Once spread across the Caribbean, its range has dwindled to including only the Zapata Swamp and Isla de la Juventud, due to hunting by humans. Captive breeding ...

Cuban crocodiles are considered to be aggressive, and they have been known to attack people on rare occasions. Adults have few natural predators; however, eggs ...

30 окт. 2024 г. · The Cuban Crocodile has been driven to historically low numbers in the wild by indiscriminate hunting for skins. Added to this is the threat of ...

17 окт. 2017 г. · Hybridization poses an increasing threat to the nation's beloved reptile.

21 июл. 2021 г. · The limiting factor for conservationists in Cuba is access to resources. On our first trip to Cuba, we arrived right after hatching season at ...

Habitat. Diet. Conservation. The Cuban crocodile is classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This species is listed ...

The crocodile which jumps in the air to catch its prey. Cross breeding with the American crocodile is one of the biggest threats to the species' survival.

9 февр. 2023 г. · But the highly endangered croc may face a new threat–genetic pollution created by human interference with the animals' habitat.

Illegal hunting and hybridization with American crocodiles – which muddles the species' genetics – have for decades threatened populations here.