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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Robots modeled on baby sea turtles may reveal secrets about evolution From the LA Times: To better understand how the sea turtles’ flippers work on land, researchers at Daniel Goldman’s CRAB Lab (Complex Rheology and Biomechanics) at Georgia Tech studied the movements of just-hatched sea turtles on the beach of Jekyll Island, a coastal island […]

By Herp News A bystander saw the lizard in the road near 127th Avenue and Larkspur Road in El Mirage and was able to capture it in a large plastic container. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Few people have ever heard of the Javan ferret-badger, but that hasn’t stopped this animal—little-known even to scientists—from being sold in open markets in Jakarta according to a new paper in Small Carnivore Conservation. The Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) is one of five species in the ferret-badger family, which are smaller than […]

By Herp News Few people have ever heard of the Javan ferret-badger, but that hasn’t stopped this animal—little-known even to scientists—from being sold in open markets in Jakarta according to a new paper in Small Carnivore Conservation. The Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) is one of five species in the ferret-badger family, which are smaller than […]

By Herp News Turtles, like most critters, instinctively avoid obstacles. Researchers have tapped into this instinct to steer a turtle without sticking probes into its brain or muscles, an achievement that could lead to a world crawling with animals doing the bidding of humans.The feat is achieved by attaching a half cylinder to the turtle's […]

By Herp News Just 9% of the millions of tonnes of fish caught by China’s giant fishing fleet in African and other international waters is officially reported to the UN, say researchers using a new way to estimate the size and value of catches. Fisheries experts have long considered that the catches reported by China […]

By Herp News Don Lewis, aka the “Turtle Guy,” and Sue Wieber Nourse, will transform Wareham’s First Congregational Church at 11 Gibbs Ave. into the storm-tossed Atlantic coastline through the magic of digital media Saturday, May 11. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News INCREASED marine traffic in Gladstone Harbour could be killing its turtle population, according to Townsville’s Sea Turtle Foundation. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Say hello to Froggie Mercury! A newly discovered species of frog in India’s biodiversity hot-spot, the Western Ghats, has been named after the late Freddie Mercury: Mercurana myristicapalustris. From TheHindu.com, an account of the discovery of this and one other new species of frog: The… genus has been christened ‘Mercurana’ to commemorate Freddie Mercury, late […]

By Herp News Instead of making a robot from scratch, why not start with a turtle? With a simple, non-invasive device attached to its shell, a live red-eared slider could be steered like a remote-controlled toy car a slow one at least, new research shows Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]

By Herp News The tree iguana, Liolaemus nigromaculatus, was the second species of the genus Liolaemus to be described and the nominal species of the group nigromaculatus. However, since its description, no scientific study further clarified the identity of this engaging species or its type locality. A recent study by Chilean biologists clarifies the mysteries […]

By Herp News Byline: RNLI respond to fishing boat stranded powerless 17 miles south of The Lizard Page Content: The Lizard Lifeboat launched this evening Wednesday 20 May) at 7.13pm to the aid of the Fowey registered fishing vessel Red Vixen . In a position 17 nautical miles south of Lizard Point, reporting a power […]

By Herp News Gator attacks 6-year-old: Joey Welch survived a gator attack with only minor injuries last week. The boy's father and bystanders fought the alligator to release the 6-year-old during the attack.  Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Byline: Two calls keep The Lizard RNLI busy over bank holiday weekend Page Content: It was a busy bank holiday Sunday for The Lizard lifeboat crew with two emergencies in the space of one afternoon. The first call was to a fishing vessel that had developed a leak. After assisting the people […]

By Herp News You can’t mistake an Asian tapir for anything else: for one thing, it’s the only tapir on the continent; for another, it’s distinct black-and-white blocky markings distinguishes it from any other tapir (or large mammal) on Earth. But still little is known about the Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus), including the number surviving. […]

By Herp News Instead of making a robot from scratch, why not start with a turtle? With a simple, non-invasive device attached to its shell, a live red-eared slider could be steered like a remote-controlled toy car — a slow one at least, new research shows. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News Rhino poachers have killed 232 rhinos during 2013 so far in South Africa, reports Annamiticus, which averages out to 2.1 a day. The country has become a flashpoint for rhino poaching as it holds more rhinos than any other country on Earth. Rhinos are being slaughter for their horns, which are believed […]

By Herp News Rhino poachers have killed 232 rhinos during 2013 so far in South Africa, reports Annamiticus, which averages out to 2.1 a day. The country has become a flashpoint for rhino poaching as it holds more rhinos than any other country on Earth. Rhinos are being slaughter for their horns, which are believed […]

It’s a plain fact that a lot of people don’t like snakes, even if those of us here don’t understand why not. And for some reason, a lot of snake-haters find their way to the kingsnake.com Facebook page, where they feel a need to inform us that they don’t like our animals. So a story […]

By Herp News The misty mountains of the Western Ghats seem to unravel new secrets the more you explore it. Researchers have discovered two new frog genera, possibly restricted to rare and threatened freshwater swamps in the southern Western Ghats of India. The discoveries, described in the open-access journal Zootaxa, prove once again the importance […]

By Herp News Richard Crossley, Jerry Liguori, and Brian Sullivan have produced a unique and much needed bird book in The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors. The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors is a book you study at home so you can easily recognize North American raptors. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]

By Herp News Richard Crossley, Jerry Liguori, and Brian Sullivan have produced a unique and much needed bird book in The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors. The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors is a book you study at home so you can easily recognize North American raptors. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]

By Herp News There's probably no easier way to add a little luxe to your look than with an exotic finish. Of course, if you're looking for something a little more subtle than the snake- and reptile-embossed clothes we saw coming down the Spring '13 runways at Valentino, Gucci , and Proenza Schouler , we're […]

By Herp News THE turtle conservation centre in Penang has scored a first. The centre in Pantai Kerachut on the northwestern tip of the island has hatched its first batch of Olive Ridley turtle eggs for the first time since it was established 23 years ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News A TURTLE native to the USA has been found living in the River Foss in York. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News THE turtle conservation centre in Penang has scored a first. The centre in Pantai Kerachut on the northwestern tip of the island has hatched its first batch of Olive Ridley turtle eggs for the first time since it was established 23 years ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News GEORGE TOWN: The 23-year-old turtle conservation centre in Penang has scored a first, hatching its first batch of Olive Ridley turtle eggs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News LONG BEACH, Calif., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Rolex 24 at Daytona and Sebring 12 Hour class winner Dion von Moltke has secured a season long drive with the California-based Flying Lizard Motorsports … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Fishermen in Pakistan spotted an animal almost never seen anymore: A leatherback turtle. From The International Herald Tribune: On Tuesday, a group of fishermen operating a monofilament gillnet caught a large leatherback turtle at Gwadar near Surbandar village. Since the turtle was stuck inside their net, the fishermen brought the turtle to the beach, after […]

By Herp News Title: Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health? Category: Health News Created: 4/17/2013 6:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 4/18/2013 12:00:00 AM Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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 […]