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   Sep 09

Fitch Rates New Tortoise Notes 'AAA'; Affirms Existing Ratings

By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns 'AAA' ratings to the following notes issued by two closed-end funds managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC.: Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 09

Turtle Beach to Present at the Wedbush Securities California Dreamin' Consumer Management Access Conference

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced that the company will be presenting at the Wedbush Securities California Dreamin' Consumer Management Access … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 09

No tall 'tail': Large lizard found under car bonnet

By Herp News A video of men trying to yank a monitor lizard from one man's car engine has gone viral. The driver, Thum Wai Loong, shared with Channel NewsAsia, his close encounter with the scaly kind. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 09

Indian snake-catcher aims to educate

Rokkam Kiran Kumar spent ten years rescuing snakes in residential India, and now he wants to take it a step further by educating others in snake safety. From The Hindu: Acknowledging his decade-long efforts, he was recently given official permission to rescue snakes by the Chief Wildlife Warden with the support of the Conservator of […]

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   Sep 08

Norway slaughters over 700 whales this season

By Herp News As of late August, Norway has killed 729 northern minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) during its annual whaling season, the highest number taken since 1993. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 08

Arizona desperate for tortoise adopters

Hundreds of surrendered Sonoran Desert tortoises are in need of new homes, and turning in wild tortoises compounds the problem. From AZ Central: “It’s a heartbreaking thing when you see them come here, tears in their eyes, and you try to comfort them,” said Daniel Marchand, curator at the Phoenix Herpetological Society, a private sanctuary […]

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   Sep 07

VOD: Maryland's hype video has a scary turtle in it

By Herp News It looks like the offspring of a female Testudo and Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 07

Last of his kind tortoise to go on display in New York

By Herp News The remains of “Lonesome George,” the last of a subspecies of Galapagos Islands tortoise, will go on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York this month, Ecuador said Thursday. The giant tortoise, who was thought to be over 100 years old when he died in June 2012, has undergone […]

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   Sep 07

Lizards, and snakes and turtles: Oh my!

By Herp News By Anna Patrick Staff writer If Laura Page takes one of her beloved pets on a public outing, she's normally met with reactions of fear or disapproval. But when Page strode into the Charleston Area Reptile Expo with Songo, her four-foot long ball python, lazily wrapped around her neck, she felt right […]

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   Sep 05

California blue whales recover to historical levels

By Herp News The population of blue whales in the Eastern Pacific has recovered to 97 percent of historic levels decades after Earth’s largest animal was nearly driven to extinction in some places due to the whaling industry, reports a new study published in the journal, Marine Mammal Science. Go to Source …read more Read […]

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   Sep 05

Reptile In The Bottle Return Room!

By Herp News MANCHESTER — The police radio dispatch early Friday afternoon concerned a snake loose in the bottle return room at Stop & Shop. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 05

Herp Video of the Week: Small turtle attacks a fluffy cat!

Check out this video “Small turtle attacks a fluffy cat,” submitted by kingsnake.com user Minuet. 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

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   Sep 04

Conservationists use social media to take on Peru’s booming illegal wildlife trade

By Herp News Illegal wildlife trafficking is thriving in Peru. But a Peruvian organization is now using a public campaign, via social media and press releases, to track and rescue illegally kept wildlife in the country. ‘I have filed 47 complaints from 14 different states in Peru including hundreds of animals commercialized illegally in markets, […]

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   Sep 04

Killing crocs not the solution to attacks

Former kingsnake.com Chat Week guest Adam Britton calls for a better understanding of crocodile behavior to reduce fatal mistakes. From Yahoo!: Mr Britton said fatal attacks had very gradually increased since crocodiles were protected in the 1970s, to an average of one every two years. “You can get three or four attacks within a short […]

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   Sep 03

Crane & Turtle: A chef’s playground in Petworth

By Herp News A meal at Crane & Turtle, a fresh excuse to explore Petworth, asks diners to rethink their notion of what goes well together. Most gazpacho springs from tomatoes or grapes. Crane & Turtle?s soup pluck… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 03

Tree frogs speed up their life cycle when becoming lunch

By Herp News Think again if you’ve always believed that events in the life cycle of animals happen consistently, almost rigidly, as part of the natural rhythm of nature. Studies show that Mother Nature is much more flexible than you might think. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

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   Sep 03

Rescued loggerhead turtle to be released back to sea

By Herp News he University of Georgia Marine Extension Service, a unit of the Office of Public Service and Outreach, will release a three-year-old logger… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 03

Crane & Turtle: A chef’s playground in Petworth

By Herp News A meal at Crane & Turtle, a fresh excuse to explore Petworth, asks diners to rethink their notion of what goes well together. Most gazpacho springs from tomatoes or grapes. Crane & Turtle?s soup pluck… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 03

Roads cause roadblocks for snakes

Cars may travel faster on roads, but snakes don’t. From Live Science: A speed test for the northern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) shows that it takes the snakes 2 minutes to cross a two-lane concrete road. During that time, about 70 cars may pass over a well-used highway to the New Jersey coast. On sand, […]

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   Sep 03

Record Reptile! 792-Pound Gator Snared in Mississippi

By Herp News The state's weight record has been broken twice since alligator hunting season began Friday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 03

Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of Aug. 31, 2014

By Herp News Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.5 billion and its unaudited net asset value Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Record Reptile! 792-Pound Gator Snared in Mississippi

By Herp News The state's weight record has been broken twice since alligator hunting season began Friday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update …

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $513.4 million and its unaudit Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as …

By Herp News Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. today announced that as of August 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $503.0 million and its una Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as …

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $4.6 billion and its unaudited ne Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage …

By Herp News Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of August 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $266.0 million a Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Scientists uncover five new species of ‘toupee’ monkeys in the Amazon

By Herp News While saki monkeys may be characterized by floppy mops of hair that resemble the worst of human toupees, these acrobatic, tree-dwelling primates are essential for dispersing seeds. After long being neglected by both scientists and conservationists, a massive research effort by one intrepid researcher has revealed the full-scale of saki monkey diversity, […]

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   Sep 02

Scientists uncover five new species of ‘toupee’ monkeys in the Amazon

By Herp News While saki monkeys may be characterized by floppy mops of hair that resemble the worst of human toupees, these acrobatic, tree-dwelling primates are essential for dispersing seeds. After long being neglected by both scientists and conservationists, a massive research effort by one intrepid researcher has revealed the full-scale of saki monkey diversity, […]

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   Sep 02

Lizard found in mid-day meal in Bihar

By Herp News Six children in a government school in Bihar fell ill Tuesday after eating their mid-day meal in which a dead lizard was later found, an official said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Hunted By Authorities, Xbox, PS 4 Hacker Group Lizard Squad Disbands

By Herp News Hacker group Lizard Squad has been quiet for the past few days, leaving many to wonder if the infamous group was apprehended by authorities after a number of white-hat computer hackers went after the group. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 02

Turtle Beach Corporation Announces Appointment of Rodney Schutt as SVP and General Manager of HyperSound

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Turtle Beach Corporation (HEAR), a leading innovator of audio products and solutions, today announced the hiring and appointment of Rodney Schutt as SVP and General Manager of HyperSound. Mr. Schutt joins the company as it prepares to launch a new directed audio solution for the […]

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   Sep 02

Beware of decapitated snakes

A chef was killed by a poisonous snake twenty minutes after he chopped off the snake’s head. From the Mirror: A police spokesman said: “It is a highly unusual case but it appears to be just an accident. He prepared the snake himself and was just unlucky. “There was nothing that could be done to […]

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   Sep 02

Coast Guard rescues sea turtle in Oregon Inlet

By Herp News OREGON INLET, N.C. A loggerhead sea turtle was rescued Sunday in Oregon Inlet after getting tangled in a line attached to a plastic bucket. Members of the Coast Guard and National Park Service responded to a report from a good Samaritan boater of a turtle caught in a line and dragging a […]

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   Sep 02

Turtle Talk Tallies: Comments and recs report from the week of August 25

By Herp News ckstevenson, Mike S., TerpNation1, Dave Tucker & take home the commenting awards this week. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 01

Two acre wildfire burning at Turtle Lake north of Durango

By Herp News A two acre wildfire is burning north of Durango near Turtle Lake, according to officials. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 01

Coast Guard rescues tangled sea turtle in Oregon Inlet

By Herp News OREGON INLET, N.C. A loggerhead sea turtle was rescued Sunday in Oregon Inlet after getting tangled in a line attached to a plastic bucket. Members of the Coast Guard and National Park Service responded to a report from a good Samaritan boater of a turtle caught in a line and dragging a […]

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   Sep 01

Coast Guard, National Park Service rescue loggerhead sea turtle in N.C.

By Herp News Wilmington, N.C. – A loggerhead sea turtle was rescued by members of the U.S. Coast Guard and National Park Service on Sunday in Oregon Inlet. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received word from a good Samaritan boater the turtle was tangled in a line and dragging a plastic […]

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   Aug 31

Harbour Village Welcomes Special Guest: Endangered Sea Turtle Lays Nest on Beach

By Herp News Resort works with Bonaire conservationists to set up live web cam and nightly watch to document the hatching, expected to take place in early September. Mother turtle believed to have hatched in same location … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Aug 31

Move the Turtle (for iPad)

By Herp News The Move the Turtle iPad app teaches children coding basics using a friendly turtle. A slick interface, well-designed tutorials, and a fun reward system teach concepts that kids can use when learning other programming languages. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Aug 31

Rare Jardine River turtles found in Queensland's Cape York region

By Herp News A species of turtle native to the tip of Queensland's Cape York, the Jardine River turtle, has been officially sighted for the first time in nearly 20 years. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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