By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following notes issued by two closed-end funds managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC: Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Sep 27
Sep 27
Clinton Global Initiative pledges $80 million to combat elephant poaching
By Herp News Hillary and Chelsea Clinton on Thursday deployed their mother-daughter star power to help the effort to save African elephants, brokering an $80m effort to stop the ivory poaching which threatens the animals with extinction. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Torrent frogs use toes, belly, thighs to hold tight under waterfall-like conditions
By Herp News Torrent frogs use their toes, belly, and thighs to attach to rough, wet, and steep surfaces. In a multipart study, researchers compared the attachment abilities of two species: torrent frogs (Staurois guttatus) and tree frogs (Rhacophorus pardalis). They found that the torrent frog is better able to attach to extremely wet, steep, […]
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Missouri ponds provide clue to killer frog disease
By Herp News In Missouri, about a third of the ponds are infected with chytrid, the notorious skin fungus that has sickened and killed amphibians in other parts of the world. Why only a third, scientists wondered? A comprehensive study of the ponds suggests there are hidden constraints on the survival of the fungus. One […]
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Forgotten species: the nearly extinct primate that can be shot on sight
By Herp News The attention paid to charismatic popular primates—such as gorillas, chimps, orangutans, lion tamarins, and even some lemurs—could make one suppose that conservationists have the protection of our closest relatives well in hand; the astounding fact that no primate species is known to have gone extinct in the last hundred years (despite large-scale […]
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Meet the world's venomous animals
We’re always happy to see the media grasping that “venomous” and “poisonous” don’t mean the same thing. For your Friday viewing pleasure, stop by io9.com and check out some of the world’s coolest venomous crittters! Photo from the kingsnake.com photo gallery: BakerReptiles …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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