By Herp News Poachers have likely killed off the last rhinos in Mozambique’s Limpopo National Park, according to a park official. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Apr 25
Apr 25
Emergency: large number of elephants being poached in the Central African Republic (warning: graphic image)
By Herp News WWF and the Wildlife Conversation Society (WCS) are issuing an immediate call for action as they report that poachers are killing sizable numbers of forest elephants near the Dzanga-Sangha protected areas in the Central African Republic (CAR). The two large conservation groups have evacuated their staff from the area after a government […]
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Working to save the mystery antelope that’s little bigger than a pet cat (photos)
By Herp News Little is known about the silver dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii) population that roams the dense coastal bushlands of eastern Africa, but experts are working to learn more about the mysterious species. Weighing little more than a domestic cat, the small antelopes are found in a long, narrow coastal strip spreading across 250 kilometers […]
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Zooming-Zapcats-support-The-Lizard-RNLI-lifeboat-appeal
By Herp News Byline: Zooming Zapcats support The Lizard RNLI lifeboat appeal Page Content: The Lizard lifeboat station team have given a warm welcome to a single-handed epic adventurer with a difference: speed-loving Neil Bainbridge, who lost an arm after an horrific land-based accident some years ago, is on a mission to pilot his tiny […]
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Turtle shell withstands 15 minute attack as alligator fails to crack its shell
By Herp News The turtle survived a 15 minute attack by the alligator in the Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia, after the large reptile gave up when it could not crack its shell. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Planning-permission-granted-for-new-RNLI-lifeboat-station-at-The-Lizard
By Herp News Byline: Planning permission granted for new RNLI lifeboat station at The Lizard Page Content: Cornwall planners have given the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) the go ahead for a replacement lifeboat station at Kilcobben Cove on the Lizard. The charity needs the purpose built facility to house a new Tamar class all-weather […]
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RNLI-Lifeguard-recruits-visit-The-Lizard-Lifeboat-station
By Herp News Byline: RNLI Lifeguard recruits visit The Lizard Lifeboat station Page Content: Included in their busy induction programme to becoming RNLI Lifeguards, patrolling our local beaches for the busy summer season, these new recruits made a familiarisation visit to The Lizard Lifeboat Station earlier this week. Station Coxswain Phil Burgess gave the enthusiastic […]
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The-Lizard-Lifeboat-launches-to-the-rescue-of-36-yacht
By Herp News Byline: The Lizard Lifeboat launches to the rescue of 36' yacht Page Content: Following a total machinery failure and the prospect of having no navigation lights as darkness approached, the crew of the 36ft Bavaria Yacht 'Reflection' were pleased to receive a tow to the safety of Falmouth from The Lizard Lifeboat […]
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