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

By Herp News The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be holding an amnesty day later this month, where anyone who is keeping an illegal reptile can turn the animal in, no questions asked. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News EUSTIS — Ron Concoby is in the know when it comes to the gopher tortoise.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Talk about a “grand” opening. Today, the Winking Lizard family welcomes two new babes into the mix. Located under one very big roof in Copley is both a Winking Lizard Tavern and Lizardville Beer Store and Whiskey Bar. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

There’s a new lizard species in town, and you might already have one. From the Somaliland Sun: Czech amateur herpetologist Tomas Mazur has discovered a new agama species, Xenagama wilmsi, a small lizard with flat “beaver-like” tail, in Somalia, and found out that this is actually the species most reptile fans keep in their vivariums […]

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 Two men suffer from smoke inhalation which leaves one of them in hospital after a fire started in a pet reptile tank. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Popularization of the world’s strangest coffee may be imperiling a a suite of small mammals in Indonesia, according to a new study in Small Carnivore Conservation. The coffee, known as kopi luwak (kopi for coffee and luwak for the civet), is made from whole coffee beans that have passed through the guts […]

What do you do if you find an iguana bleeding and wounded by the side of the road? You move heaven and earth to save him, of course. “Big Guy,” an endangered Rock Iguana, was discovered on Brac Cayman with severe injuries, lying on the roadside. Thanks to the generosity of Cayman Airways, he was […]

By Herp News A survey late last year found that the Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) population has been cut in half in just six years. During a 44-day survey, experts estimated 1,000 river porpoises inhabited the river and adjoining lakes, down from around 2,000 in 2006. The ecology of China’s Yangtze River has […]

By Herp News A survey late last year found that the Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) population has been cut in half in just six years. During a 44-day survey, experts estimated 1,000 river porpoises inhabited the river and adjoining lakes, down from around 2,000 in 2006. The ecology of China’s Yangtze River has […]

By Herp News Turtle Wireless LLC, a wholesale and retail cell phone accessory distributor based in Dallas, Texas is proud to announce a new management/ownership team consisting of Jeremy Schrader and Samin Odhwani. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News What do you do when you’re smuggling 22,000 pounds of an endangered species on your boat? Answer: crash into a protected coral reef in the Philippines. Last Monday a Chinese vessel slammed into a coral reef in the Tubbataha National Marine Park; on Saturday the Filipino coastguard discovered 400 boxes of pangolin […]

By Herp News The biodiversity of Europe today is largely linked to environmental conditions decades ago, according to a new large-scale study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Looking at various social and economic conditions from the last hundred years, scientists found that today’s European species were closely aligned to environmental […]

By Herp News How many animal individuals are needed to ensure a species isn’t doomed to extinction even with our best conservation efforts? While no one knows exactly, scientists have created complex models to attempt an answer. They call this important threshold the “minimum viable population” and have spilled plenty of ink trying to decipher […]

By Herp News Rising Dane… For too long a lesser heralded area of Scandinavia's musical landscape, Denmark has come to the fore with a series of fantastic new exports. The past few months have brought us the debut album from Indians, while the likes of The Choir Of Young Believers and the Crunchy Frog collective […]

By Herp News Fishing is not a woman’s domain in most countries across the globe. In parts of India there are fishing communities who believe that having a woman onboard a fishing boat brings bad luck. Despite this, Divya Karnad, a scientist who studies marine life in India, has spent several years studying fisheries and […]

By Herp News A new species of forcepfly named Austromerope brasiliensis, was recently discovered in Brazil and described in the open access journal Zoo Keys. This is the first discovery of forcepfly in the Neotropics and only the third known worldwide. The forcepfly, often called the earwigfly because the male genital forceps closely resemble the […]

By Herp News A tortoise that vanished 10 months ago has been found alive after being dug up from its garden by a JCB.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Some researchers and conservationists are urging the state Department of Natural Resources to reconsider its plan to remove the Blanding’s turtle — whose numbers the agency admits are declining — from the state endangered species list. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Biologist Tyrone Hayes and his team at UC Berkeley have linked to exposure to the pesticide atrazine to cancer, hormonal disruption, and reproductive failure in frogs and rodents. From The Eastern Progress: During [a] trip to Africa, Hayes noticed that one species of frogs characterized by a distinct difference in color between male and female […]

By Herp News Posted By: Harrison Barrus/CBS12.com It was a celebration of an endangered species who call Florida home part of the year. Yesterday marked the tenth anniversary of Turtlefest, at the Loggerhead Marine Life Center. The event is put on to appreciate ocean conservation and sea turtles. … Go to Source …read more Read […]

By Herp News Ask a silly question . . . For pure, unintentional, unfiltered absurdity, we dare you to top NBC’s “Today” show of April 3rd. The topic, among co-hosts Natalie Morales, Al Roker and Bill Geist, was the results of a poll about conspiracy theories. Several of which were so stupid as to only… […]

By Herp News Puerto Rico protects top US turtle nesting site long eyed by developers         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Frogs, whose voices were once a prominent part of wildlife sounds in the Carribbean, are barely making a peep this spring. And that silence carries deadly implications for both amphibian survival and human health. From 9News.com: Without new conservation measures, there could be a massive die-off of Caribbean frogs within 15 years, warned Adrell Nunez, […]

saw huge snapping turtle on road. Its that time of year again …read more Read more here: Turtle Times No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A Winter Haven couple recently spotted a rare invasive lizard from their backyard porch. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A game reserve in South Africa has taken the radical step of poisoning rhino horns so that people risk becoming ‘seriously ill’ if they consume them. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A game reserve in South Africa has taken the radical step of poisoning rhino horns so that people risk becoming ‘seriously ill’ if they consume them. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

A man with a deathly terror of frogs was awarded $1.6 million when a new housing project caused run-off to flood his property — bringing along an amphibious payload. From the Buffalo News: Water runoff has turned most of Paul Marinaccio’s 40 acres in Clarence into a wetland. How it happened angers him. What came […]

By Herp News The Namib is the oldest desert on Earth, composed of gravel plains and dune fields that have been intact for circa 40 million years. It forms a thin strip along the coast of southwestern Africa running for approximately 2000 km from Namibia into Angola. Its unique assemblage of flora and fauna are […]

By Herp News Lizard Label, the custom label manufacturer, has launched a newly designed website highlighting its extensive capabilities and dedication to customer service. The website (www.lizardlabel.com) offers something for everyone. For customers who know exactly what they want there is a quick quote form conveniently located on the home page. For customers who want […]

By Herp News They evolve slowly, live to an advanced age, reproduce in old age and can survive freezing without damaging tissue. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links