By Herp News Reports of large reptile in Connecticut town are true: Officer kills lizard menacing chickens         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The two-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean (just off the coast of Venezuela) may be smaller than Delaware, but it has had an outsized role in the history of rainforest conservation as well as our understanding of tropical ecology. Home to an astounding number of tropical ecosystems and over […]

By Herp News For decades, the vulnerable desert tortoise has led a sheltered existence. Developers have taken pains to keep the animal safe. It's been protected from meddlesome hikers by the threat of prison time. … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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By Herp News LAS VEGAS — For decades, the vulnerable desert tortoise has led a sheltered existence. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Federal funds are running out at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center and officials plan to close the site and euthanize hundreds of the tortoises they've been caring for since the animals were added to the endangered species list in'90. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced it will kill hundreds of threatened desert tortoises it’s been caring for at a Nevada conservation facility. The slaughter is being blamed on a lack of funds by the agency. Real estate developers in southern Nevada who wanted to disrupt the habitat of threatened desert tortoises to build […]

By Herp News Desert tortoise faces threat from its own refuge as BLM closes Vegas rescue center         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A loggerhead sea turtle dubbed “Taco” was returned to the ocean in Islamorada, off a posh Florida Keys resort Friday, after three months of rehabilitation at the local Turtle Hospital for an intestinal infection. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

recently a freind of mine brought her female red eared slider over to compare with my male slider. ever since that visit trevor has been slow and eating at odd intervals. i did let him spend some time alone with the female. should i expect hatchlings soon? [:!2] …read more Read more here: Turtle Times […]

Old school herpers like myself are prone to “do it yourself” projects simply because we grew up in an era when products specifically designed for reptile owners were either too basic, or simply not available at all, and thus we quite often were left with no choice but to “do it yourself.” Although this mindset […]

By Herp News Rare, endangered sea turtle is spotted off British coast after getting lost while swimming more than 3,000 miles across the Atlantic.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A reptile store owner under investigation for criminal negligence in the deaths of two boys after a large python escaped its enclosure had blood on his hands and shorts when police arrived at the scene in Campbellton, N.B., according to newly released court documents. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following notes outstanding by three 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

By Herp News The owner of a 5ft long lizard who was the subject of a police appeal after he went missing has spoken about her pet's escape. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A reptile store owner under investigation for criminal negligence in the deaths of two boys after a large python escaped its enclosure had blood on his hands and shorts when police arrived at the scene in Campbellton, N.B., according to newly released court documents. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

By Herp News A brave turtle has been spotted hitching a ride on the back of a freshwater crocodile in a north Qld river. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

You’re frozen solid, your heart’s stopped beating, and you haven’t breathed in days. You’re dead, right? Not if you’re an Alaskan wood frog. The amphibian — an Arctic population of the wood frog, Rana sylvatica — can tolerate being frozen, heart and respiration both stopped, for days or even weeks at a time. Scientists found […]

By Herp News Byline: The Lizard lifeboat was tasked last night (Tuesday 20 August) to assist the 10 metre yacht Gemma with two people onboard that had suffered gear box problems and was becalmed. Page Content: The yacht was approximately 23 miles southeast of Lizard Point when they called Falmouth Coastguard to ask for assistance. […]

By Herp News Kopp joins O'Malley in approving deal over Franchot's 'no' vote Kopp joins O'Malley in approving deal over Franchot's no vote         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Balikpapan. Conservation activists have warned of a massive increase in thefts of turtle eggs in the past month […] Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News MICHIGAN CITY—The 7th annual Washington Park Zoo Reptile Day on Saturday attempted to prove that snakes are not that bad once you get to know them. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Turtle, India’s leading menswear lifestyle brand has today set its foot in the fashion capital of the country. With the launch of their first exclusive outlet in the city the brand is all set to raise the fashion quotient of Mumbai even higher. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News Court documents show the owner of a Campbellton, N.B. reptile store is being investigated for criminal negligence causing death, after a large python escaped its enclosure and killed two young boys a few weeks ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The hellbender, an enormous reptile that resembles a Loch Ness monster, has just been re-introduced to New York State. Continue reading → Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Kopp joins O'Malley in approving deal over Franchot's no vote Kopp joins O'Malley in approving deal over Franchot's no vote         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors has been named one of the 2013 Best Places to Work by the Kansas City Business Journal. The company premiered in this year’s Medium Company category. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Raising young lemurs in communal crèches benefits both mothers and offspring, a new study has found. Andrea Baden and colleagues, of Yale University, studied a group of black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. This is the first study to examine the consequences of different parenting strategies in the […]

The CDC reports that cases of Lyme disease have been skyrocketing around the United States — but not in California, thanks to the western fence lizard. From the LA Times: The CDC report might lead health authorities to accelerate the research and approval of a Lyme vaccine. Promising results were found earlier this year on […]

By Herp News Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have recently developed a list of “Priority Primate Areas” to save Tanzania’s many primate species from extinction. A hub of unique and endangered primates, Tanzania is widely considered to be the most important mainland country for primate diversity in Africa. Approximately a third of the […]

By Herp News Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have recently developed a list of “Priority Primate Areas” to save Tanzania’s many primate species from extinction. A hub of unique and endangered primates, Tanzania is widely considered to be the most important mainland country for primate diversity in Africa. Approximately a third of the […]

By Herp News As sea ice levels continue to decline in the northern hemisphere, scientists are observing an unsettling trend in harp seal young mortalities regardless of juvenile fitness. While a recent study found that in harp seal breeding regions ice cover decreased by up to 6% a decade from 1979 on, a follow-up study […]

By Herp News As sea ice levels continue to decline in the northern hemisphere, scientists are observing an unsettling trend in harp seal young mortalities regardless of juvenile fitness. While a recent study found that in harp seal breeding regions ice cover decreased by up to 6% a decade from 1979 on, a follow-up study […]

Once extinct in the wild due to predation by rats, the Pinzón Island subspecies of the Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra duncanensis) has returned to its native island thanks to a successful captive breeding program. From Scientific American: […] Galápagos National Park and its partners launched a program to eradicate the rats and other invasive […]

By Herp News A recent bust of pets and pot have one man facing nearly 30 criminal charges in New Hanover County, according to the District Attorney's Office. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Canada Declares Champion: The Tortoise Torte Wins Tim Hortons Duelling Donuts Contest Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A loggerhead sea turtle that was rescued from a sand bar at Tybee's south end Thursday died on Sunday at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A leatherback turtle has been freed after becoming caught in fishing nets off the Rhode Island coast.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News In 2010, Bulgarian airport authorities confiscated 108 African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) from a smuggler. Last month, the 28 parrots who survived the stress of being stuffed into dog kennels, constantly handled by humans, and the absence of their native habitat, completed their three-year journey to freedom. Go to Source …read more […]

By Herp News In 2010, Bulgarian airport authorities confiscated 108 African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) from a smuggler. Last month, the 28 parrots who survived the stress of being stuffed into dog kennels, constantly handled by humans, and the absence of their native habitat, completed their three-year journey to freedom. Go to Source …read more […]