By Herp News The body of Lonesome George, a century-old giant tortoise believed to be the last of its species, is being prepared for temporary display at a New York City museum this winter. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Jul 03
Jul 03
First supper is a life changer for lizards
By Herp News For young lizards born into this unpredictable world, their very first meal can be a major life changer. So say researchers who report evidence that this early detail influences how the lizards disperse from their birthplaces, how they grow, and whether they survive. A quick or slow meal even influences the lizards’ […]
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New long-horned beetle discovered in China
By Herp News Recent expeditions by the Chinese Academy of Science’s Institute of Zoology to the Yunnan Province of China have uncovered the existence of a new species of long-horned beetle. This newly discovered beetle has a beautifully colored blue-green body with short, slender, and distinctively blue legs according to a new article in Zookeys. […]
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Making movies to save Uganda’s great apes
By Herp News A new series of films aims to protect Uganda’s great ape species (mountain gorillas and chimpanzees) by bringing entertaining and educational movies to a rural audience living on the edges of Kibale National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Produced with heavy input from locals, these films are acted with an all-Ugandan […]
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World’s Largest Freshwater Turtle Nearly Extinct
By Herp News In June, the last known pair of the near-extinct Yangtze giant softshell turtle mated again—and, scientists hope, made babies. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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San Francisco ordered to pay penalty for garter snake, frog deaths
The city of San Francisco is on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars in court-ordered penalties related to destruction of endangered snake and frog species on city-owned land. From SF Weekly: The judgment is a victory for the Wildlife Equity Institute and other environmental organizations, which sued the city in 2011 for violations […]
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End turtle derbies for animals’ and humans’ sake, activists, experts say
By Herp News Turtle derbies are almost as old as the republic, and still a staple in Maryland, a state that loves its terrapins. But conservationists and wildlife biologists say it’s time to end this tradition, for the sake of the animals supposedly being celebrated. Go to Source …read more Read […]
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End turtle derbies for animals’, humans’ sake, activists, experts say
By Herp News July 4 staple said to raise risk of spreading viruses connected to die-offs Turtle derbies are almost as old as the republic, and still a staple in Maryland, a state that loves its terrapins. But conservationists and wildlife biologists say it’s time to end this tradition, for the sake of the animals […]
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