Usually when the words “endangered wildlife” and “smuggling” get used in a headline, the story is set in some exotic tropical location. Not this time. From Syracuse.com: A North Country woman who smuggled more than 200 turtles, alligators, iguanas and other wildlife into Canada pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Syracuse. The endangered and […]
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Apr 03
Apr 03
Painted turtle gets DNA decoded
By Herp News Scientists have decoded the genome of the western painted turtle , one of the most abundant turtles on Earth, finding clues to their longevity and ability to survive without oxygen during long winters spent hibernating in ice-covered ponds. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]
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Infamous elephant poacher turns cannibal in the Congo
By Herp News Early on a Sunday morning last summer, the villagers of Epulu awoke to the sounds of shots and screaming. In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, that can often mean another round of violence and ethnic murder is under way. In this case, however, something even more horrific […]
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Domesticated bees do not replace declining wild insects as agricultural pollinators
By Herp News Sprinkled with pollen, buzzing bees fly from one blossom to another, collecting sweet nectar from brilliantly colored flowers. Bees tend to symbolize the pollination process, but there are many wild insects that carry out the same function. Unfortunately, wild insect populations are in decline, and, according to a recent study, adding more […]
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Credit-Crunch-not-at-The- Lizard -RNLIs-SOS-Day-events!
By Herp News Byline: Credit Crunch? not at The Lizard RNLI’s SOS Day events! Page Content: The Lizard Lifeboat station’s fundraising group has raised over £1,600 for the RNLI’s biggest annual fundraising day. Known nationally as SOS day, Friday 30 January was a great way for everyone to have some fun, whilst raising funds to […]
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Tortoise Capital Advisors Introduces New Open-End Mutual Fund
By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors today announced the introduction of the Tortoise North American Energy Independence Fund, an open-end mutual fund that invests primarily in equity securit Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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