

Jun 24, 2024 · It was discovered in Paraíso do Sul, located in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The newly identified species has been named Parvosuchus aurelioi. The name Parvosuchus...

first record of caiman (crocodilya, alligatoridae) from the pleistocene of rio grande do sul state, brazil. A first record of Alligatoridae reptiles is made to the coastal plain deposits...

It is endemic to southern Brazil, where it is known only from three islands, Guahiba, São Lourenço, and Taquara, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The poorly studied species is presumed to inhabit subtropical forests, and thus to be threatened by deforestation.