A similar captive breeding program was also instrumental in bringing back crocodile populations in India, after they were nearly wiped out by the early 1970s, said Yashendu Joshi, a crocodile ...

KENDRAPARA: Come Tuesday, Odisha will commemorate 50 years of its pioneering crocodile conservation projects on World Crocodile Day. In 1975, three conservation projects were launched in the state ...

Extracting semen from giant saltwater crocodiles isn't an easy task, but an artificial insemination project is doing just that and could shape the future of croc farming.

Crocodiles are social species and once together, they "find their own hierarchy," said Iri Gill, who manages cold-blooded animals at the Chester Zoo in the U.K., which supports the breeding program.

Read More » A pair of pure-bred Siamese crocodile hatchlings rest after breaking free from their shells in a conservation breeding center in Phnom Tamao, Cambodia’s Takeo Province, on July 12 ...

The hatching of clutches of critically endangered Siamese crocodiles in Cambodia is an unlikely comeback, aided by an even unlikelier ally.

Conservationists realized that saving the species would require captive breeding of purebred, fertile crocodiles. The crocodile farmers who had nearly hunted the species to extinction now play a ...

Conservationists realized that saving the species would require captive breeding of purebred, fertile crocodiles. The crocodile farmers who had nearly hunted the species to extinction now play a ...

A similar captive breeding program was also instrumental in bringing back crocodile populations in India, after they were nearly wiped out by the early 1970s, said Yashendu Joshi, a crocodile ...

A similar captive breeding program was also instrumental in bringing back crocodile populations in India, after they were nearly wiped out by the early 1970s, said Yashendu Joshi, a crocodile ...