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Archive for September, 2014


   Sep 12

Herp Video of the Week: Snapping Turtle refuses to move!

Check out this video “Snapping Turtle refuses to move,” submitted by kingsnake.com user Minuet. 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

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   Sep 11

Ancient flying reptile named after 'Avatar' creature

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 […]

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   Sep 11

Reptile rescue organization to seek new home for Burmese python found in Pescadero

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

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   Sep 11

Meet the newest enemy to India’s wildlife

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 […]

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   Sep 11

Why are great apes treated like second-class species by CITES?

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 […]

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   Sep 11

Ancient Flying Reptile Ate Like a Toothy Pelican

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

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   Sep 11

Ancient 'Dragon' Beast Flew Right Out of 'Avatar'

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

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   Sep 11

Desert tortoise shot in Arizona

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. […]

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   Sep 11

Zambia ends trophy hunting ban, elephants fair game

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 […]

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   Sep 11

Reptile Rescue Group Seeks New Home For 7-Foot Burmese Python Found In Pescadero

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

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   Sep 11

Injured turtle on the mend

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

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   Sep 11

Endangered turtle on the mend

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

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   Sep 10

Smuggling Threatens the “Holy Grail” of the Reptile World

By Herp News An unusual and little-known monitor lizard from Borneo that has captured the interest of reptile collectors is emerging as the latest victim of the global illicit wildlife trade, an investigative report by TRAFFIC warns. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 10

Snake milker faces danger to help others

Why risk your own health by milking snakes? So others can benefit. From The Mirror: The pair run the Kentucky Reptile Zoo full-time, a non-profit relying solely on people coming through the gates and the sale of venom. Kristen added: “Almost any venomous snake is capable of causing severe injury but you are pretty unlikely […]

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   Sep 09

Fitch Rates New Tortoise Notes 'AAA'; Affirms Existing Ratings

By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns 'AAA' ratings to the following notes issued by two closed-end funds managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC.: Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 09

Turtle Beach to Present at the Wedbush Securities California Dreamin' Consumer Management Access Conference

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced that the company will be presenting at the Wedbush Securities California Dreamin' Consumer Management Access … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 09

No tall 'tail': Large lizard found under car bonnet

By Herp News A video of men trying to yank a monitor lizard from one man's car engine has gone viral. The driver, Thum Wai Loong, shared with Channel NewsAsia, his close encounter with the scaly kind. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 09

Indian snake-catcher aims to educate

Rokkam Kiran Kumar spent ten years rescuing snakes in residential India, and now he wants to take it a step further by educating others in snake safety. From The Hindu: Acknowledging his decade-long efforts, he was recently given official permission to rescue snakes by the Chief Wildlife Warden with the support of the Conservator of […]

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   Sep 08

Norway slaughters over 700 whales this season

By Herp News As of late August, Norway has killed 729 northern minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) during its annual whaling season, the highest number taken since 1993. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 08

Arizona desperate for tortoise adopters

Hundreds of surrendered Sonoran Desert tortoises are in need of new homes, and turning in wild tortoises compounds the problem. From AZ Central: “It’s a heartbreaking thing when you see them come here, tears in their eyes, and you try to comfort them,” said Daniel Marchand, curator at the Phoenix Herpetological Society, a private sanctuary […]

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   Sep 07

VOD: Maryland's hype video has a scary turtle in it

By Herp News It looks like the offspring of a female Testudo and Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 07

Last of his kind tortoise to go on display in New York

By Herp News The remains of “Lonesome George,” the last of a subspecies of Galapagos Islands tortoise, will go on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York this month, Ecuador said Thursday. The giant tortoise, who was thought to be over 100 years old when he died in June 2012, has undergone […]

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   Sep 07

Lizards, and snakes and turtles: Oh my!

By Herp News By Anna Patrick Staff writer If Laura Page takes one of her beloved pets on a public outing, she's normally met with reactions of fear or disapproval. But when Page strode into the Charleston Area Reptile Expo with Songo, her four-foot long ball python, lazily wrapped around her neck, she felt right […]

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   Sep 05

California blue whales recover to historical levels

By Herp News The population of blue whales in the Eastern Pacific has recovered to 97 percent of historic levels decades after Earth’s largest animal was nearly driven to extinction in some places due to the whaling industry, reports a new study published in the journal, Marine Mammal Science. Go to Source …read more Read […]

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   Sep 05

Reptile In The Bottle Return Room!

By Herp News MANCHESTER — The police radio dispatch early Friday afternoon concerned a snake loose in the bottle return room at Stop & Shop. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 05

Herp Video of the Week: Small turtle attacks a fluffy cat!

Check out this video “Small turtle attacks a fluffy cat,” submitted by kingsnake.com user Minuet. 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

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   Sep 04

Conservationists use social media to take on Peru’s booming illegal wildlife trade

By Herp News Illegal wildlife trafficking is thriving in Peru. But a Peruvian organization is now using a public campaign, via social media and press releases, to track and rescue illegally kept wildlife in the country. ‘I have filed 47 complaints from 14 different states in Peru including hundreds of animals commercialized illegally in markets, […]

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   Sep 04

Killing crocs not the solution to attacks

Former kingsnake.com Chat Week guest Adam Britton calls for a better understanding of crocodile behavior to reduce fatal mistakes. From Yahoo!: Mr Britton said fatal attacks had very gradually increased since crocodiles were protected in the 1970s, to an average of one every two years. “You can get three or four attacks within a short […]

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   Sep 03

Crane & Turtle: A chef’s playground in Petworth

By Herp News A meal at Crane & Turtle, a fresh excuse to explore Petworth, asks diners to rethink their notion of what goes well together. Most gazpacho springs from tomatoes or grapes. Crane & Turtle?s soup pluck… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 03

Tree frogs speed up their life cycle when becoming lunch

By Herp News Think again if you’ve always believed that events in the life cycle of animals happen consistently, almost rigidly, as part of the natural rhythm of nature. Studies show that Mother Nature is much more flexible than you might think. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

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   Sep 03

Rescued loggerhead turtle to be released back to sea

By Herp News he University of Georgia Marine Extension Service, a unit of the Office of Public Service and Outreach, will release a three-year-old logger… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 03

Crane & Turtle: A chef’s playground in Petworth

By Herp News A meal at Crane & Turtle, a fresh excuse to explore Petworth, asks diners to rethink their notion of what goes well together. Most gazpacho springs from tomatoes or grapes. Crane & Turtle?s soup pluck… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 03

Roads cause roadblocks for snakes

Cars may travel faster on roads, but snakes don’t. From Live Science: A speed test for the northern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) shows that it takes the snakes 2 minutes to cross a two-lane concrete road. During that time, about 70 cars may pass over a well-used highway to the New Jersey coast. On sand, […]

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   Sep 03

Record Reptile! 792-Pound Gator Snared in Mississippi

By Herp News The state's weight record has been broken twice since alligator hunting season began Friday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 03

Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of Aug. 31, 2014

By Herp News Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.5 billion and its unaudited net asset value Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Record Reptile! 792-Pound Gator Snared in Mississippi

By Herp News The state's weight record has been broken twice since alligator hunting season began Friday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update …

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $513.4 million and its unaudit Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as …

By Herp News Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. today announced that as of August 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $503.0 million and its una Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage …

By Herp News Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of August 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $266.0 million a Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as …

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $4.6 billion and its unaudited ne Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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