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A TORTOISE owner is appealing for help to track down her missing pet.
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Tortoise missing – suspected stolen
Bridging the divide between herps and humans
What does conservation really mean? And, perhaps more importantly, how do we achieve it?
Living Alongside Wildlife has a fascinating four-part story by Jon Hakim about the Bangladesh Python Project, which is an organization devoted to conserving herps in Bangladesh.
Working primarily in the Lawachara National Park, the Bangladesh Python Project tracks, monitors, and studies snakes, frogs, tortoises, and all manner of herps found in and around the park. The Project and its founder, Shahriar Caesar Rahman, also work with the over 30,000 people who live in the park.
It’s this relationship with the local villagers that brings questions about conservation into sharp relief:
If the tortoises, pythons, monkeys, pigs, and other wildlife that call the park home are to have any chance at a future, it’ll have to be one where humans and wildlife learn how to accept each other’s presence, despite the damage and take that will occur on both sides. Over the course of my nine days in Lawachara, I found that the Bangladesh Python Project had made impressive strides in moving towards coexistence, and that it had a long, long ways to go.
A python that enters a village and kills a villager’s ducks has damaged the livelihood of a person who is already living in poverty and depends on all the resources he has to survive.
Yet the pythons aren’t invaders; they were here first. How can conservationists find the right balance between protecting endangered reptiles and amphibians and understanding human concerns? How can they best forge relationships with locals and educate them about herps’ importance to the ecosystem?
Hakim’s series raises these questions and more.
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70-pound snapping turtle found near La Cañada Flintridge Country Club
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A giant snapping turtle weighing 70 pounds was found wandering near the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club Thursday.
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Snapping turtle found near local country club
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A giant snapping turtle weighing 70 pounds was found wandering near the La Canada Flintridge Country Club Thursday.
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70-pound snapping turtle found near local country club
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A giant snapping turtle weighing 70 pounds was found wandering near the La Canada Flintridge Country Club Thursday.
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Hacker Group 'Lizard Squad' Claims To Have Taken Down 'Destiny' and 'Call of Duty'
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Hacker group “Lizard Squad” has taken credit for another high-profile DDOS attack in the gaming realm, tacking credit over twitter for attacks that took down both the Destiny and Call of Duty servers over the weekend. Lizard squad recently took credit for attacks that took down the Playstation Network and World of Blizzard's Battle.net, as well as a bomb threat that caused Sony Online …
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Hacker Group 'Lizard Squad' Claims To Have Taken Down 'Destiny' and 'Call of Duty'
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Hacker group “Lizard Squad” has taken credit for another high-profile DDOS attack in the gaming realm, tacking credit over twitter for attacks that took down both the Destiny and Call of Duty servers over the weekend. Lizard squad recently took credit for attacks that took down the Playstation Network and World of Blizzard's Battle.net, as well as a bomb threat that caused Sony Online …
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Answer to restoring lost island biodiversity found in fossils
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Many native species have vanished from tropical islands because of human impact, but scientists have discovered how fossils can be used to restore lost biodiversity. The key lies in organic materials found in fossil bones, which contain evidence for how ancient ecosystems functioned, according to a new study.
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Extinction island? Plans to log half an island could endanger over 40 species
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Woodlark Island is a rare place on the planet today. This small island off the coast Papua New Guinea is still covered in rich tropical forest, an ecosystem shared for thousands of years between tribal peoples and a plethora of species, including at least 42 found no-where else. Yet, like many such wildernesses, Woodlark Island is now facing major changes: not the least of them is a plan to log half of the island.
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Explanation for ball python disease found?
A viral origin for a fatal respiratory disease found in captive ball pythons may have been identified.
From Science Daily:
Investigators observed the virus, which they named ball python nidovirus, in eight snakes with pneumonia; virus levels were highest in the animals’ lungs and other respiratory tract tissues. The team also sequenced the genome of the virus, finding it to be the largest of any RNA virus yet described.
Ball pythons have become one of the most popular types of reptiles sold and kept as pets, the authors said, because of their relatively modest size, docile behavior and ease of care. Respiratory disease has been noted in these animals since the 1990s but until now a potential cause has not been identified, said senior study author Joseph L. DeRisi, PhD, chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, in part because of the limitations of available technology.
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Turtle Beach releases Ear Force Z60 gaming headset for PC, Mac
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Turtle Beach released the Ear Force Z60 headset last week, a pair of headphones that the company first unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Made to handle the surround sound needs for video games, music and movies, the headphones utilize DTS Headphone:X 7.1 surround sound. Turtle Beach does this without the use of separate software or drivers, unlike many other headphones on the …
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East Texas Herpetological Society Conference, Reptile Sale & Educational Exhibit set for Sept. 19-21
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What was that lizard on the side of house? Or how about that turtle in the ditch? Or that snake in the backyard? Want to find out? For more than two decades, the East Texas Herpetological Society has
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Amazon Turtles 'Talk' to Their Tots
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Brian Horne is coordinator of turtle conservation for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). WCS manages the Bronx Zoo, the New York Aquarium and other sites, in addition to its global conservation work.
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Lonesome No More: George the Giant Tortoise on Public Display in NYC
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With head held high outside of his enormous shell, the giant tortoise proudly looks out from his rock-strewn box at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City. The last known giant tortoise from the island of Pinta in the Galápagos archipelago, George died of old age in June 2012 after what scientists say was about 100 years on Earth. “Even getting the eye color right was an …
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East Texas Herpetological Society Conference, Reptile Sale & Educational Exhibit set for Sept. 19-21
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What was that lizard on the side of house? Or how about that turtle in the ditch? Or that snake in the backyard? Want to find out? For more than two decades, the East Texas Herpetological Society has
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Turtle Beach Ear Force® Z60 – the First PC Gaming Headset with DTS Headphone:X 7.1 Surround Sound – is Now Available …
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach, the leading audio brand in the video games industry, today announced that the Z60 PC gaming headset is now available in stores and through online retailers. The Z60, which was unveiled at the CES trade show in January 2014, is the first PC gaming headset to feature new DTS Headphone:X 7.1 surround sound. Turtle Beach is the gaming audio …
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Herp Video of the Week: Lizard Greets Man Like a Dog!
Check out this video “Lizard Greets Man Like a Dog,” submitted by kingsnake.com user Minuet.
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East Texas Herpetological Society Conference, Reptile Sale & Educational Exhibit set for Sept. 19-21
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What was that lizard on the side of house? Or how about that turtle in the ditch? Or that snake in the backyard? Want to find out? For more than two decades, the East Texas Herpetological Society has
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East Texas Herpetological Society Conference, Reptile Sale & Educational Exhibit set for Sept. 19-21
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What was that lizard on the side of house? Or how about that turtle in the ditch? Or that snake in the backyard? Want to find out? For more than two decades, the East Texas Herpetological Society has
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Speedy Lizard Outraces Global Warming
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A Bahamanian lizard has shown the ability to adapt to higher temperatures — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Endangered frog finally recognized
After nearly a quarter century, the Oregon spotted frog has been designated a protected species.
From Scientific American:
It only took 23 years but the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) has finally gained protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The small, aquatic frogs—which only reach about 100 millimeters in length—have been considered candidates for protected status since 1991. The species has probably already disappeared from its former range in California and in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, along with 90 percent of its other range that encompasses its namesake state, Washington State and British Columbia, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
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Reptile Rendezvous
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Used in moderation, reptile skin adds a chic sense of style and intrigue in both the fashion and design world.
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Alligator report is false, but police do get one 'aggressive' lizard
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Police officers responding to reports Monday of an alligator on the loose in Huntington Park were probably relieved when they found themselves wrangling a 3-foot-long Tegu lizard instead.
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Cruiser the 90-pound stolen tortoise is back home, still 'a little upset'
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Karen Short got the surprise of a lifetime early Wednesday when her beloved 90-pound tortoise, Cruiser, was returned unharmed six days after he was stolen from her yard.
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Cruiser the 90-pound stolen tortoise is back home, still 'a little upset'
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Karen Short got the surprise of a lifetime early Wednesday when her beloved 90-pound tortoise, Cruiser, was returned unharmed six days after he was stolen from her yard.
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Alligator report is false, but police do get one 'aggressive' lizard
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Police officers responding to reports Monday of an alligator on the loose in Huntington Park were probably relieved when they found themselves wrangling a 3-foot-long Tegu lizard instead.
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Conservation group works with locals to save endangered crocs
The Wildlife Conservation Society released seventeen endangered Siamese crocodiles in Laos as part of their program to work with local villages to strengthen the crocodile population.
From National Geographic:
The release of the crocodiles is part of the Community-based Crocodile Recovery and Livelihood Improvement Project, designed and implemented by WCS’s Lao PDR Program. ”The program has three key objectives,” WCS explained in its statement today, “contributing to local livelihoods by improving coordination of water resource use and zoning of lands used in local agriculture; conserving and restoring crocodile wetland habitat important for local livelihoods, crocodiles, and other species; and replenishing the crocodile population in the wetland complex and surveying and monitoring the current population.”
The program has worked with nine villages – each village has a “Village Crocodile Conservation Group” (VCCG) to coordinate implementation of program activities in the Xe Champone wetland complex and surrounding areas.
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The quick and the dead among tropical reptiles
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Some tropical reptiles may be able to adapt quickly to climate change rather than go extinct as widely expected, a study finds. The research is the first direct measurement of climate-driven natural selection on the thermal physiology of a wildlife species — in other words, survival of the fittest in an increasingly warm world.
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A giant in New York. Lonesome George returns from the dead
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Lonesome George, the worlds most famous tortoise, goes on display at the American Museum of Natural History. He might be dead, but he will not be forgotten When I first met Lonesome George, I will admit he didnt leave much of an impression. But there was a story about him that did. Lonesome George is famous for being the last giant tortoise from the Galapagos island of Pinta. My genial guide had …
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Reward increased for info about tortoise death
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A threatened desert tortoise was shot and killed in August and the reward for information about it has quadrupled.
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Malayan tiger population plunges to just 250-340 individuals
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Malaysia is on the edge of losing its tigers, and the world is one step nearer to losing another tiger subspecies: the Malayan tiger. Camera trap surveys from 2010-2013 have estimated that only 250-340 Malayan tigers remain, potentially a halving of the previous estimate of 500 individuals.
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Large reptile caught roaming Huntington Park
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A large reptile roaming around a Huntington Park neighborhood has been caught, but it's unknown how he got there.
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Reward in tortoise shooting case increases to $2,300
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FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — A reward has increased to over $2,300 to help solve the killing of a desert tortoise. The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking for the public's help to determine who shot a protected desert tortoise near the Beeline Highway, about 15 miles north of Fountain Hills. Biologists found the female juvenile tortoise dead on Aug. 25 and believe she was killed around Aug …
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Deadly fungus spreading to snakes?
A fungal disease responsible for killing millions of bats may have spread to snakes.
From Saporta Report:
Bats are dying from the white-nose disease, which has killed an estimated 5.7 million bats and driven one species found in Georgia to the brink of extinction. Researchers plan to count the bat population in Rabun County next week as part of the effort to monitor the disease. Experienced volunteers are welcome to participate.
Now snakes are a concern. The first wild snake in Georgia to be diagnosed with snake fungal disease was found on the edge of a blackwater swamp near Statesboro, and the implication is the disease could be spreading.
The fungus associated with white-nose disease shares similarities with the one connected to snake fungal disease, including that it occurs naturally in soil, according to a statement from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
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Rare turtle seen in sea off Scotland
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A rare turtle that nests in the tropics is spotted in the sea off Scotland by a group of anglers fishing for tuna.
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Endangered turtle pops up outside the Golden Gate, about 2,000 miles from home
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An endangered Pacific green turtle somehow ended up hundreds of miles from home outside the Golden Gate recently, possibly drawn by warmer-than-normal ocean waters.
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Bizarre lizard newest victim of reptile pet trade
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If you’ve never heard of the earless monitor lizard, you’re not alone: this cryptic lizard has long-escaped the attention of the larger public. But over the past couple years its bizarre appearance has been splashed across social media sites for reptile collectors. While this decidedly-quirky attention may seem benign, it could actually threaten the species’ existence.
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Turtle races added to Greater Andover Days
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On your mark…get set…CRAWL!Area turtle owners, it's time to get your pet turtle into racing shape and prepare for the return of turtle racing to the Greater Andover Days!
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Turtle Mountain tribe building new heritage center
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The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is preparing to start construction on a multimillion-dollar heritage center.
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Protected areas do work, concludes study
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Protected areas are working. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of over 80 different studies on the efficacy of parks and nature reserves in safeguarding wildlife. Published in the open access journal, PLOS ONE, the new study finds that in general protected areas house higher abundances of wildlife as well as greater biodiversity than adjacent areas.
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