By Herp News New research is the first to tie the stable carbon isotope record of Africa's South Atlantic coast to global records. This record clarifies the age of rocks at Bentiaba, Angola. The work provides a 71.5 million year age for the richest marine reptile fossil bed along the South Atlantic. The new record […]
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May 15
May 15
Ertle’s Turtle Missing In Monroe County
By Herp News BARTONSVILLE — Someone stole a 250-pound turtle statue from the front of the Comfort Inn hotel along Route 611 in… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Turtle migration directly influenced by drift experiences with ocean currents as hatchlings
By Herp News New research has found that adult sea-turtle migrations and their selection of feeding sites are directly influenced by their past experiences as little hatchlings adrift in ocean currents. When they breed, adult sea turtles return to the beach where they were born. After breeding, adult sea turtles typically migrate several hundreds to […]
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Chinese poachers caught with 555 marine turtles, most dead (PHOTOS)
By Herp News On Friday, eleven Chinese fishermen were caught by Filipino police with 555 marine turtles, 378 of which were dead. Officials in the Philippines have since released the 177 living turtles. But the incident has sparked an international standoff between the Philippines and China as the Chinese nationals were arrested in disputed waters […]
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Vazaha is Malagasy for ‘gringo’: Conservation, national identity, and conflicting interest in Madagascar
By Herp News In the fight for conservation Madagascar is without a doubt on the front lines. Not only are most of its forests already destroyed—with a mere 10% of intact forest remaining at best—but there’s still much to lose in what remains. Madagascar is listed as having the third highest primate diversity in the […]
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Newly-identified dancing frogs already threatened
Fourteen new species of dancing frog have been identified in India. From Scientific American: The 14 new species were described last week in the Ceylon Journal of Science, bringing the total number of known dancing frog species in India to 24. All of the tiny frogs, the largest of which measure just 35 millimeters, come […]
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Are You Off to See the Lizard?
By Herp News Think again. This Godzilla is a dud Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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