By Herp News The Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) should not be considered threatened by the IUCN Red List, according to a new paper in mongabay.com’s open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science. Currently the species is listed as Data Deficient, but was considered Vulnerable until 2000. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products […]
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Jun 24
Jun 24
Shot vulture leads conservationists to bizarre black-market for bird parts
By Herp News Around 11 AM on Thursday, 27 February 2014, Angoulou Enika was lying hidden in the tall grass on the side of a large water hole in the Sahel region of Niger. He was staying as quiet as he could while aiming his custom-made rifle at an Egyptian vulture which had landed nearby […]
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How salamanders may help humans re-grow lost limbs
Does the key to human limb regeneration like in a salamander’s cells? From researcher Max Yun in The Conversation UK: This process is rarely found in mammalian cells and this has been suggested as the basis for their poor regenerative abilities. But clearly, unraveling the mechanisms underlying this reprogramming is central to understanding why certain […]
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Reptile rescue
By Herp News Joe Lamb explained that boa constrictors, like this Red Tail Boa, can grow to 10 feet long and eat mice and rats. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Boa constrictor dumped on doorstep
By Herp News Staff at a reptile centre in Brighton find a 5ft long boa constrictor abandoned in a box on their doorstep. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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