By Herp News Rising temperatures threaten wild birds, including the Missouri-native Acadian flycatcher, by making snakes more active, according to biologists. They noted that farmers, public health officials and wildlife managers should be aware of complex indirect effects of climate change in addition to the more obvious influences of higher temperatures and irregular weather patterns. […]
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Jul 11
Jul 11
Turtle Diary
By Herp News A poignant novel of two lost souls and a dream of freedom, from the author of “Riddley Walker.” Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Rehabilitated sea turtle comes 'home' to SeaWorld Orlando
After a two-year rehab stint at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, Mississippi, Big Mama — a 245-pound loggerhead sea turtle — has moved into her new digs at SeaWorld Orlando, where she’ll be helping to educate people about her species and threats to wildlife. From BayNews9: Big Mama was transported to SeaWorld […]
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Why nature likes rare morphs more than common
A University of Michigan biologist may have unlocked the secret of polymorphism and survival in snakes. From the University of Michigan: If a mimicry system offers protection from predators, then why hasn’t evolution eliminated the “failed mimics,” such as ground snakes sporting color patterns that don’t remotely resemble a coral snake? That’s the puzzle that […]
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