By Herp News ( University of Hawaii at Manoa ) Hawai'i's sea turtles are afflicted with chronic and often lethal tumors caused by consuming non-native algae 'superweeds' along coastlines where nutrient pollution is unchecked. The disease that causes these tumors is considered a leading cause of death in endangered green sea turtles. Go to Source […]
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Oct 14
Oct 14
‘River wolves’ recover in Peruvian park, but still remain threatened inside and out (photos)
By Herp News Lobo de río, or river wolf, is the very evocative Spanish name for one of the Amazon’s most spectacular mammals: the giant river otter. This highly intelligent, deeply social, and simply charming freshwater predator almost vanished entirely due to a relentless fur trade in the 20th Century. But decades after the trade […]
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Turtle Beach Recon 320 PC Gaming Surround Sound Headset Now in Stores
By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach, the leading audio brand in the video games industry, today announced that the Recon 320 PC and mobile gaming headset is now available in stores and … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Economy transforms lizard populations
The commercial ties an island has may be key to understanding biodiversity and invasive species. From the New York Times: Historically, the diversity and complexity of life on an island was determined largely by its size and distance from other landmasses; if animals couldn’t easily travel to and from an island, few new species would […]
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