By Herp News Somewhere in the wet pine forests of Chile, a male frog is gulping-up a bunch of eggs. No he’s not eating them, he’s just being a good dad. Darwin’s frogs are known for their unique parenting-style: tadpoles are incubated in the vocal sac of the father. First recorded by Charles Darwin during […]
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Jul 02
Jul 02
Over 700 species added to the threatened categories on the IUCN Red List (photos)
By Herp News In another sign of the global biodiversity crisis, the IUCN Red List has added 715 species to its threatened categories of Vulnerable, Endangered, and Critically Endangered in this year’s update. Some of these species were evaluated by the IUCN Red List for the first time while others saw their conditions deteriorate, such […]
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Galapagos Tortoise ‘Lonesome George’ to Be Preserved
By Herp News The world-famous Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George, the last known specimen of his kind, will be preserved by a team of taxidermists in New York, the American Museum of Natural History announced this week. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Meet America’s Most Popular Lizard
By Herp News SAN DIEGO, July 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Meet America’s most popular lizard, the leopard gecko, this July at Petco™’s free, family-friendly “Meet the Critters” event, taking place July 6-7, 2013 … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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San Francisco seafood restaurants go sustainable
By Herp News The Seafood Watch Program, first created by Monterey Bay Aquarium in the late 1990s, is arguably the best-known guide to sustainably-caught seafood in the U.S. Listing seafood choices in three categories—green (best choices), yellow (good alternatives), and red (avoid)—the guide informs consumers of the best options. However, it’s one thing to create […]
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Two-headed Texas turtle takes up residence at San Antonio Zoo
Forget the Texas two-step. A two-headed Texas cooter turtle is the star of the San Antonio Zoo. From Time: The emerald green turtle, which arrived on June 18 and went on display Tuesday, has two noggins conjoined near the neck. Zoo officials named the Texas cooter Thelma and Louise, in tribute to the 1991 movie […]
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Beaten and captured orangutan dies in Indonesia’s Aceh Province
By Herp News An orangutan in Indonesia’s Aceh province died last Thursday after being beaten by residents of a local village attempting to capture the animal. The case casts a tragic spotlight on what is becoming an increasingly serious problem in the region, as habitat decline and weak law enforcement leave wild orangutans at risk […]
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