By Herp News In 2004, the first-ever Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) reviewed all 5,743 amphibian species known to science and concluded that 32% were threatened with extinction – a number far exceeding corresponding figures for birds and mammals (12 to 23% respectively). In addition to the usual culprits of climate change and habitat destruction, a […]
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Oct 22
Oct 22
Alligator snapping turtle pulled from Prineville Reservoir
By Herp News The first alligator snapping turtle found in the Central Oregon wilderness was pulled out of the Prineville Reservoir, the ODFW reported Monday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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98% of marine fish headed for the aquarium trade die within a year in the Philippines
By Herp News Almost all wild caught marine fish for the aquarium trade will die within a year of capture, according to WWF. Following months of interviews with Filipino marine exporters and hobbyists, WWF-Philippines have found that roughly 80% of all marine fish die before they are sold, and those that survive long enough to […]
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Walmart Alligator: 6-Foot Reptile Invades Store, Startles Shoppers
By Herp News An alligator in Walmart would be enough to make most people run in terror, but shoppers in Florida went about their business on Sunday when a 6-foot reptile invaded their store. The incident happened at a Walmart in Apopka, Florida, just after midnight. Shoppers noticed the alligator wandering near the front door […]
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The ‘dead’ ocean: eyewitness says overfishing has emptied the Pacific
By Herp News An Australian sailor has described parts of the Pacific Ocean as “dead” because of severe overfishing, with his vessel having to repeatedly swerve debris for thousands of kilometers on a journey from Australia to Japan. Ivan MacFadyen told of his horror at the severe lack of marine life and copious amounts of […]
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Lodge Owner's Efforts At Turtle Egg Hatchery A Success
By Herp News SANDAKAN (Bernama) — By any stretch of imagination, this should have been a very mundane event. For centuries, turtles have been coming ashore to lay eggs, the event happening without much ado. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Why amphibians are so susceptible to chytridiomycosis
Scientists are honing in on the immune factor that is allowing amphibian populations to succumb to the fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which has caused a loss of nearly 4 percent of amphibian populations every year between 2002 and 2011. From Popular Science: It’s been most baffling, given the amphibians’ complex immune systems, not far off from […]
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Animal Foundation Puts Tortoise Up for Adoption
By Herp News The Animal Foundation is putting its first Desert Tortoise up for adoption. Ted, the tortoise, is waiting for his forever family. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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