By Herp News Buddhist leaders prayed for slaughtered African elephants in Bangkok, Thailand last week, reports WWF. During a special merit-making ceremony, often reserved for the recently deceased, Buddhist monks, abbots, and leaders prayed for the tens-of-thousands of elephants that have been killed for their ivory tusks. Bangkok is currently hosting an international meeting of […]
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Mar 11
Mar 11
Prayers for dying elephants: Buddhists hold prayer ceremony for elephants decimated by poachers
By Herp News Buddhist leaders prayed for slaughtered African elephants in Bangkok, Thailand last week, reports WWF. During a special merit-making ceremony, often reserved for the recently deceased, Buddhist monks, abbots, and leaders prayed for the tens-of-thousands of elephants that have been killed for their ivory tusks. Bangkok is currently hosting an international meeting of […]
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Prayers for dying elephants: Buddhists hold prayer ceremony for elephants decimated by poachers
By Herp News Buddhist leaders prayed for slaughtered African elephants in Bangkok, Thailand last week, reports WWF. During a special merit-making ceremony, often reserved for the recently deceased, Buddhist monks, abbots, and leaders prayed for the tens-of-thousands of elephants that have been killed for their ivory tusks. Bangkok is currently hosting an international meeting of […]
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Tortoise Energy Capital Corporation’s Series C Preferred Shares Goes Ex-Dividend Soon
By Herp News On 3/13/13, Tortoise Energy Capital Corporation’s 3.95% Series C Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: TYY.PRC) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.0329, payable on 4/1/13. As a percentage of TYY.PRC’s recent share price of $10.17, this dividend works out to approximately 0.32%. On an annualized basis, the current yield is […]
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Crocodilian competition may hinder conservation efforts in Amazon
By Herp News In the slow-moving freshwater of the Amazon River basin, a dark, scaly crocodilian known as the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is attempting a comeback from near extinction, but another crocodilian may threaten the recovery process, according to a new study in the journal Herpetologica. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]
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Crocodilian competition may hinder conservation efforts in Amazon
By Herp News In the slow-moving freshwater of the Amazon River basin, a dark, scaly crocodilian known as the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is attempting a comeback from near extinction, but another crocodilian may threaten the recovery process, according to a new study in the journal Herpetologica. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]
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Action Alert: Proposed Nevada bill to ban the public possession of exotic animals
From Ken Foose of Exotic Pets in Las Vegas, Nev., an update on efforts to ban exotic pet ownership in the state: After meeting with members of the HSUS and some Nevada senators on Friday, we now have a bit of new information to give. We have been told by a member of HSUS that […]
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Sharks and rays win protections at CITES
By Herp News Today, for the first time, sharks and rays have won the vote for better protection under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), the world’s regulating body on trade in threatened species. Five shark species and the world’s manta rays, which includes two species, have received enough votes to be […]
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Sharks and rays win protections at CITES
By Herp News Today, for the first time, sharks and rays have won the vote for better protection under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), the world’s regulating body on trade in threatened species. Five shark species and the world’s manta rays, which includes two species, have received enough votes to be […]
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VSU Connell Lecture hosts Sea Turtle Center director
By Herp News If you’ve been to a Georgia or Florida beach in recent years, you’ve likely seen the signs to leave sea turtles alone. Granted, you may not have seen the nighttime migration of the sea turtle , but the signs underscore the very reason why such sightings are rare. Go to Source …read […]
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