By Herp News During the last couple years there have been persistent rumors and trickles of information that elephant poaching was running rampant in Tanzania as the government stood by and did little. Yesterday, the government finally confirmed the rumors: Tanzania’s savanna elephant population has dropped from 109,051 animals in 2009 to just 43,330 last […]
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Jun 02
Jun 02
An Ecuadorian frog in Peru
The little frog was sitting atop a frond well, up out of reach in a Bactris riparia (spiny palm). Marisa jokingly told Emerson, the preserve manager, that she wanted the frog and taking her statement at face value, he set about getting it for her. A few minutes later Emerson called Marisa and showed her […]
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Zoo hopes to save Hellbender salamanders in Indiana
The Colombian Park Zoo and Purdue University are working together to help the Hellbenders, who are disappearing from the wild in Indiana. From WLFI.com: “When our amphibian species start disappearing, there’s a problem,” said senior zookeeper Noah Shields. “This is not just another animal that may be going extinct here in Indiana. This is a […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Blind snakes
Not a very common sight, but these Brahminy blind snakes are the spotlight today in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Canes05! Be sure to tell Canes05 you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read […]
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