Alice Cooper needed a python for his stage performance in Switzerland later this month. When concert organizers reached out to the Lausanne Vivarium for help, they found out the reptile center was in danger of closing due to lack of funds. From The Local, an English-language Swizz newspaper: The Caprices Festival decided it could lend […]
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Mar 03
Mar 03
UNC to show reconstruction of prehistoric reptile
By Herp News CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A University of North Carolina paleontologist and others will unveil a 12-foot-long skeletal reconstruction of a prehistoric reptile whose fossils were found in a quarry in Durham. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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UNC to show reconstruction of prehistoric reptile
By Herp News A University of North Carolina paleontologist and others will unveil a 12-foot-long skeletal reconstruction of a prehistoric reptile whose fossils were found in a quarry in Durham. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Overview of the CITES 16th Conference of Parties in Bangkok
By Herp News When countries meet in Bangkok, Thailand for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 16th Conference of Parties (CoP16), to be held from March 3-14, they’ll consider 70 proposals submitted by 55 States regarding a range of species, from polar bears to turtles and tropical […]
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Frogs radio-tracked for first time in Madagascar
By Herp News Researchers have radio-tracked frogs for the first time in Madagascar. Attaching tiny radio transmitters weighing 0.3-0.35 grams (1/100 of an ounce) to 36 rainbow frogs (Scaphiophryne gottlebei), the research team tracked the movement of the colorful frogs through rugged canyons in Madagascar’s Isalo Massif. They found that the frogs have a short […]
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Elephant massacre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Herp News A key Congo wildlife reserve has lost 75 percent of its elephants in just 15 years due to poaching to meet Asian demand for ivory, reports a new survey by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Democratic Republic of Congo authorities. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products […]
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