By Herp News Sea turtle nesting season is in full swing here in the Lowcountry and a nest of turtle eggs is like gold at the end of the rainbow for one group of volunteers on Kiawah Island. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Jun 24
Jun 24
Knobbly reptile roamed vast desert
By Herp News A bizarre reptile with knobbly growths on its head roamed a vast, isolated desert about 260 million years ago, researchers say. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Fossils of ugly reptile unearthed
By Herp News A cow-like reptile that may have been one of nature’s ugliest beasts roamed an isolated desert before the age of the dinosaurs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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trevor t. turtle – getting there
upon veiws of my so far two comments the health of my turtle has soared and upon solving my fish problem i havemade a breakthrough. a couple days ago me and my family were having catfish and my little brother dropped a cooked piece in my turtles tank. trevor ate it immedently and i went […]
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On guard: protecting wildlife in a heavily hunted Brazilian forest
By Herp News The Brazilian government offers tax relief to landowners who set aside areas for preservation. While this has expanded the system of private ecological reserves considerably, the Brazilian government currently lacks funding to enforce the protection of these lands from threats such as hunting, leaving the responsibility to the landowners. Go to Source […]
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Over 16,000 wild mammals and birds sold in Nagaland market, India, annually
By Herp News A comprehensive survey of the wildlife sold in the markets of Tuensang has resulted in a stunning record of the wildlife trade in the state of Nagaland in northeast India, as reported in a new study published in mongabay.com’s open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science. Once a week, researchers with the Sálim Ali […]
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Local people provide wildlife and forest data in park plagued by conflict
By Herp News There are often many obstacles for scientists when gauging wildlife decline and forest loss, and one of the most difficult is civil conflict, like the situation in the Similipal Tiger Reserve in India. But a new study in mongabay.com’s open access journal Tropical Conservation Science (TCS) finds that local communities may be […]
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Herp Video of the Week: Two headed bearded dragon!
Check out this video “Two headed bearded dragon,” submitted by kingsnake.com user RoachMei. Submit your own reptile & amphibian videos at http://www.kingsnake.com/video/ and you could see them featured here or check out all the videos submitted by other users! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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WWF Malaysia calls for turtle conservation-based eco-tourism programmes
By Herp News Terengganu, one of the locations for turtle landing, should embark on a pro-active measure to protect the exotic animal from becoming extinct. Out of seven turtle species in the world, four of them, namely the leatherback, hawksbill, olive ridley and green turtles, land in Malaysia, making the Terengganu beaches their main location […]
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