By Herp News For reptiles and amphibians, southern Peru's Manu National Park is the most diverse protected area on the planet. Deforestation, gold mining and oil and gas drilling are closing in on the buffer zone around the park. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Feb 25
Feb 25
Snake find in Galapagos sets off alarm bells
Was a milk snake discovered in the Galapagos? Equador’s Ministerio del Ambiente (Ministry of the Environment) announced that yesterday, a group of citizens from the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands gave the Rangers a snake so far unidentified, possibly a false coral, that was hit on the road Puerto Ayora – Itabaca […]
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Escaped tuatara found outside New Zealand sanctuary
By Herp News WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb. 25 (UPI) — Officials at a New Zealand animal sanctuary said a tuatara lizard found by a woman walking her dog is lucky to be alive after escaping the sanctuary. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Lady Gaga gets bitten by venomous primate, sparking outrage over loris trafficking
By Herp News Last week, the musical artist, Lady Gaga, was ‘nipped’ by the world’s only venomous primate, a slow loris, in a misguided attempt to use the animal in a new music video. After it bit the musician, the idea of using the primate in the video was dropped. This was just as well, […]
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John Cornyn Is Running Against a Racist, a Turtle-Hater, and a Non-Voter
By Herp News The people challenging Senate Minority Leader John Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary next month include: a guy who defends calling immigrants “wetbacks,” a guy known for comparing Sen. Mitch McConnell to a cartoon turtle, and a House member who never votes in primaries. This is why Cornyn is polling above 60 […]
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Four alligators in Missouri car crash
A Missouri car accident involved some unusal cargo: Four alligators. From KMBC.com: KFVS-TV reports two crashes happened in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55 in the southeast Missouri community around 7 p.m. Saturday. Four alligators ranging from 3 feet to 5 feet long were being hauled in a small trailer behind one of the cars. […]
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A Missouri car accident involved some unusal cargo: Four alligators. From KMBC.com: KFVS-TV reports two crashes happened in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55 in the southeast Missouri community around 7 p.m. Saturday. Four alligators ranging from 3 feet to 5 feet long were being hauled in a small trailer behind one of the cars. […]
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