By Herp News During one night in March, horse-riding poachers slaughtered 89 elephants in Chad, including over 30 pregnant mothers. Now officials say they have caught the ringleader behind the mass-killing: Hassan Idriss, also known as Gargaf. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Jun 27
Jun 27
The neglected giraffe: world’s tallest animal in need of conservation assistance
By Herp News Just two year’s before his assassination, Julius Caesar brought to Rome one of the world’s most astonishing living creatures: a giraffe. The animal was among Caesar’s spoils from his campaign in Egypt and according to the Roman writer, Dio, the giraffe, which was arguably the first to ever touch European soil, was […]
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The Lizard King: David Yow on Three Decades of Music and Mayhem
By Herp News Speaking from his current home city of Los Angeles, David Yow answers his cell with a cartoonishly protracted, “Yeeeeaaahhhello” that sounds deceptively like the start of an outgoing voice mail… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Australia aims to end Japan’s whaling
By Herp News Australia is hoping to put a permanent end to Japan’s annual slaughter of hundreds of whales in the Southern Ocean, in a landmark legal challenge that begins this week. Australia, a vocal opponent of Japan’s annual “scientific” hunts in the Antarctic, says it is confident that the international court of justice (ICJ) […]
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German snake expert bitten, killed by venomous snake during presentation
A German snake expert lost his life after being bitten by a viper during an educationl presentation in France. From Time: Dieter Zorn, 53, was in the middle of a presentation about reptiles when he was bitten several times by an Aspic viper. Due to a rare allergy, he suffered a heart attack and died […]
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Two-headed turtle hatches at San Antonio zoo
By Herp News SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A two-headed turtle has hatched at the San Antonio Zoo and officials have named her Thelma and Louise. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Two-headed turtle hatches at U.S. zoo
By Herp News A two-headed turtle has hatched at the San Antonio Zoo and officials have named her Thelma and Louise. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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