By Herp News The newest update to the IUCN Red List has downgraded the status of the Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) from Endangered to Critically Endangered, reflecting the deteriorating state of arguably the world’s most degraded river system. The downgrade follows a survey last year that counted only 1,000 animals, a 50 percent […]
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Jul 07
Jul 07
Featured video: could we rewild Britain with wolves and lions?
By Herp News Environmentalist and journalist, George Mobiot, makes a passionate new plea for the controversial idea of rewilding parts of Europe in his new book Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding. Rewildling—a relatively recent idea—entails bringing back some of the animals (especially large ones) lost in parts of the world in […]
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23 million-year-old fossil found in Mexico
By Herp News A complete fossil of a lizard that lived some 23 million years ago has gone on display at museum in Mexico, where it was found several months ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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