By Herp News If ever a story deserved the tagline, Brought to You by Drunken Stupidity, it’s this one: Earlier this year in London, an intoxicated teenager stole an Aldabra giant tortoise from a safari park, sold it on Facebook, only to be caught soon thereafter when his DNA was matched to saliva on a […]
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Mar 25
Mar 25
Humans killed over 10 percent of the world’s bird species when they colonized the Pacific Islands
By Herp News Around 4,000 years ago intrepid Polynesian seafarers made their way into an untamed wilderness: the far-flung Pacific Islands. Over a thousands or so years, they rowed from one island to another, stepping on shores never yet seen by humans. While this vast colonization brought about a new era of human history, it […]
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Forging zoos into global conservation centers, an interview with Cristian Samper, head of WCS
By Herp News The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is one of the world’s leading environmental organizations. Founded in 1895 (originally as the New York Zoological Society), the WCS manages 200 million acres of wild places around the globe, with over 500 field conservation projects in 65 countries, and 200 scientists on staff. The WCS also […]
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Sea turtle nesting begins with post-storm issues at play
By Herp News Marine- turtle nesting season began in March on Florida beaches from Brevard through Broward counties Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Sea turtle nesting begins
By Herp News Marine- turtle nesting season began in March on Florida beaches from Brevard through Broward counties, although two leatherbacks laying their eggs in late February got a head start. May 1 marks the official start in other… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Drunken teenager stole £2,000 giant tortoise from a safari park and sold it on Facebook for just £30
By Herp News Adam Steff took Flo (pictured), a 4.5lb juvenile Aldabra giant tortoise , from Woburn Safari Park in Milton Keynes after he wandered into her enclosure while drunk. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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