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Archive for July 16th, 2015


   Jul 16

Conservation win in Madagascar: 7 new reserves established

By Herp News Good news on the environmental front in Madagascar has been rare and fleeting in recent years, but today the Indian Ocean island’s Prime Minister gave conservationists a bit of hope by officially decreeing seven new reserves that target critical habitats for endangered lemurs, chameleons, and frogs. Go to Source …read more Read […]

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   Jul 16

The Bruni dump: one man's trash is a herper's treasure

Kenny had already visited it. I had never heard of it. You’ll love the Bruni dump he told me. Cool stuff. Really cool. If you’re a herper, you’ll probably already have guessed that it was not the trash that was of interest to us. It was what had found their homes beneath the trash: the […]

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   Jul 16

Celebrate the snake on World Snake Day

World Snake Day is a perfect time to reflect on why snakes are so amazing. From the Deseret News: It is incredible that any creature can crawl, swim, dig, climb, capture prey and in some cases, glide through the air, all without the benefit of limbs, fins or wings. Rather than fear them, we should […]

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   Jul 16

Herp Photo of the Day: Drymarchon

Why stop with one, when a pile of Drymarchs are so much nicer! Check out the great variety of these snakes in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user alanB! Be sure to tell alanB you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could […]

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