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There is almost nothing left of Europe’s famed forests, those that provided for human communities for millennia and gave life to the world’s most famous fairytales. But straddling the border between Poland and Belarus, the Bialowieza Forest is Europe’s last lowland old-growth forest, parts of which have never been cut by man.
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The Bristol Zoo’s giant tortoise has been laid low with a sinus infection.
From the BBC:
Helen, a 90kg (14 stone) tortoise, was given a health check after keepers noticed her unusual breathing.
Staff vet Richard Saunders said: “The whistling, raspy breathing in her nose could be heard from several feet away, so we took samples under anaesthetic.”
The 32-year-old tortoise, described as a “good patient” by Mr Saunders, is currently on a course of antibiotics.
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KEMAMAN: A police report has been lodged after an endangered Green Turtle was found brutally killed and tens of its immature eggs scattered in a leased turtle nesting area of the Kijal beach near here. Terengganu Fisheries Department director Abdul Khalil Abdul Karim said today the report was made after the lease-holder found the dead turtle at about 11 pm last Monday. The person senselessly …
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Watching sea turtles nesting and hatching on Queensland's Heron Island is a privilege, but their sudden death by seagulls and sharks can make children cry.
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What’s attracting diamondback terrapin turtles to the runways at JFK Airport, and is there anything that will stop them?
From the New York Times:
The incident, in 2009, naturally drew headlines. While there had always been turtles in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, just south of Kennedy Airport, their occasional presence on the airport’s grounds did not normally cause a stir.
But on that July day five years ago, Russell Burke, the chairman of the biology department at Hofstra University, said, “Something made a huge number of turtles come up to Runway 4L.”
Two years later, it happened a second time. And on Thursday, a group of turtles appeared on Runway 4L yet again, despite recent steps aimed at keeping them away.
For Dr. Burke, who has long studied the terrapins that live in the wildlife refuge, the reptiles’ repeated forays onto the tarmac are the subject of serious study. Shortly after the first invasion, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey enlisted him to help it come to a better understanding of the turtles and their mysterious ways. As part of that effort, he works closely with the Port Authority’s chief wildlife biologist, Laura Francoeur, who described the turtle takeovers as among the more vexing challenges confronting her unit.
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There may be an alligator-like reptile lurking in the city's largest park. A Toronto woman, whose backyard faces High Park, said she spotted a large reptile in Catfish Pond on Sunday afternoon.
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VIRGINIA BEACH A Kemps ridley sea turtle released last Wednesday had to return to the Virginia Aquarium Marine Animal Care Center Saturday after being hooked at the Norfolk Naval Station recreational fishing pier.
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VIRGINIA BEACH — A Kemps ridley sea turtle is back at the Virginia Aquarium Marine Animal Care Center after being released last Wednesday, officials said. Voldemort had a short-term stay after being hooked the weekend before at Buckroe Fishing Pier in Hampton. A few days after being released, Voldemort was hooked again at the Naval Station Norfolk recreational fishing pier. Officials say this …
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Voldemort was hooked at the Naval Station Norfolk recreational fishing pier and this hook was much deeper than the superficial one it had before.
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Wildlife officials have captured an alligator-like reptile that was living in a pond in Toronto's High Park. Police, wildlife experts and park staff converged on Catfish Pond on Monday afternoon in the effort to capture the 80-centimetre caiman. A video of the caiman — said to have been taken on Sunday — was posted to YouTube on Monday by user Kyle Stadnyk. A spokeswoman for Toronto's animal …
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It’s suspected that the reptile was dumped in the pond by someone who no longer wanted it.
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As reptile experts scale up plans to capture a two-metre crocodile that mysteriously appeared on the tourist island of Crete, appeals have gone out for its owner to come forward.
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For those living either north or south of the tropics, images of this green ring around the Earth’s equator often include verdant rainforests, exotic animals, and unchanging weather; but they may also be of entrenched poverty, unstable governments, and appalling environmental destruction. A massive new report, The State of the Tropics, however, finds that the truth is far more complicated.
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An aquatic, alligator-like reptile has been spotted in Toronto's High Park. Teghan Stadnyk, who saw the creature Sunday and took video of it, identified it as a caiman — a semi-aquatic reptile similar to the alligator and native to tropical climates. Stadnyk contacted the City of Toronto's Animal Services department.
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Byline: Bailey is a Siamese cat who lives on a boat near Rome, Italy. He is holding a raffle to celebrate his third birthday on 9 July and all the proceeds will be going to The Lizard lifeboat station to help keep her volunteer crew afloat. Page Content: Bailey and his owners are keen Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) supporters. His mum Louise Kennedy comes from The Lizard and her …
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Policeman kills reptile after being 'attacked' at home.
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Thanks to the efforts of the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme, there are now an estimated 850 blue iguanas in Grand Cayman.
From Cayman 27:
This staggering increase means the reptiles, which are indigenous to Grand Cayman, can now be moved off the critically endangered list.
“Previously they were listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature as being critically endangered, which is actually only one step away for being extinct in the wild,” said Mr Watler. He went on to tell Cayman 27 that, “the fact is that this is an upgrade, it sounds kind of counter intuitive to say its a good thing that they are only on the endangered list but it really is much better than being critically endangered.”
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FRUITLAND PARK — Astonished looks are guaranteed at a John Storms World of Reptiles show. Just watch when he brings out a snake or an alligator snapping turtle.
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KOTA KINABALU: WHEN “Ninja”, the green sea turtle was rescued in April, she was in a bad state — malnourished, covered with barnacles and suffering from a bacterial infection. Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) officers rescued her from a farmer in Papar as he was loading her into the back of his car. “We do not know the cause of the bacterial infection.
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A two-decade legal fight to protect a squat lizard with dragon-like head spines from urban encroachment in Southern California took a new turn this week.
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KUALA PENYU was named for the obvious reason – the penyu or turtles. Illegal turtle egg collection on the coastal district over the years however has led to the decline in landings. In a bid to revive the district reputation that comes with its name, policy makers led by its District Officer Edmund Teoh launched a special hatchery programme in April.
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Check out this video “Swim Time,” submitted by kingsnake.com user Minuet.
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“The Great Kapok Tree” was written by Lynne Cherry in response to the murder of Brazilian environmental activist Chico Mendes, who was assassinated by a rancher in 1988 in Brazil. Mendes’ murder was a significant international incident galvanizing support for environmental activists working to protect the Amazon forest.
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“The Great Kapok Tree” was written by Lynne Cherry in response to the murder of Brazilian environmental activist Chico Mendes, who was assassinated by a rancher in 1988 in Brazil. Mendes’ murder was a significant international incident galvanizing support for environmental activists working to protect the Amazon forest.
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A frog’s jump is not as simple as it seems. Scientists have discovered that different species adopt different jumping styles depending on their environment.
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Researchers are using a turtle decoy to help determine what may have killed dozens of turtles near Misery Bay on Manitoulin Island.
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Not all venomous snakebites are created equal — and neither are all antivenoms. Now researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have identfied important differences in venoms that may lead to breakthroughs in snakebite treatment worldwide.
From Phys.org:
LSTM’s Dr Nicholas Casewell, first author and NERC Research Fellow, said: “Our work shows that venom variation observed between related snake species is the result of a complex interaction between a variety of genetic and postgenomic factors acting on toxin genes. This can involve different genes housed in the genome being turned on or off in different snakes at different stages of venom toxin production. Ultimately, the resulting venom variation results in significant differences in venom-induced pathology and lethality and can undermine the efficacy of antivenom therapies used to treat human snakebite victims.”
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Key genes that help burrowing frogs avoid muscle wastage while they are dormant have been discovered by researchers. These genetic insights could help prevent muscle atrophy in bedridden human patients, or even astronauts. For most mammals, including humans, when muscles are inactive over a long period, they lose condition and waste away. However, some animals can remain dormant for several months and yet suffer minimal muscle damage, including green-striped burrowing frogs, the focus of this study.
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Key genes that help burrowing frogs avoid muscle wastage while they are dormant have been discovered by researchers. These genetic insights could help prevent muscle atrophy in bedridden human patients, or even astronauts. For most mammals, including humans, when muscles are inactive over a long period, they lose condition and waste away. However, some animals can remain dormant for several months and yet suffer minimal muscle damage, including green-striped burrowing frogs, the focus of this study.
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Researchers are using a turtle decoy to help determine what may have killed dozens of turtles near Misery Bay on Manitoulin Island.
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Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of June 30, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $260.4 million and
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This notice provides stockholders of Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. with information regarding the distribution paid on June 30, 2014 and cumulativ
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Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. today announced that as of June 30, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $492.1 million and its unaud
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Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. today announced that as of June 30, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.4 billion and its unaudited net asset value
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Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of June 30, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $4.5 billion and its unaudited ne
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Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of June 30, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $527.7 million and its unaudit
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2K and Turtle Rock Studios announced today that Evolve, the highly anticipated 4v1 cooperative and competitive multiplayer shooter coming to next-gen consoles and PC on October 21, 2014, had a tremendous showing at E3, taking home the coveted E3 2014 Game Critics Award for “Best of Show” among more than 50 awards and editorial honors.
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How do you save turtles and protect motorists’ lives? Build a tunnel.
From KARE 11:
It’s a specialized culvert built in Germany, which has small holes at roadway level to allow sunlight to get into the tunnel.
The location was picked after the MN Herpetological Society documented a large number of turtle crossings which were deemed hazardous to both turtles and motorists, who were stopping on the two-lane highway to avoid hitting them.
The $50,000 price is paid for with a $10,000 grant from the University of Minnesota, a $37,000 grant from the DNR’s Legacy funding, and $3,000 from the Herpetological Society.
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A Malaysian water monitor lizard was captured Friday afternoon at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, according to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Personnel from the Hawaii Air National Guard reported seeing a large black lizard running on its hind legs last Thursday. Initially, base pest control staff was dispatched, but they were not able to locate the lizard where it was spotted, which was …
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A runaway tortoise caused a traffic back up on Old Santa Fe Trail on Tuesday morning. Read more at KOB.com
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