Flora and Fauna

Cuba presents the most comprehensive botanical inventory in its history: over 8,300 plant taxa cataloged

Thousands of trees will be given away at the Miami Zoo this Sunday

Cuban cultivates orchids in Havana amid the crisis: "It drives me crazy"

Young Cuban shows how she lives with a crocodile as a pet in Matanzas

An image of Cuba's national bird wins the Grand Prize for Digital Nature Online 2026

An alligator weighing over 300 pounds appears near a high school in Florida

A nearly 3-meter alligator bites a woman while she was swimming in a river in Florida

The winner of the python hunting contest in Florida shares how he managed to take home $10,000

A man becomes the winner of the Florida Python Challenge with a record number of pythons captured

U.S. Coast Guard rescues a nearly 300-pound sea turtle in the Florida Keys

Excess marabou, no charcoal: Las Tunas is wasting one of its greatest resources

A forest fire devastates 200 hectares of the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park in Guantánamo

They dismantled a cockfighting ring and charged seven people with "illegal gambling" in Santa Clara

The regime is betting on the Pa'Cuba Festival to try to rescue the deteriorating National Aquarium

A Burmese python with 20 eggs was found under a sidewalk in Miami-Dade

Only in Florida!: Huge invasive Burmese python nearly 5 and a half meters long captured

Independent organization accuses GAESA of worsening the food crisis in Cuba

Florida offers a $10,000 reward for capturing invasive pythons in the Everglades

Florida Zoo welcomes three orphaned black bear cubs following a tragic incident

Controlled forest fire that engulfed 30 hectares of woods in La Palma, Pinar del Río

Alert: Six active wildfires are sweeping through 760 hectares of forests in Pinar del Río

More than 400 hectares of forests affected by fire in Minas de Matahambre

Fire engulfs more than 200 hectares of forests in Minas de Matahambre

The National Botanical Garden of Cuba closes due to lack of fuel

Florida tries to prevent an ecological disaster by releasing crabs

Two men arrested after alleged breeding operation with hundreds of fighting roosters discovered in Miami-Dade

The complaints do make a difference: Camagüey zoo starts urgent repairs following scandal over starving lions

Camagüey Zoo responds to criticism regarding the neglect and hunger of the animals

The director of the zoo in Camagüey says that "the animals are not starving" and prevents citizens from feeding them

Alerts on social media regarding the alleged sale of jicoteas housed in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions in Las Tunas

They are reporting an increase in dumpsites in the Yumurí Valley, Matanzas

Wildfires in western Cuba: More than 130 hectares damaged

Authorities warn about the impact of extreme cold on iconic animals of Florida

Parts of the crocodile from Caibarién that had escaped have surfaced

A rare pygmy sperm whale found dead on the coast of Matanzas

Alert: A very active wildfire season is forecasted for Pinar del Río in 2026

CITMA investigates the sale of crafts featuring polimitas in Havana, following a complaint about the illegal use of protected species

Florida resumes black bear hunting after a decade-long ban

"Even affection has been developed for them": Cubans mock the spread of the African snail in Artemisa

Alert in Cuba: The manjuarí, a unique prehistoric species, on the brink of extinction

Luffa, the Cuban plant used as a natural sponge, is taking Instagram by storm

Iguanas are starting to fall from the trees in southern Florida due to the cold

Scientists confirm sighting of manatees in the Treasure Lagoon, Zapata Swamp

Sick animals, dirty tanks, and ruins: a mother describes the sad portrait of the National Aquarium of Cuba

A flamingo appears in a rural neighborhood of Santiago de Cuba, and this is what they did to save it

Young Cuban veterinarian saves a jutía from being sacrificed for religious purposes

Food crisis in Cuba reaches the "pitirres": It is sold for 400 pesos per pound

Outrageous! Man from Matanzas auctions peregrine falcon on social media

National Aquarium receives two donated green turtles

Ten years later, Florida authorizes bear hunting once again

Putting on the Pinocho: Do you remember this childhood game with a flower in Cuba?

Total desperation: Cubans are cutting down trees because they have no means to cook

Alert in Florida: Searching for the elusive "rainbow serpent," one of the rarest in the state

Cuban photographer captures stunning images of the tocororo, Cuba's national bird

Rancho Luna, the coastal gem of Cienfuegos, is sinking amid garbage and disrepair

A pod of dolphins spotted off the Malecón in Havana

Cuban and British specialists collaborate to prevent the extinction of Polymita

A large-scale forest fire devastates forests in the mountainous area of Guantánamo

This is what a night hunting pythons in Florida looks like: Hispanic shows how it's done

Dog chained all day on a terrace: neighbors report animal abuse in the heart of Vedado