By Herp News Indonesia’s Islamic clerics drew praise from conservation groups last week after the top clerical body in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country issued a fatwa, or religious decree, against poaching and wildlife trafficking. The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) announced the fatwa on Tuesday, declaring the illegal wildlife trade to be haram, or […]
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Mar 10
Mar 10
Belgian Shepherd dog sniffs out S.Africa's rare tortoise
By Herp News South African conservationists on Monday announced that they have enlisted the help of a Belgian Shepherd dog to help track the country's most endangered land-based tortoise. Two-year-old Brin is the first dog to help with animal tracking and conservation in South Africa, said Justin Lawrence of the group CapeNature. After six months […]
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Rare Birds of North America – book review
By Herp News Rare Birds of North America, written by renowned birders Steve N. G. Howell, Ian Lewington, and Will Russell, is a technical tour de force. Its technical expertise is exact and passionate. Reading Rare Birds of North America will simply make you a better birder and better naturalist. Go to Source …read more […]
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Copperheads rising as Eastern kingsnakes decline
As Eastern kingsnake numbers in the southeastern U.S. drop, copperhead populations climb, according to a new study published in the journal Herpetologica. From the Augusta Chronicle: The non-venomous kingsnakes, which grow to more than 5-feet long, are so-named because they have a natural immunity to pit-viper venom, which allows them to prey on other snakes. […]
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100-year-old sea turtle found dead in MisOr
By Herp News BUTUAN CITY – A green sea turtle was found dead in the sea in the town of Magsaysay in Misamis Oriental Sunday afternoon. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Animal cruelty in Perlis snake and reptile park
By Herp News Animal rights group said primates were only fed with cabbage Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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