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Bull shark. Sharks were responsible for a large number of attacks and deaths in the region, Brazil has the highest number, about 107, and 30 deaths, followed by Mexico with 62 attacks and 35 fatalities, Cuba with 28 attacks and 16 deaths, Panama registers 27 attacks and 17 deaths, Venezuela has 11 cases and 5 deaths, Costa rica has 6 fatalities of 10 attacks, Colombia with 1 fatality of 8 ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Venezuela. Of the mammal species in Venezuela , one is critically endangered, six are endangered, nineteen are vulnerable, and four are near threatened.
The fauna of Venezuela consists of a huge variety of animals. Venezuela's diverse wildlife includes manatees, Amazon river dolphins, and Orinoco crocodiles, which have been reported to reach up to 6.6 metres (22 ft) in length. Some 23% of reptilian and 50% of amphibian species that inhabit the country are endemic to Venezuela. Overall, around ...
Some 50 animals have starved to death in the last six months at one of Venezuela's main zoos, due to chronic food shortages in the South American nation.
Tityus discrepans is considered a serious public health problem in Venezuela, being dangerous for all ages, especially children and the elderly, the sting of this species can result in piloerection, dyspnea, excessive salivation, cramps, fever and vomiting. In severe cases, heart failure, pulmonary edema and pancreatitis occur.
One dump reports finding parts of dismembered animals, like "dogs, cats, donkeys, horses and pigeons" and there is evidence that people are eating wildlife such as anteaters, flamingos, vultures and lizards. [147] "Hunger, malnutrition, and severe food shortages are widespread in all Venezuela", according to Human Rights Watch. [148]
During the 1940s to the 1960s, thousands of these animals were slaughtered in the Orinoco River and the Llanos wetlands, and the species came very close to extinction. The Orinoco crocodile was given protected status in the 1970s, but has yet to recover. Today, it is protected both in Colombia and Venezuela, and also included on Appendix I by ...
This is the dangerous Venezuelan gang infiltrating the US that you probably know nothing about but should Rafael Romo, Belisa Morillo and Laura Weffer, CNN June 9, 2024 at 4:00 AM