Northern Leopard Frog from kingsnake.com user Terry Cox credit: kingsnake photo gallery In 1952 the tiny town of Oconto, WI woke up to hundreds of thousands, reports even go as far as millions, Leopard Frogs. Now being a Wisconsin Herper you would think I would have heard this odd little story before today, but I […]
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Pancake, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle gets released back to the wild
Experts attached a satellite transmitter to Pancake's shell, which will track its location for up to 90 days. Mary Dixon / Wildlife Conservation Society Every fall there are stories of cold stunned turtles on the East Coast and in spring and summer, their release stories brighten our days. Pancake is one of the more recent rehab […]
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Will leopard geckos help in unlocking cancers secrets?
Lemon frost gecko. Credit: Dr. Tony Gamble, Marquette University The lemon frost Leopard Gecko morph is known for it’s high tumor rate. 80% of the morph develops tumors, but it is unknown why. Researchers at the University of Nottingham decided to look at the geckos to study not only their tumors but how they develop. […]
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USARK Action Alerts – MD, AL and TX
A few new action alerts have hit USARK's page that may impact reptiles owners that we wanted to share here! If this impacts you, be sure to check the links! Maryland The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is looking to change their native keeping laws, including one provision to ban keeping all native herps, including […]
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