By Herp News The creation of protected areas often causes problems for people living nearby, even as it brings a potential source of income in the form of tourism. In Zimbabwe, people living near protected areas have positive perceptions of wildlife conservation but negative perceptions of tourism, according to a new paper. Go to Source […]
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Jul 10
Jul 10
Push to revise conservation law as Indonesians post wildlife crimes to Facebook
By Herp News The Indonesian government has promised to crack down on the growing number of people showing off dead or abused endangered animals on social media. In February, for example, residents of the Sumatran village of Sibide posted pictures to Facebook of themselves posing with a dead Sumatran tiger, whose dwindling population in the […]
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Herp Video of the Week: Into the Canadian Desert
In our Herp Video of the Week we visit the wild deserts of Canada in search of reptiles. Wait! What? Deserts in Canada! You Betcha! 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 […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Boa Constrictor
Do you remember YOUR first? tjromick shares Lily, his first in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tjromick! Be sure to tell tjromick 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 more here: King Snake […]
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