By Herp News By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some of the most visually stunning sequences from director James Cameron's blockbuster movie “Avatar” involved graceful flying creatures that were ridden by blue human-like beings facing ecological destruction on a moon called Pandora. Scientists on Thursday announced the discovery of fossils in China of a new […]

By Herp News A snake found under a car outside a school in Pescadero has been taken in by a reptile rescue organization that will try to find it a long-term home, according to the Peninsula Humane Society. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A boom in infrastructure and population has forced India’s wildlife to eke out a creative existence in an increasingly human-modified environment. Big cats such as the leopard are often spotted within large cities, on railway tracks, and sadly, on India’s burgeoning and sprawling road network. Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News The illegal trade in live chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans showed no signs of weakening in the first half of 2014—and may actually be getting worse—since the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) published the first-ever report to gauge the global black market trade in great apes in 2013. Go to Source …read […]

By Herp News A pterosaur may have skimmed lakes looking for prey, collecting them in a throat pouch like a pelican's, scientists suggest. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A sprawling ancient flying reptile looked so much like a dragon that could have flown alongside the aerial predators called “ikran” in the film “Avatar” that its discoverers named the newfound beast after these mountain banshees. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Authorities are searching for someone who shot and killed a desert tortoise being tracked by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. From AZ Central: She was the second tortoise in a Game and Fish study to have a transmitter affixed to her, which had been providing researchers information about the reclusive reptile’s movements since 2010. […]

By Herp News After 20 months, Zambia has lifted its ban on hunting, allowing trophy hunters to target numerous species in the wildlife-rich country including elephants. The announcement was made by the country’s Tourism and Art’s Minister, Jean Kapata, who stated that the ban had resulted in a loss of revenue to the Zambia Wild […]

By Herp News A snake found under a car outside a school in Pescadero has been taken in by a reptile rescue organization that will try to find it a long-term home, according to the Peninsula Humane Society. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The first loggerhead turtle handed in this season was recovering at the Dolphin Discovery Centre yesterday after being found on a Bunbury beach. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The first loggerhead turtle handed in this season was recovering at the Dolphin Discovery Centre yesterday after being found on a Bunbury beach. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links