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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Oct 16
Oct 16
Stranded turtle numbers along Mississippi coast remain 'alarming'
By Herp News The number of stranded sea turtles along the Mississippi gulf coast remains alarming. That's the word from the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, which responds to reports of dead or injured turtles. In the five years before the BP oil spill, there were a total of 16 dead Kemp's Ridley sea turtles […]
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Ninja Turtle-masked teen accused of store robbery
By Herp News LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — “Cowabunga!” Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Amphibian communities collapse in wake of viral outbreak
By Herp News Two closely related viruses that have been introduced to northern Spain in recent years have already led to the collapse of three different species of amphibian — the common midwife toad, the common toad, and the alpine newt — in the protected area of Picos de Europa National Park. In all, six […]
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Frankie Tortoise Tails – The Little Sock That Could
Seven days later, Frankie pooped the sock. Yep, examining sulcata poop is a bit stinky. Because of Frankie, I’ve done this so many times that it no longer disgusts to me. Little sock hidden within sulcata poop. Dissection confirmed it was my under-ankle sock with the blue stripes. Not to be left out of any […]
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Potential drug could ease impact of bacterial lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients, tests suggest
By Herp News By screening over 2,000 approved drugs and natural products, scientists have shown that tannic acid may help ease the impact of bacterial lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Tests completed using experimentally modified frog oocytes show that tannic acid counteracts the harmful effect of an enzyme produced by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus […]
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Road trip for red-eared sliders
Humane society specialist Dave Pauli is taking banned Montana red-eared sliders on a trek to Texas. From the Independent Record: The lake is on a wildlife sanctuary created for relocated Grand Canyon burros. Pauli’s trip is no pedal-to-the-metal exercise. Turtles take time. The ones Pauli receives will spend weeks in large ponds in Montana getting […]
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Lizard given oxygen after house fire rescue
By Herp News A LIZARD was given oxygen therapy after it was rescued from a house fire in Chorley Old Road. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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