Mating Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which has dwindled to about 4,000 wild animals in two isolated Cuban swamps. The ten-foot-long (three-meter-long) reptile is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Leer más.

Customs officials in Thailand have intercepted an illegal shipment of 370 tortoises, hidden in two suitcases that were abandoned at Bangkok’s Airport. Leer más.

This sleepy village nestled in the heart of vast farmland in China’s eastern Zhejiang province hides a deadly secret. Leer más.

The ‘tuko’, the endemic Philippine gecko, has been making a lot of noise in the wildlife trade – and conservationists don’t like what they’re hearing. Leer más.

Snakes have been around for some 150 million years, but their ancient physiology might hold some important clues to developing new drugs. Leer más.