By Herp News Aug. 15, 2013, 7:25 a.m. Australian Reptile Park keeper Nick Wilson with three baby Tasmanian devils, born at the Devil Ark four months ago. Photo: MAX MASON-HUBERS Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Aug 14
Aug 14
Five Aceh elephants die in just six weeks
By Herp News Police in Indonesia’s Aceh province are investigating the killings of three critically endangered Sumatran elephants, as conflicts with humans led to a series of elephant deaths across the province last month. Five elephants have died in Aceh since late June, including two orphaned calves, highlighting the need to mitigate conflicts between elephants […]
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China’s growing wine industry threatening pandas and other endangered species
By Herp News In 1985, Li Hua visited a valley in the foothills of the Tibetan plateau. The area was better known for its panda population, but the oenologist realized that its high altitude, hours of sunshine, sandy soil and low precipitation also offered ideal conditions for growing grapes. Go to Source …read more Read […]
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Reptile expo, history pub, movies: Wilsonville events
By Herp News My list includes a reptile expo at the Holiday Inn, movies at the library and in Memorial Park, a history program at McMenamins, and activities for the 55-and-older crowd at the community center. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Turtles love golf; here's why
It turns out well-managed golf courses are better turtle habitat than some farms and parks. At least, that’s the word from National Geographic, not normally prone to pro-golf hysteria. (If golf can be said to inspire anything like hysteria even among its devotees.) In “Turtles Flourishing in Golf Course Ponds,” NatGeo reports on two studies […]
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Scientists map plan to save lemurs
By Herp News Primatologists and researchers have devised a wide-ranging plan to protect Madagascar’s most endangered lemurs from extinction. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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