The Big Cypress Lodge hotel is seen above people shopping for hunting, fishing, and outdoor goods, next to an indoor replica swamp, inside the Bass Pro Shops at the Memphis Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A general view of a mangrove tree on the banks of Caceribu River which flows into Guanabara bay, during the Green Guanabara Project which restored around 12.5 ha of mangrove and a total of around 30,500 trees were planted to preserve marine biodiversity and keep the rivers clean, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Floodwaters inundate acres of vineyards at the Balletto Vineyards after a new bout of rainstorms in Santa Rosa, California, U.S. January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva 

A plastic bottle cap is submerged in the water of the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A plastic bottle floats on the water of the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A man looks at a piece of plastic he caught with his fishing net at the banks of the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Members of "Piedra del Idioma" (Language Stone), a cooperative of fishermen and farmers, clean the the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Plastic bottles and trash float on the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A man collects plastic bottles from the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

People navigate among trash as they work in a program funded by Salvadoran government to clean the the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Plastic bottles and trash float on the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

An aerial view shows members of "Piedra del Idioma" (Language Stone), a cooperative of fishermen and farmers, unload and pack trash collected from the El Cerron Grande reservoir as part of a program funded by the Salvadoran government to clean the water, in Potonico, El Salvador September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

An aerial view shows members of "Piedra del Idioma" (Language Stone), a cooperative of fishermen and farmers, cleaning the the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

An aerial view shows members of "Piedra del Idioma" (Language Stone), a cooperative of fishermen and farmers, unload and pack trash collected from the El Cerron Grande reservoir as part of a program funded by the Salvadoran government to clean the water, in Potonico, El Salvador September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

People navigate among trash as they work in a program funded by Salvadoran government to clean the the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Horses drink water on the banks of the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A horse wades through water in the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Mauricio Orellana rides his fishing boat as he cleans the water of the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Plastic bottles float on the water of the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Plastic bottles float on the water of the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis) stand on a log as plastic bottles and trash float on the the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Mauricio Orellana sits on his fishing boat as he cleans the water of the El Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico, El Salvador September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Veterinary technician Enrique Vasallo releases newborn Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) into their cage at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) meat is ready to be served in a restaurant at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. The sale of crocodile meat in Cuba is tightly controlled by the state, and only those crocodiles with physical defects or hybrid genetics, for example, are allowed in restaurants. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Cuban crocodile skulls (Crocodylus rhombifer) are seen inside a worker's room at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. Cuban scientists estimate that around 4,000 Cuban crocodiles live in the wild. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) meat is prepared in a restaurant at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. The sale of crocodile meat in Cuba is tightly controlled by the state, and only those crocodiles with physical defects or hybrid genetics, for example, are allowed in restaurants. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A worker shows a necklace with a tooth belonging to a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. Cuban scientists estimate that around 4,000 Cuban crocodiles live in the wild. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A biologist poses with newly-hatched Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) as they are relocated at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) has its measurements checked at a crocodile hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) swim at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) react as a bait hangs over them at a crocodile hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) has its weight checked at a crocodile hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Tourists watch Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) in their cage at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 25, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Biologist Etiam Perez, 43, watches a newly released Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) swimming at the Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. "We are trying to bring them back from the edge of extinction," Perez said. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Biologist Etiam Perez, 43, releases a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) at the Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. "We are trying to bring them back from the edge of extinction," Perez said. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A worker holds a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) opens its jaws at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) is released into nature at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) swims during its release into nature at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) are carried inside a box by biologists prior to being released into nature at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) is seen at the Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) is held moments before being released into nature at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) recovered from a poacher, and given by the police to the director of the crocodile hatchery, rest inside a plastic bag before being released into nature at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Illegal hunting and hybridization with American crocodiles - which muddles the species genetics - have for decades threatened populations here. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) are checked by biologists prior to being released into nature at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) swims with fishes during its release into nature at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A crocodile taxidermy is seen with a cigar resting in its mouth inside a shop at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban scientists estimate that around 4,000 Cuban crocodiles live in the wild. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A crocodile taxidermy sits in a restaurant at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban scientists estimate that around 4,000 Cuban crocodiles live in the wild. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Tourists leave a boat at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban scientists estimate that around 4,000 Cuban crocodiles live in the wild. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Veterinarian Gustavo Sosa, 43, poses with newly-hatched Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) as they are relocated, at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Illegal hunting and hybridization with American crocodiles - which muddles the species genetics - have for decades threatened populations here. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A newly-hatched Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) emerges from an egg onto a biologist’s hand at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Tourists visit a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Veterinarian Gustavo Sosa shows newly-hatched Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) to tourists at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Illegal hunting and hybridization with American crocodiles - which muddles the species genetics - have for decades threatened populations here. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) swim at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Veterinarian Gustavo Sosa, 43, washes newly-hatched Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Illegal hunting and hybridization with American crocodiles - which muddles the species genetics - have for decades threatened populations here. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A newly-hatched Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) emerges from an egg at a hatchery at Zapata Swamp, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba, August 24, 2022. Cuban crocodiles, an endemic species found only here and in a swamp on Cuba's Isle of Youth, are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species, scientists say. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI ZAPATA CROCODILES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A man walks on Rainbow Bridge over the River Cherwell during a heatwave, in Oxford, Britain, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez 

Commander of Marine Infantry Brigade No. 4, Colonel Jaime Zambrano, gives instructions to soldiers during a patrol in a mangrove swamp, in Tumaco, Colombia December 15, 2021. Picture taken December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez 

Commander of Marine Infantry Brigade No. 4, Colonel Jaime Zambrano, gives instructions to soldiers during a patrol in a mangrove swamp, in Tumaco, Colombia December 13, 2021. Picture taken December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez 

Demonstrators protesting current citizenship pathways for recipients of the DREAM Act gather near the Senate Swamp at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner