By Herp News Field surveys show Canberra is home to some of the nation’s largest populations of the vulnerable striped legless lizard. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Jun 20
Jun 20
Building a new generation of local conservationists: how improving education in Uganda may save one of the world’s great forests
By Herp News Conservation work is often focused on the short-term: protecting a forest from an immediate threat, saving a species from pending extinction, or a restoring an ecosystem following degradation. While short-term responses are often borne of necessity, one could argue that long-term thinking in conservation and environmental work (as in all human endeavors) […]
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Sequencing turtle genome may help humans
University of Texas at Arlington evolutionary biologists Todd Castoe and Matthew Fujita are part of the team unlocking secrets of the Western painted turtle genome to find ways to help humans. From the Star-Telegram: Castoe and Fujita were among nearly 60 co-authors of a paper published in the journal Genome Biology this spring that described […]
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At a turtle’s pace, crossing roads can be dangerous
By Herp News Tape and glue were used to repair cracks in the shell of this adult painted turtle after it was run over by a vehicle. It is being cared for at the SPCA and is expected to recover. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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