By Herp News Investigators release photos of a man disturbing an endangered loggerhead sea turtle nest on Casey Key. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Aug 29
Aug 29
Are sea turtles responsible for lower fish catches in India?
By Herp News Fishing communities on Agatti Island in Lakshwadeep, India, blame their reduced fish catch on green turtles; according to them, green turtles chomp their way through the seagrass beds lining the shallow reef waters that are essential for fish to breed. This leads some in the community to clandestinely kill sea turtles and […]
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'Fair' turtle season sees challenges, mysteries
By Herp News A collection of hatchlings are ready to make the trip out to sea. Published: Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 14:38 PM. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Scammers play on snake fears to rob homes
In Contra Costa County in San Francisco’s East Bay, a pair of scammers have pulled off a string of burglaries, claiming to be animal control officers checking the property for snakes. From The Contra Costa Times: The incident, reported in Hayward, is one of three incidents in as many days that scammers tricked their way […]
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