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
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Jul 31
Jul 31
History: Lizard Acres became Surprise
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
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Ecologists underestimating impacts of old-growth logging
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 […]
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UPDATE: 50-Pound Tortoise Reunited With Owner
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 […]
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Fine, jail for monitor lizard skin Goa music instrument
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 […]
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Tortoise torture suspect faces sex charges
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 […]
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Seeking justice for Corazón: jaguar killings test the conservation movement in Mexico
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 […]
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Russia regains control of gecko sex satellite
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 — […]
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