By Herp News Species monitoring can be a very invasive form of research. However, the use of non-invasive techniques made possible through advancements in technology has been on the rise. A new study published in Ecological Informatics examined one such technique: an innovative and inexpensive non-invasive monitoring tool, known as acoustic surveying. Go to Source […]
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May 29
May 29
Turtle Beach management to meet with Needham
By Herp News Meeting to be held in New York on May 29 hosted by Needham. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Facebook, Twitter to carry 24 hours of live rainforest animal sightings on Monday
By Herp News Next week, the rainforests of Southeast Asia are going live. On June 2nd, 11 organizations in the region will be posting lives video, photos, and wildlife sightings over 24 hours on Facebook and Twitter (see #rainforestlive). Dubbed Rainforest: Live, the initiative hopes to raise awareness of quickly vanishing ecosystems and species. Go […]
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The taste of turtle meat and fat
By Herp News The apprehension of Chinese poachers in our waters by the Philippine Coast Guard occurs so often that it does not readily make headline news. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Tree lizard clings to friend after launching itself from the ground
By Herp News Iwan Susanto, from Tangerang in Indonesia, photographed this tree lizard as it climbed up another lizard's tail in order to get to a high branch. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Ancient 'Fish Lizard' Graveyard Discovered Beneath Melting Glacier
By Herp News Dozens of nearly complete skeletons of prehistoric marine reptiles have been uncovered near a melting glacier in southern Chile. These creatures, whose Greek name means “fish lizards,” were a group of large, fast-swimming marine reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era, about 245 million to 90 million years ago. “They look a […]
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Unique program at Georgia Sea Turtle Center allows public an insider view
By Herp News Take a look inside the mysterious world of Jekyll Island's endangered sea turtles through a program called Ride with Night Patrol. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Venom: More fun than a bowl full of jelly
Who wouldn’t want to see snake venom turn a dish of blood to jelly? Fortunately io9.com has you covered: See it here… …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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