The Endangered Species Act (ESA)—the key US law protecting species listed as threatened or endangered—focuses on boosting species’ numbers until they reach recovery thresholds and so can be taken off the ESA list. Almost 1400 species are now listed. Leer más.

Chytridiomycosis, a fungal skin condition, is threatening remaining populations of unique amphibian species in the Caribbean. One of the most cherished of these is the large ‘Mountain chicken’ that holds a special cultural importance in Dominica, but it is now Critically Endangered. Leer más.

Electric shock treatment is not a suitable remedy for a snakebite, as two neighbours found out to their cost. Leer más.

When you walk along the streets or through the markets in any Viet­namese city or village, it is not un­usual to find rows upon rows of bot­tles of snake wine (known locally as ruou ran). Roadside stalls and age-old markets high up in the mountains, modern city supermarkets and shop­ping centers, traditional pharmacies and modern chemists all sell bottles of snake wine. Leer más.

Beach goers at Manzanilla Beach were called into action last week, when they came across several turtles coming out of the water. At first glance, believing them to be the young of the sea turtles that nest on this beach from March to August, they attempted unsuccessfully to carry them back out to sea, only to realise that the turtles struggled to come back to shore. Leer más.