By Herp News The juvenile turtle was found washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in April. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Nov 26
Nov 26
Camera traps reveal Amur leopards are breeding in China (photos)
By Herp News Good news today about one of the world’s rarest mammals today: camera traps in China’s Wangqing Nature Reserve have captured the first proof of breeding Amur leopards in the country, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The photos show a mother Amur leopard with two cubs. A recent survey by WWF-Russia […]
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Robo turtle will explore shipwrecks in the Mediterranean and Baltic
By Herp News Ananth Baliga Nov. 26 (UPI) — An autonomous underwater robot called U-CAT, which swims like a turtle and is designed to explore shipwrecks, will be unveiled at the London Science Museum. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Incidental by-catch of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea
By Herp News When a marine turtle is incidentally by-caught by a longliner, fishermen try to cut the line — without hauling it on board — and release the turtle into the sea. However, research published determines that about 40% of post-released turtles die some months later due to the impact of longline fishing. Go […]
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Over 350 species added to the IUCN Red List’s threatened categories in the last six months
By Herp News The number of threatened species on the IUCN Red List has grown by 352 since this summer, according to an update released today. Currently, 21,286 species are now listed as threatened with extinction out of the 71,576 that have been evaluated. The new update comes with both good and bad news for […]
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The upside of toxic parenting: How poison frogs protect their young
Don’t let anyone tell you toxic parenting is all bad. The strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) uses to make their babies unpalatable to predators by feeding them unfertilized eggs laced with bitter alkaloids. This means of chemical defense is currently unique to the species. That’s the word from a study headed up by researcher Ralph […]
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Leatherback sea turtle no longer Critically Endangered
By Herp News The leatherback sea turtle—the world’s largest turtle and the only member of the genus Dermochelys—received good news today. In an update of the IUCN Red List, the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) has been moved from Critically Endangered to Vulnerable. However, conservationists warn that the species still remains hugely endangered—and in rapid […]
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