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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, kept as pets, and used as tourist attractions,’ said Noga Shanee, Co-founder and project director of Neotropical Primate Conservation.

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Former kingsnake.com Chat Week guest Adam Britton calls for a better understanding of crocodile behavior to reduce fatal mistakes.

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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 space of time, it doesn’t necessarily mean there’s suddenly been a dramatic increase in the number of crocodile attacks,” he said.

“It just means there’s been a dramatic increase in the number of people taking unnecessary risks, or putting themselves in a position that they don’t think is necessarily safe, and it’s tragic when it happens.”

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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…

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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.

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he University of Georgia Marine Extension Service, a unit of the Office of Public Service and Outreach, will release a three-year-old logger…

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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…

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Cars may travel faster on roads, but snakes don’t.

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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, a trip the same distance would last only 45 seconds, said Dane Ward, a doctoral student in environmental science at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

When a snake moves across a sandy area, it creates sandbanks that it uses to propel itself forward. Concrete does not have enough debris or grip to help with this forward motion, Ward said. “It seems that the snake is having difficulty generating enough lateral thrust to move itself farther,” he told Live Science.

To compensate, snakes on concrete roads slither in an “S” motion, which isn’t typical for northern pine snakes, Ward said.

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The state's weight record has been broken twice since alligator hunting season began Friday.

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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

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The state's weight record has been broken twice since alligator hunting season began Friday.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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, uncovering five new species.

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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, uncovering five new species.

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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.

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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.

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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 hearing health market in 2015. He brings significant relevant leadership …

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A chef was killed by a poisonous snake twenty minutes after he chopped off the snake’s head.

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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 save the man. Only the anti-venom could have helped but this was not given in time. It was just a tragic accident.”

The snake was being diced up to be made into snake soup, which is a delicacy in the area and a much sought after dish in high-end restaurants. China has seen a rising demand for snake products, not only in restaurants but also for use in traditional medicine.

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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 bucket near Bonner Bridge, according to a news release.

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ckstevenson, Mike S., TerpNation1, Dave Tucker & take home the commenting awards this week.

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A two acre wildfire is burning north of Durango near Turtle Lake, according to officials.

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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 bucket near Bonner Bridge, according to a news release.

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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 bucket in the […]

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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR), the leading audio brand in the video game industry, today announced that a group of institutional investors purchased a …

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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.

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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.

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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 …

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The RSPB's rare breeding birds panel has released its latest list of Britain's most endangered birds, which shows turtle dove numbers to have declined by 96 per cent in just 40 years.

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This notice provides stockholders of Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. with information regarding the distribution paid on Aug. 29, 2014 and cumulativ

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This notice provides stockholders of Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. with information regarding the distribution paid on Aug. 29, 2014 and cumulative distribu

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Hacker group Lizard Squad conducted an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit late Thursday night, inviting Reddit users to ask them questions about their latest, attention-grabbing online activities. The group is taking responsibility for taking down PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and multiplayer online battle game “League of Legends” earlier this week.

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Lizard Squad, which has gained notoriety for a string of recent attacks on the gaming industry, has gone after video game streaming site Twitch.

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On Wednesday morning hacker group Lizard Squad went after live streaming video platform Twitch to take down the popular service. On Sunday the Lizard Squad took responsibility for a number of online attacks that left Xbox Live and PlayStation Network users without service. The mysterious party also claimed it grounded an American Airlines flight that had Sony Online Entertainment President John …

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Lizard Squad, which has gained notoriety for a string of recent attacks on the gaming industry, has gone after video game streaming site Twitch.

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Want to save the world’s most imperiled biodiversity hotspot? You just need a down payment of $198 million. While that may sound like a lot, it’s actually less than it cost to make the film, Titanic. A new study published today in Science finds that paying private landowners to protect the Atlantic Forest would cost Brazil just 6.5 percent of what it currently spends ever year on agricultural subsidies.

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Police in Langkat, North Sumatera, Indonesia, seized 55 porcupines from smugglers preparing to ship the animals to China. Three suspects were detained during last week’s operation, while their accomplices remain at large. Dozens more animals reportedly obtained from dealers in Medan are still unaccounted for.

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How do you save endangered tortoises? Sterilization.

From the Elko Daily Free Press:

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service officials say they have to curb the backyard breeding of desert tortoises because the growing population of unwanted pet tortoises diverts resources from efforts to preserve the species in the wild.

Mike Senn, assistant field supervisor for the Fish &Wildlife Service in Nevada, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that it can be “a really difficult issue” to explain to people. He said simply breeding more tortoises won’t save the species if not enough is done to improve and protect natural habitat and address threats in the wild.

Captive tortoises threaten native populations because they can carry diseases with them when they escape or are released illegally in the desert.

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