By Herp News In 1997, Gabriella Fredriksson, then a young PhD student, was studying sun bears in East Kalamantan, Indonesia, when massive forest fires broke out in the park. ‘It quickly became clear that there was no government agency, NGO, or private company in the area interested in assisting putting out these fires, which were […]
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Jun 05
Jun 05
Monster Queensland crocodile, Jock the croc, bound for Dubai shopping mall zoo
By Herp News A five-metre crocodile that has called central Queensland home for three decades is on its way to the Middle East. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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400km-trip tortoise escapes pulping
By Herp News A tortoise thought to have travelled almost 300 miles in the back of a lorry from Devon is saved moments before being pulped at a Norfolk recycling plant. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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An egg-traordinary find! Ancient reptile eggs shed light on how mysterious Pterosaurs nested like modern-day birds
By Herp News The five intact eggs were found in the Xinjiang province, China and all belonged to a previously unknown pterosaur species, Hamipterus tianshanensis. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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First 3D Flying-Reptile Eggs Discovered in China
By Herp News The first three-dimensionally preserved eggs of ancient winged reptiles that lived more than 100 million years ago have been unearthed in China. Five intact eggs were found, along with dozens or more adult fossils, of a new type of pterosaur, a group of prehistoric winged reptiles that dominated the skies during the […]
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28 new species of reptile discovered in Southeast Asia
Scientists recently discovered 28 new species of reptile in the Mekong Delta, bringing the total of new species discovered in Southeast Asia to 367. One of the new species is a primitive viper known as the White Head Burmese Viper, Azemiops kharini. From the World Wildlife Foundation’s report: The venomous species is thought to be […]
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Turtle saved after high speed chase
By Herp News Two brothers, ages 18 and 21, from Detroit could be arraigned as soon as Thursday for a wild high speed police chase on I-96. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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UPDATE: $500 reward for stolen turtle
By Herp News By: Dee DeQuattroEmail: ddequattro@abc6.comTwitter: @deedequattroFall River Police have released a surveillance photo of a man they believe to be behind the theft of a beloved turtle from the Fall River library. The 13-year-old turtle was stolen on Saturday night. Police believe the suspect hid behind a stack of books until the library […]
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