By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., the adviser of NDP, NTG, TPZ, TTP, TYG, TYN and TYY announced today the release of first quarter 2013 reports for each of these funds. The reports are available online at www.tortoiseadvisors.com. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

We had some pretty bad floods here, and finallyits spring(worm season!). My little three toed boxie, Mack,just adores worms, but I never seem to dig in the right spot. So when I came home today I saw 8 small worms in the driveway. So, I set out to the ‘lake’ that just formed at the […]

By Herp News Earlier this month, officials took down a fence allowing the first herd of European bison (Bison bonasus) to enter the forests freely in Germany in over 300 years, reports Wildlife Extra. The small herd, consisting of just eight animals (one male, five females and two calves) will now be allowed to roam […]

By Herp News Earlier this month, officials took down a fence allowing the first herd of European bison (Bison bonasus) to enter the forests freely in Germany in over 300 years, reports Wildlife Extra. The small herd, consisting of just eight animals (one male, five females and two calves) will now be allowed to roam […]

By Herp News After three months, officials still don’t know for certain what killed at least 14 Bornean elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis) in the Malaysian state of Sabah. However tests do indicate that the herd perished from a “caustic intoxicant,” possibly ingested accidentally or just as easily intentionally poisoned. A distinct subspecies, Bornean elephants are […]

ExxonMobil is reporting that more than 200 animals, including 125 snakes, were found dead at the site of the Mayflower oil spill, died while being transported, or were euthanized at the clean-up facility. From THV11.com: David Eglinton, with ExxonMobil, said 238 animals were captured and 62 were declared dead on arrival, which means they were […]

By Herp News The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved revisions to its gopher tortoise permitting guidelines April 18 at its meeting near Tallahassee. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Koos Hermanus would rather not give names to the lions he breeds. So here, behind a 2.4-meter high electric fence, is 1R, a three-and-a-half-year-old male, who consumes 5kg of meat a day and weighs almost 200kg. It will only leave its enclosure once it has been “booked”‘ by a hunter, most of […]

By Herp News The remains of a 195-million-year-old reptile have been discovered on Britain's Jurassic Coast.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News POCOMOKE CITY — Reptiles may be scaly, cold-blooded and sometimes venomous, but they aren’t necessarily the villains of the animal kingdom. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Researchers are using the feet of tree frogs as a model for a tiny robot designed to crawl inside patients’ bodies during keyhole surgery. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links