By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following notes issued by three closed-end funds managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC. Fitch also affirms the existing notes and m Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Apr 17
Apr 17
Fitch Rates New Tortoise Closed-End Fund Notes 'AAA'; Affirms Existing Ratings
By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following notes issued by three closed-end funds managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC. Fitch also affirms the existing notes and m Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Large Decrease In Green Turtle Catch Rates: Study
By Herp News Wildlife Conservation Society A 20-year assessment of Nicaragua's legal, artisanal green sea turtle fishery has uncovered a stark reality: greatly reduced overall catch rates of turtles in what may have become an unsustainable take, according to conservation scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Florida. During the research period, conservation […]
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Okapi-killing warlord shot dead in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Herp News The head of an informal militia and poaching group, Paul Sadala a.k.a. ‘Morgan,’ was killed on Monday after surrendering himself to the army in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A well-known elephant poacher and terrorist, Morgan became most famous for leading an attack on the Okapi Wildlife Reserve station in […]
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New relative of the ‘penis snake’ discovered in Myanmar
By Herp News Scientists have discovered a new species of limbless amphibians, known as caecilians, in Myanmar. Dubbing the species, the colorful ichthyophis (Ichthyophis multicolor), the researchers describe the new amphibian in a recent paper published in Zootaxa. The world’s most famous caecilian is the so-called penis snake (Atretochoana eiselti) which was rediscovered in Brazil […]
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Readin', writin', and Naja oxiana?
We’ve heard of snow days… but snake days? A high school in Kyrgyzstan was closed down after they found at least 30 snakes in the building every day this spring. No ID was made of the types of snake, but media speculation has ranged all over the place, including the Caspian cobra, Naja oxiana. Read […]
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Rexnord Acquires Green Turtle
By Herp News Rexnord Corporation, a renowned water management products manufacturer, announced the acquisition of Green Turtle, a wastewater pre-treatment solutions provider. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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