By Herp News This notice provides stockholders of Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. with information regarding the distribution paid on July 31, 2014 and cumulativ Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News There is a remaining railroad sign at the tracks in Surprise near Grand Avenue and Bell Road marked Lizard Acres.                 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Ecologists may be underestimating the impact of logging in old-growth tropical forests by failing to account for subtleties in how different animal groups respond to the intensity of timber extraction, argues a paper published today in the journal Current Biology. The study, led by Zuzana Burivalova of ETH Zurich, is based on […]

By Herp News Lynchburg, VA – UPDATE: The missing tortoise has been reunited with his family. Horatio, aka Big Boy, is now back with his owner. The seven year old animal wandered away from his home on Lakeside Drive in Lynchburg last Friday night while the family worked to enlarge his enclosure. Go to Source […]

By Herp News Panaji, July 31 (IANS) Using the skin of the endangered monitor lizard for the ghumat, a traditional clay drum, during the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival will attract a fine of Rs.25,000 and a possibility of up to six years in jail, the Goa government cautioned Thursday. A statement issued here said ghumat […]

By Herp News An 18-year-old girl who was arrested earlier this month on animal abuse charges after a video appeared to show her and a younger girl torturing a tortoise, is now facing a charge of lewd and lascivious battery on a younger child. According to the Clay County Sheriff's Office arrest report, Jennifer Greene […]

By Herp News Eight years ago, a female jaguar cub was caught on film by a motion-triggered camera trap set in the foothills of canyons, oak forest, and scrubland that make-up the Northern Jaguar Reserve, just 125 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border. Three years later, in 2009, the jaguar reappeared on film as an […]

Going where no gecko has gone before, Russia launched a research satellite filled with geckos who will, hopefully, mate in a zero gravity environment. The satellite briefly stopped responding to mission control’s commands, but contact was restored three days later. From the Washington Post: At this very moment, a Russian satellite full of geckos — […]

By Herp News The ultimate goal of all species on the planet is procreation, the act of making anew. But few mothers could contend with a deep-sea octopus, known as Graneledone boreopacifica, which researchers have recently observed guarding its eggs for four-and-a-half years (53 months), before likely succumbing to starvation soon after. Go to Source […]

By Herp News Winking Lizard holding 'Vedett Fest' with free samples in August, Portside Brewery is involved with two collaborations, National IPA Day is coming up, and lots more in our beer news and notes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Suburban homeowners in Georgia don’t like sharing their backyards with native copperheads, giving rise to a disturbing trend. From Slate: Some people are trying to fight snakes with snakes. People in one neighborhood nearby, Druid Hills, which backs up to the Fernbank Forest, imported and released a bunch of black rat snakes into their yards. […]

By Herp News The Lizard returns to Oz. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Esmerelda is my wonderful aquatic turtle. We found her as a baby, covered in ants in the park, not moving. We started with a 10 gallon tank; progressed to a 35 gallon octagon, then to a 55 gallon rectangle tank; and, finally, we have an 100 gallon pond enclosure on our back porch for her. […]

By Herp News Scientists have added 361 new bird species to the IUCN Red List following a major taxonomic review of non-passerine birds, i.e. non-perching or non-songbirds. Worryingly, 87 of these new birds are threatened with extinction, a percentage nearly double the overall threatened percentage for all birds, which currently sits at 13 percent. Go […]

By Herp News The world’s worst Ebola outbreak was likely begun by a hunter shooting a fruit bat for their dinner or the market, according to the UN. The outbreak has killed over 660 people in six months to date, and recently spread via plane to Nigeria. The disease is particularly deadly with a mortality […]

As the organism that causes chytridiomycosis in amphibians threatens their existence worldwide, a study published in the journal Nature suggests that turning up the heat and the frogs’ own immune defenses may hold the key to beating the fungus. From the New York Times: To find out, the scientists swabbed Bd onto the bellies of […]

By Herp News One of the world’s most bizarre animal groups is now at risk of complete eradication, according to an update of the IUCN Red List. Pangolins, which look and behave similarly to (scaly) anteaters yet are unrelated, are being illegally consumed out of existence due to a thriving trade in East Asia. Go […]

By Herp News STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say a Connecticut man shot to death his girlfriend's pet turtle. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A Turtle Creek man died after being struck in the head while trying to break up a domestic fight between his neighbors this weekend. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Infrared camera catches loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings emerging from nest in Fla Keys Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Stonington, Conn. — Authorities say a Connecticut man shot to death his girlfriend's pet turtle. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Fifteen years ago, scientists knew next to nothing about one of the Amazon’s most mysterious residents: the short-eared dog. Although the species was first described in 1883 and is considered the sole representative of the Atelocynus genus, biologists spent over a century largely in the dark about an animal that seemed almost […]

By Herp News A 31-year-old Stonington man has been charged with cruelty to animals after police say he shot and killed his girlfriend's pet turtle. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced that Turtle & Hughes, a leading distributor of electrical and industrial equipment, has successfully … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

American Tortoise Rescue is asking parents not to let their kids get pet turtles just because they love the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. From Today Parents: Hundreds of thousands of live turtles were purchased after each of the previous movies in the franchise, with many later dumped, deliberately killed or flushed down the […]

By Herp News Less than a mile from downtown Newberry, hidden almost in plain sight, sits a group of unmarked gray warehouse buildings that contain either endless wonders or the stuff of nightmares, depending on how you feel about snakes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Malaysian marine police foiled an alleged attempt to smuggle turtle eggs into Sabah by two Filipinos last Friday, the Star online reported. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A baby alligator named Carlos has broken out of a Michigan zoo, thanks to a large tortoise that regularly strolls around the area. Gary Moore, who runs the GarLyn Zoo in Mackinac County, suspects that the 12-inch hatchling was able to sneak under the double fence because the tortoise wore the dirt […]

By Herp News BERLIN, Md. (AP) – A sea turtle that was rehabilitated in Maryland after being found stunned by the cold in New Jersey has been returned to its natural habitat. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Web-watchers were able to see about 100 baby loggerhead sea turtles hatch via a live-streaming, high definition camera. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News “Abe” survived overnight in a tank firefighters put him in as wildfire destroyed everything around it. pic.twitter.com/w5xlpPKm7d AMADOR COUNTY, Calif. —A 200-pound tortoise was rescued from a wildfire that destroyed much of an Amador County resort. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News They aren't at the level of cats and dogs yet, but reptiles are scaling upward in popularity. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Repticon, a promoter of nationwide reptile and exotic animal expos, re-introduces it special 1-day-only event, ReptiDay. The event will bring the same unique blend of vendors, breeders, and educators to the Ramada Lafayette Conference Center on August 23. The expo offers hundreds of reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, spiders, and small exotic animals to […]

By Herp News A black-and-white striped bandit from South America has invaded the habitat of threatened and endangered Florida wildlife, according to UF researchers. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Molecular analysis helps scientists discover and describe a tiny new species of narrow-mouthed frog from the genus Chiasmocleis. The news species, Chiasmocleis quilombola is named after the quilombos — communities constituted by and used as refuges for slaves who had the brevity to escape in colonial Brazil. Go to Source …read more […]

By Herp News As a result of the Slide Fire, the burned areas of Oak Creek were at risk for ash-filled flooding due to monsoon rains. When ash blankets the habitat, the fish that the gartersnakes feed on aren’t able to survive. The ash covers rocks and small holes making it difficult for the snake […]

Breaking news from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: The two teenage girls responsible for the viral video of them torturing a gopher tortoise have been arrested today. Thanks to your concern and tips, Danielle Susan Dionne, 15, and Jennifer Emoke Greene, 18, have been arrested on charges of felony cruelty to animals, a […]

By Herp News Horny geckos are spiraling through outer space on a fantastic voyage that may never end. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “Bullfrog Calling,” submitted by kingsnake.com user PH FasDog. Submit your own reptile & amphibian videos at http://www.kingsnake.com/video/ and you could see them featured here or check out all the videos submitted by other users! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Gomez bought it to surprise his son, but took it to the ballpark first. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links