By Herp News Recent two-week field tests in Nebraska of the Hybrid Public Safety Microphone–or Turtle Mike–allowed law enforcement, medical, fire and rescue and public works personnel to test a merge of land mobile radio (LMR) and broadband systems to enable first responders to communicate with each other. Funded by S&T's First Responders Group (FRG) […]

By Herp News Heppell spoke to nearly 200 scientists, government officials and environmentalists at the Second International Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Symposium, convened to call attention to the sudden reversal of fortunes for the world's most endangered sea turtle. Andre Landry Jr., former director of the Sea Turtle & Fisheries Ecology Research Laboratory at Texas […]

By Herp News For a long time, this rare white spotted bush frog lived a secretive life: the Critically Endangered Chalazodes bubble-nest frog (Raorchestes chalazodes) was last seen in 1874 and presumed to be extinct. That is until 2010 when a year-long expedition to try and locate ‘lost’ amphibians in India found the elusive frog […]

By Herp News Technology is helping researchers better predict when sea turtles will hatch. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

New research explains why snakes have two penises instead of one. From the Washington Post: In snakes and lizards, the external genitals get a little funkier. These reptiles have paired external genitals, even though they only use one at a time during mating. But all of these genitals spring out of the same embryonic structure, […]

By Herp News While a life in the slow lane may be easier, will it be any longer? It will if you're a reptile. A new study finds that reduced reproductive rates and a plant-rich diet are responsible for the increased lifespan of reptiles. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products […]

By Herp News SEABROOK ISLAND – The gathering caught David Weintraub's eye at first, all those people circling around on something on the beach. Then he saw the tiny creatures wriggling toward the ocean. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News If you are what you eat, then just as true, you are what you buy. From organic, fair-trade, responsible palm oil, Wildlife Friendly, and most recently deforestation-free, consumers can cast their lot with a variety of eco-friendly labels and define who they are by what they buy. It gives someone in New […]

By Herp News Biologists long assumed that one-way air flow was a special adaptation in birds driven by the intense energy demands of flight. But now scientists have shown that bird-like breathing also developed in green iguanas – reptiles not known for high-capacity aerobic fitness. The finding bolsters the case that unidirectional bird-like flow evolved […]

By Herp News Today, 22,413 species are threatened with extinction, according to the most recent update of the IUCN Red List. This is a rise of 310 species from the last update in the summer. The update includes the Pacific bluefin tuna, the Chinese pufferfish, and Chapman’s pygmy chameleon, among others. Go to Source …read […]

By Herp News Julie Larsen Maher has what many wildlife photographers would consider a dream job: staff photographer for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), a non-profit that runs five zoos and aquariums in New York City as well as numerous site-based field programs in the U.S. and overseas. As staff photographer, Maher helps tell the […]

By Herp News While a life in the slow lane may be easier, will it be any longer? It will if you’re a reptile. A new study finds that reduced reproductive rates and a plant-rich diet are responsible for the increased lifespan of reptiles. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products […]

How would you like to come across a 57 pound venomous snake? From Live Science: Laophis crotaloides measured between 10 and 13 feet (3 and 4 meters) long and weighed a whopping 57 lbs. (26 kilograms). Today’s longest venomous snakes, king cobras (Ophiophagus hannah), can grow to be about 18 feet (5.5 m) long. But […]

By Herp News AN EXHIBITION of sculptures by a North Yorkshire artist will take place in Haxby this week. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Turtle Beach's Elite 800 headphones are out not for £249 from Amazon. Key Features: DTS Headphone: x 7.1 surround sound Custom FTS Surround Sound presets Active noise cancellation Two noise-cancelling mics built in Magnetic charging cradle 15 hour battery PS4/PS3/mobile The Verdict: In the hyped-up future of ' Call of Duty: Advanced […]

By Herp News Turtle Beach's Elite 800 headphones are out not for £249 from Amazon. Key Features: DTS Headphone: x 7.1 surround sound Custom FTS Surround Sound presets Active noise cancellation Two noise-cancelling mics built in Magnetic charging cradle 15 hour battery PS4/PS3/mobile The Verdict: In the hyped-up future of ' Call of Duty: Advanced […]

By Herp News The adult human body is made up of about 37 trillion cells. Microbes, mainly bacteria, outnumber body cells by 10 to 1. Increasingly, scientists recognize that this huge community of microbes affects the health, development and evolution of all multicellular organisms, including humans. A fundamental gap in disease ecology and microbiome research […]

Check out this video “Got an Itch?,” submitted by kingsnake.com user PH FasDog. 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 here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Nov. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced that the company will be presenting at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference on Wednesday, November 19, … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A reader sent me the following question: “How does a lizard grow a new tail?” This was a very timely question as new research has shed light on this very phenomenon. A team of experts at Arizona State University led by Dr. Kenro Kusumi and colleagues have been studying limb regeneration in […]

By Herp News Nearly a year ago, scientists announced an incredible discovery: a new tapir species from the western Amazon in Brazil and Colombia. The announcement was remarkable for a number of reasons: this was the biggest new land mammal discovered in more than 20 years and was only the fifth tapir known to the […]

By Herp News Flying Lizard Motorsports will kick off the new year with a two-car entry for the first race of the TUDOR United Sportscar Championship series, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In just under two months, the team will again find itself at Daytona International Speedway for the 3-day Roar Before the Rolex 24 […]

Artists and activists held a satirical wake to raise awareness of Pancho, a Florida croc killed resisting capture, and other wildlife killed by humans. From the Miami Herald: Cortada said his goal was to have a dynamic service to honor the fallen croc, but at the same time to bring ecological awareness to community members, […]

By Herp News A disgruntled lizard is being used by Telstra to front a campaign to promote its new bundle packages, created by The Monkeys. The ads show the pet lizard getting peeved when family members turn the channel while it is watching a TV show featuring a fellow reptile. After it happens a third […]

By Herp News A new paper confirms what ecologists have long feared: hunting birds and mammals drastically raises the risk of extinction for tropical trees. Following the long-lifespan of a single canopy tree, Miliusa horsfieldii, researchers discovered that overhunting of animals could increase the chances of extinction for the species fourteen times over a century, […]

Asia’s high demand for turtle meat is motivating the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to request greater protections for several types of exported turtles. From Phys.org: Faced with growing concerns about the hunting of freshwater turtles in the United States for Asian food markets, federal officials this week proposed adding four species to an international […]

By Herp News Conservationists are successfully developing mobile apps that enable authorities to identify illegal wildlife products, making it more difficult for traffickers to smuggle animals and animal parts, reports a paper published in the journal Biological Conservation. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Have you ever been offered the job of your dreams without knowing you were being interviewed? Have you ever communicated with a 5-year-old about the wonders of Salmonella? Have you ever been disappointed not to have larvae hatching from your skin? If you answered yes to all three questions, then you are […]

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission faces tough questions about its barbaric rules for killing reptiles and amphibians. From the Pocono Record: You ask, “shouldn’t they be equipped with fishing poles and nets instead of intimidating weapons?” If you are after fish, then the answer is yes. However, if your desire is to legally kill […]

By Herp News The closed-end funds managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors declared the following distributions today: Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Highlights & Developments Third quarter … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News On Friday, Jonathan Hiew from Singapore took a photo of several insects and uploaded them on the citizen scientist site, iNaturalist. Little did he know that one of the photos, of a butterfly, would prove a record breaker: it was the millionth observation recorded on iNaturalist. Go to Source …read more Read […]

By Herp News A loggerhead sea turtle rescued off New Jersey and cared for in South Carolina is heading to California. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The first settlers of New Zealand killed off nine species of giant birds, known as moas, with a population no bigger than a few thousand people, according to new research published in Nature Communications. The biggest moas stood up to 3.6 meters (12 feet) tall, making these mega-birds the largest animals in […]

DNA testing may hold the key to identifying the right antidote to use for snake bite victims. From New Scientist: Chappuis and his colleagues collected samples from the fang wounds of 749 people at three health centres in Nepal, amplified the DNA and sequenced it. They then looked for matches in a publicly available reference […]

By Herp News A year after a ride on a private plane to the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, Jersey will hop on a Delta flight to sunny California on Nov. 19. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News TAMPA — Cyliss Harrington sauntered through the Charles M. Davis Events Center on Sunday with two boa constrictors around his neck. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Over a dozen students of a university in Talwandi Sabo fell ill due to suspected food poisoning, after having dinner on Saturday night. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A NSW reptile park wants the public to catch deadly funnel web spiders to help make antivenom. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The stadium at the heart of plans for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be dull and look like a turtle, a leading Japanese architect said Thursday, adding to the row over the controversial venue. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links