By Herp News MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — In a story Oct. 14 about a turtle habitat cleanup day, The Associated Press erroneously reported the day of the event. It will be held Oct. 26, which is a Saturday, not a Sunday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]
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Oct 15
Oct 15
Featured video: 22-year-old produces documentary on the Peruvian Amazon
By Herp News Spending a year on the Tambopata River in Peru’s deep Amazon, allowed 22-year-old Tristan Thompson, to record stunning video of the much the region’s little seen, and little known, wildlife. Thompson, a student at the University of the West of England, has turned his footage into a new documentary An Untamed Wilderness […]
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Correction: Turtle Cleanup Day story
By Herp News MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — In a story Oct. 14 about a turtle habitat cleanup day, The Associated Press erroneously reported the day of the event. It will be held Oct. 26, which is a Saturday, not a Sunday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]
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Key European species make ‘refreshing’ comebacks
By Herp News Beaver, bison and eagles are among the species that have made a successful comeback in Europe in the past 50 years, according to a major survey published by a coalition of conservation groups on Thursday. The report selected 37 species that have showed signs of recovery, studied changes in their numbers and […]
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Frankie Tortoise Tails – Big Move Plans
You’ve wonder what Frankie been doing. It’s BIG! He is moving South to Mobile. Moving is huge no matter if moving to an apartment in town, or moving a family into a house, or moving to a new state….well, you get the picture. Moving is tough. Add Frankie to the mix. Yeah, you got it. […]
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Rescue group takes 100 snakes, lizards
By Herp News A reptile rescue organization in suburban Cleveland is caring for nearly 100 snakes and lizards seized from a northeast Ohio home and has sent several more to a Kentucky zoo. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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What tadpoles can teach humans
Regeneration of lost organs or body parts is the stuff of science fiction, but it’s also science fact. At the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, researchers are studying the many species that can regenerate cells in their body, and hoping to find information humans can benefit from, too. From a Las Vegas Sun interview […]
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Tortoise's age most likely measured in decades, not centuries
By Herp News WHITEWATER — Reports of a “humongous” “200-year-old” desert tortoise who was struck and killed Sunday on the I-10 freeway near Whitewater drew nationwide interest, but it turns out that the tortoise’s age and size may have been more of a guesstimate than actual fact. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]
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