By Herp News The Galveston island nest was found on Sunny Beach, “right smack dab in the middle of the parking lot,” said Kimberly Reich, sea turtle research lab director at Texas A&M University at Galveston. […] a volunteer secured the nest from that possibility, and Reich and A&M personnel packed the freshly laid eggs […]
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Jun 15
Jun 15
Hollywood gearing up for turtle-friendly lighting laws
By Herp News Beachfront businesses and residents have until March 1 to comply Matia Veniero pulls down her shades at night — all to help save the baby turtles, she says. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Grenades, helicopters, and scooping out brains: poachers decimate elephant population in park
By Herp News Over the last two months, poachers have killed 68 African elephants in Garamba National Park representing around four percent of the population. Poachers have used helicopters, grenades, and chainsaws to undertake their gruesome trade, and, for the first time, the park has recorded that the criminals are removing the elephant’s brains in […]
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Turtle Bay to host solstice, bridge events
By Herp News Museum to feature crowd-curated exhibit and lead tours of bridge. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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