Scientists are honing in on the immune factor that is allowing amphibian populations to succumb to the fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which has caused a loss of nearly 4 percent of amphibian populations every year between 2002 and 2011. From Popular Science: It’s been most baffling, given the amphibians’ complex immune systems, not far off from […]

By Herp News The Animal Foundation is putting its first Desert Tortoise up for adoption. Ted, the tortoise, is waiting for his forever family. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The reintroduction of captive gorillas to areas where they have been hunted to extinction appears to working, suggesting a possible new front in efforts to save great apes, finds a new study published in the journal Oryx. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc (TPZ) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for October 22, 2013 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News It’s unlikely conservation organizations can survive if they are unwilling to embrace change: as an endeavor, conservation requires not just longterm planning, but also an ability to move proactively and fluidly to protect species and safeguard ecosystems. Environmental and education NGO, the Art of Conservation, is currently embarking on its biggest change […]

By Herp News Third parties waiting in line         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “Ball Python Clutch, Day 41,” submitted by kingsnake.com user kcalderala. 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 The purported Yeti, an ape-like creature that walks upright and roams the remote Himalayas, may in fact be an ancient polar bear species, according to new DNA research by Bryan Sykes with Oxford University. Sykes subjected two hairs from what locals say belonged to the elusive Yeti only to discover that the […]

By Herp News Byline: Three crew members of The Lizard lifeboat were selected from all the stations in the south-west to represent the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) at the National Seafarers service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Page Content: The Lizard lifeboat Coxswain Andrew Putt, Third Mechanic Steve Tattersall and Head Launcher Jeff […]

By Herp News Populations of the spur-thighed tortoise have been decimated not because of disease but as a result of the exotic pet trade. / James Cornett, Special to The Desert Sun Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News VALHALLA, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach, the leader in gaming audio products, today announced an extended partnership with Microsoft to create innovative hardware, software, and applications … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Scientists working to protect loggerhead sea turtles know how to save them; they just can’t get stakeholders to cooperate. From Mission Blue: It’s been our experience that those who would spend two decades or more working closely with fishermen to understand and protect sea turtles typically have the best interests of both people and nature […]

By Herp News Gabon is home to some big meat-eaters including leopards, spotted hyenas, and African wild dogs, but a new study focuses on the country’s lesser-known species with an appetite for flesh. For the first time, researchers surveyed Gabon’s small carnivores, including 12 species from the honey badger (Mellivora capensis) to the marsh mongoose […]

By Herp News A REPTILE food depot at Rooksbridge was badly damaged by fire in the early hours of Thursday morning (October 17). Follow the latest updates here. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A fungus that is killing frogs and other amphibians around the world releases a toxic factor that disables the amphibian immune response, investigators report. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News (From left) Mike Deddo, Turtle Wax Inc. Senior Research Chemist; Coley Frucci Turtle Wax Inc Vice President of Strategic Development; Don Dacay, Wilstark Marketing Corp. VP for Marketing; Ara Dacay, Wilstark Marketing Corp. Senior Vice President; Mario Dacay, Wilstark Marketing Corp President; and Dermot Maconaghie, Turtle Wax Inc … Go to Source …read […]

By Herp News The amusing video was taken by Salvelio Mayer in his back garden in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He uploaded the footage onto YouTube and the clip has been viewed more than six million times. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Every year kingsnake.com gets asked, “I want to hold a contest and give away a live animal, can I advertise this on your site?” The answer is surprising to many: kingsnake.com and our other pet-related sites will not accept advertising for live animal contests. No, it’s not because we don’t like contests. Aside from the […]

By Herp News The Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee has entered the scientific record. Experienced bullfrog “jockeys” at the event routinely get their frogs to jump much farther than researchers had ever measured in the lab. How? Decades of refined technique, uncommonly motivated humans and herps, and good old-fashioned large sample size. Go to Source […]

By Herp News The first turtle tour for the season will begin on Saturday November 9, with bookings already under way and early signs looking positive. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News There are more than 5,000 different mammal species across the globe, but with this number being dwarfed by the 10,000 bird species, it is little wonder that bird-watching has become the most common wildlife watching hobby in the world. While there are thousands of websites dedicated to ornithology enthusiasts, with information detailing […]

By Herp News For three years, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has been running advertizing campaigns in Chinese cities to raise awareness on the true source of ivory: slaughtered elephants. A recent evaluation of the campaign by Rapid Asia found that 66 percent of those who saw the ads said they would “definitely” […]

The sea turtles are here! Every year in early fall, hundreds of olive ridley sea turtles hit the beaches on Mexico’s Pacific coast to lay their eggs. Read all about it, and see the complete photo gallery, here. Photo: Weather.com …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — In a story Oct. 14 about a turtle habitat cleanup day, The Associated Press erroneously reported the day of the event. It will be held Oct. 26, which is a Saturday, not a Sunday.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]

By Herp News MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — In a story Oct. 14 about a turtle habitat cleanup day, The Associated Press erroneously reported the day of the event. It will be held Oct. 26, which is a Saturday, not a Sunday.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]

By Herp News Spending a year on the Tambopata River in Peru’s deep Amazon, allowed 22-year-old Tristan Thompson, to record stunning video of the much the region’s little seen, and little known, wildlife. Thompson, a student at the University of the West of England, has turned his footage into a new documentary An Untamed Wilderness […]

By Herp News MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — In a story Oct. 14 about a turtle habitat cleanup day, The Associated Press erroneously reported the day of the event. It will be held Oct. 26, which is a Saturday, not a Sunday.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]

By Herp News Beaver, bison and eagles are among the species that have made a successful comeback in Europe in the past 50 years, according to a major survey published by a coalition of conservation groups on Thursday. The report selected 37 species that have showed signs of recovery, studied changes in their numbers and […]

You’ve wonder what Frankie been doing. It’s BIG! He is moving South to Mobile. Moving is huge no matter if moving to an apartment in town, or moving a family into a house, or moving to a new state….well, you get the picture. Moving is tough. Add Frankie to the mix. Yeah, you got it. […]

By Herp News A reptile rescue organization in suburban Cleveland is caring for nearly 100 snakes and lizards seized from a northeast Ohio home and has sent several more to a Kentucky zoo. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Regeneration of lost organs or body parts is the stuff of science fiction, but it’s also science fact. At the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, researchers are studying the many species that can regenerate cells in their body, and hoping to find information humans can benefit from, too. From a Las Vegas Sun interview […]

By Herp News WHITEWATER — Reports of a “humongous” “200-year-old” desert tortoise who was struck and killed Sunday on the I-10 freeway near Whitewater drew nationwide interest, but it turns out that the tortoise’s age and size may have been more of a guesstimate than actual fact. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

By Herp News A large animal believed to be a desert tortoise was killed Sunday as it wandered onto Interstate 10 in an unincorporated area of Riverside County. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

My two turtles (one girl one boy) keep digging in the rocks. I’m sure if they want to find something, or probably they want to escape. I tried researching why they were digging but I got multiple answers that almost all made sense! They eat ALOT so I don’t think they are hungry, please answer! […]

By Herp News We go ears-on with Turtle Beach's pro gaming headset, but is it worth the cost? Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News So, here I am, running in a forest at night over 2,000 miles from home. This forest—dry, stout, and thorny enough to draw blood—lies just a few miles north of a rural town in the western edge of the Dominican Republic on the border with Haiti. I’m following—or trying to keep pace […]

Check out this video “Snake Hunting Colorado,” submitted by kingsnake.com user jfarah. 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 The Western fence lizard doesn't peddle insurance like its relative, the gecko, but it provides a potentially more valuable service by shielding North Coast residents from Lyme disease. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Leatherbacks are on the endangered species list but several have been rescued in recent years along the Connecticut shore after becoming tangled in fishing lines, flotsam or other debris, the assistant stranding coordinator said. Before the turtle's remains were removed from the Milford beach and buried, volunteers from the Mystic Aquarium took […]

If you live in Washington state and think you could provide a good home for an abandoned python, the veterinarians at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine want to hear from you. From KGW News: Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine captured and hospitalized the abandoned 11-foot-long reticulated python Tuesday night. The snake […]