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An alligator-like reptile found roaming a New Mexico neighborhood has been sent to a reserve in southern Colorado.
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Reptile moves from N.M. to Colorado reserve
Reptile found in Santa Fe sent to Colorado reserve
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SANTA FE, N.M.—An alligator-like scaly reptile found roaming a Santa Fe neighborhood has been sent to a reserve in southern Colorado.
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Saskatchewan scientists work to protect rare, blood-squirting lizard
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Here's something you don't see every day — a lizard that shoots blood out of its eyes.
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Efforts renewed to protect lizard that shoots blood from eyes
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Parks Canada is renewing their efforts to protect the greater short-horned lizard, a small toad-looking animal that is capable of shooting blood from it's eyes.
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How YouTube has put the world’s only poisonous primates at risk
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It all started with a video: in 2009 a Russian man uploaded a video of himself tickling his exotic pet (a pygmy slow loris) from Vietnam onto the hugely popular site YouTube. Since then the video has been viewed over half a million times. But a new study in the open source journal in PLoS ONE, finds that such YouTube videos have helped fuel a cruel, illegal trade that is putting some of the world’s least-known primates at risk of extinction. Lorises are small, shy, and nocturnal primates that inhabit the forests of tropical Asia, but the existence of all eight species is currently imperiled by a booming illegal pet trade that has been aided by videos of lorises being tickled, holding tiny umbrellas, or doing other seemingly cute (but wholly unnatural) things.
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Cheetah don’t overheat during hunts
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A new study published in Biology Letters finds that contrary to popular opinion, cheetah don’t overheat during hunts. But their body temperature rises after successful hunts due to stress than another predator may seize their prey.
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Three Students Receive Tortoise Young Entrepreneurs Scholarships
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Lars Hanson of Olathe, Kan., Kaitlin Long of Manhattan, Kan. and Clara Porter of Warsaw, Mo. are the recipients of the inaugural Tortoise Young Entrepreneurs Scholarships. The scho
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Rescued Florida sea turtle headed for Las Vegas casino "retirement"
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MIAMI (Reuters) – An ailing 320-pound, green sea turtle, believed to be about 50 years old, was packed in a customized FedEx crate to be shipped to Las Vegas on Thursday to give it a better home at a luxury casino. The turtle, named OD, after a dive charter boat that rescued it in 2008, has been cared for at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital for almost five years. It cannot be released due …
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Booming cashmere trade eating up habitat for snow leopards, saiga, and wild yak
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Snow leopards, wild yaks and other iconic wildlife on the world’s highest mountains and great steppes are becoming “fashion victims” of the surging global trade in cashmere, new research has revealed. Scientists found wildlife being driven to the margins of survival by the “striking but unintended consequences” of huge increases in the numbers of the goats producing the luxurious lightweight wool.
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Scientists work to save lizard
From Yahoo News Canada:
A group of biologists working in Saskatchewan’s Grasslands National Park are trying to save one of Canada’s rarest and perhaps strangest creatures — the greater short-horned lizard.
This lizard, which can be found anywhere between New Mexico and southwestern Alberta, has a rather unique and strange defense mechanism. It shoots its own blood from its eyes to ward off an attacker.
The lizard has been considered endangered on Canada’s Species At Risk list since 2007, mainly due to habitat loss from “ongoing oil and gas development, proliferation of roads, proposed mineral development, and an increased human presence.”
Read the story here, and watch video of this lizard’s bloody defenses under the jump.
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Scientists work to save
From Yahoo News Canada:
A group of biologists working in Saskatchewan’s Grasslands National Park are trying to save one of Canada’s rarest and perhaps strangest creatures — the greater short-horned lizard.
This lizard, which can be found anywhere between New Mexico and southwestern Alberta, has a rather unique and strange defense mechanism. It shoots its own blood from its eyes to ward off an attacker.
The lizard has been considered endangered on Canada’s Species At Risk list since 2007, mainly due to habitat loss from “ongoing oil and gas development, proliferation of roads, proposed mineral development, and an increased human presence.”
Read the story here, and watch video of this lizard’s bloody defenses under the jump.
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The Evolution of The Turtle Launches KOHLER Original Recipe Chocolates Signature Terrapin
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KOHLER, Wis., July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The KOHLER Original Recipe Chocolate story begins with turtles. And not just any run-of-the-mill turtle – a complex blend of chocolate; smoky, burnt caramel …
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Frankie Tortoise Tails – The Mythical Ram
Frankie’sYear of The Ramcontinues.
I see a lot of discussion about sulcata ramming.
Both male and female sulcata ram. When they want to. Seen it.
Keepers with younger sulcata from hatchlings to a few years old really don’t notice ramming. When a sulcata is young ramming looks like hiding and sounds like hissing.
As a sulcata get’s older thingshappenand a sulcata owner will wonder, “Did that sulcata just ram me?” or “Did the sulcata just give me a love-tap?” For the medium sized sulcata a ram is more like a bump or a forward jump. Owners think, “Oh, I just scared him.”
When a sulcata gets big….well there is no mistaking when a big sulcata rams.
Never stand in front of a big sulcata when it rams. Just don’t.
There are signs. Indicators. Big White Flags. Don’t ignore them.
And never, NEVER, take the bucket away.
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Zoos call on governments to take urgent action against illegal wildlife trade (photos)
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In a single night in March, a band of heavily-armed, horse-riding poachers slaughtered 89 elephants in southern Chad, thirty of which were pregnant females. The carnage was the worst poaching incident of the year, but even this slaughter paled in comparison to the 300 elephants killed in a Cameroon park in 2012. Elephant poaching is hitting new records as experts say some 30,000 elephants are being killed every year for their ivory tusks. But the illegal wildlife trade—estimated at $19 billion—is not just decimating elephants, but also rhinos, big cats, great apes, and thousands of lesser-known species like pangolins and slow lorises. This growing carnage recently led to representatives of over 40 zoos and dozens of wildlife programs to call on governments around the world to take immediate action on long-neglected wildlife crime.
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Australian logger: finding dead koalas ‘a daily thing’
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Revelations of koalas suffering graphic injuries and death in Victorian timber plantations are evidence of a long-standing failure to properly protect the iconic Australian marsupials, according to a leading conservation organization. Footage on Monday night’s 7.30 report showed koalas, including babies, lying dead on the floor of a cleared forest. One koala was missing an arm while another injured animal relocated to a new area of bush was shown to be in visible distress.
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Alligator bites handler, breaks arm in two places
An alligator handler in Florida had his arm broken in two places when a thousand-pound gator bit him during a demonstration at a party.
From the Sun-Sentinel:
Will Nace, a volunteer handler, was bitten by the alligator Lunge while performing during a private party at Native Village on Saturday, said park co-owner Ian Tyson.
The alligator grabbed Nace’s arm and dragged him into a pond where the two spun around. Another trainer jumped into the gated pit and manage to set Nace’s arm free.
Surge Achille, a party-planner at the park, said the frightening incident took less than a few minutes.
“It was surrreal. It was like your mind couldn’t catch up with what was happening,” Achille said. “I kept thinking it wasn’t real, but it was.”
Nace will require multiple surgeries and skin grafts. Read the full story here.
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Scientists work to protect rarely seen blood-spurting lizard
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The Canadian critter shoots blood out of its eyes.
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Star tortoise seized, three arrested
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The Forest Department on Sunday seized an Indian star tortoise from the baggage of a passenger, who had arrived from Coimbatore on Amritha Express, at Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station.
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Saskatchewan scientists work to protect rarely seen blood-spurting lizard
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REGINA – Here's something you don't see every day — a lizard that shoots blood out of its eyes.
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Fairy armadillo, Count Branickii’s terrible mouse, among 116 mammals documented in Bolivia
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The Count Branickii’s terrible mouse, the Chacoan fairy armadillo, and the more familiar jaguar are among 116 species of medium to large mammals whose distribution in Bolivia is documented in a new database put together by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
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Snake bites penis
It’s not often the Daily Mail and Gawker both pick up a story about a snake, but this one — from the “you can’t make this stuff up” category — took the prize.
As reported in the Times of Israel:
According to a Channel 10 report, the man, a resident of central Israel, paid his parents a visit in the northern town of Nofit. While sitting on the john, he was rudely and painfully interrupted when a snake appeared and bit his penis. The victim “ran from the room in horror” and went to Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center for treatment, according to the report.
A blood test found that the snake was not venomous. The man was in good condition, but doctors decided to keep him under medical supervision.
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First ever pangolin conference concludes all eight species in trouble
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Demand for scales, meat, and even fetuses of pangolins have pushed all eight species of this unique mammalian order—Pholidota—toward extinction, according to the world’s first ever pangolin conference with the International Union for Conservation of Nature – Species Survival Commission (IUCN-SSC) Pangolin Specialist Group. Meeting in Singapore earlier this month, 40 conservationists from 14 countries discussed the plight of these little-known scaly mammals and how to turn around their global decline.
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No sweat: elephants living with people aren’t stressed
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Nature preserves, wildlife sanctuaries, national forests, parks, grasslands and protected areas are the cornerstones of conservation. These are the wild places where animals can still dwell, grow, and reproduce in their natural environment without any human-caused stressors. While many of these special places have facilitated leaps and bounds for wildlife conservation, the reality is that these areas are extremely limited and most plants and animals live beyond, or must migrate out of, their bounds.
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2 Face Rat, Reptile Cruelty Charges
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Prosecutors bring cruelty animal charges against 2 men at rodent, reptile breeding facility
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Another lizard found in a midday meal, this time in Haryana
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The string of midday meal tragedies continue as a dead lizard was found in the midday meal here on Monday, prior to consumption by the students of a government school. The students complained that it
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Hunting, logging could threaten long-term health of Congo forests by wiping out key animals
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Unsustainable hunting of forest elephants, gorillas, forest antelopes, and other seed-dispersers could have long-term impacts on the health and resilience of Congo Basin rainforests, warns a study published today in a special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B. Conducting a review of more than 160 papers and reports on trends in wildlife populations, hunting, and land use in the Congo Basin, an international team of researchers conclude that unless effective management plans are put into place, hunting pressure in the region is likely to increase, with knock-on ecological effects.
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Featured video: saving animals from the illegal pet trade in Guatemala
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Found in Central America’s largest forest, the Maya Biosphere Reserve, the Guatemalan organization Arcas has rescued and rehabilitated thousands of animals since its inception in 1989. Unlike many wildlife rescue centers worldwide, Arcas focuses on rehabilitating every animal for eventually release back into the wild. This means intensive training for each species, including food gathering and predator avoidance. A new short video by Arcas highlights the group’s decades-long work.
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Mammals of China – book review
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China is home to greater than 10% of the Earth’s mammals. In the Mammals of China, Andrew T. Smith, PhD and Yan Xie, PhD have produced a comprehensive easy-to-read pocket guide to this outstanding biodiversity. Mammals of China is the first time that the natural history of all the mammals of China are included in a single pocket guide book resource.
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Herp Video of the Week: Sulcata Tortoise Trouble
Check out this video “Sulcata Tortoise Trouble,” submitted by kingsnake.com user rugbyman2000.
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Herp Video of the Week: Sulcatta Tortoise Trouble
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Lost tortoise found wandering through West Manchester Twp. neighborhood
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York, PA – At about 6:30 Wednesday evening, Bradley Ness' dog, Bella, began barking in the backyard and when Ness went to see what was disturbing her, he spotted it, crawling out from under the shed.
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Clingy rescued sea turtle finally gets new home
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A rehabilitated Georgia sea turtle who never seemed to want to return to the ocean is finally getting a permanent home — serving as her species' newest ambassador at Sea World.
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Clingy rescued sea turtle finally gets new home
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A rehabilitated Georgia sea turtle who never seemed to want to return to the ocean is finally getting a permanent home — serving as her species' newest ambassador at Sea World.
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Pet tortoise stolen in burglary
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CRUEL crooks snatched a pet tortoise during a burglary at a house in South Tyneside.
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Clingy sea turtle gets new home
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She's the sea turtle that didn't want to get away.
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Clingy rescued sea turtle finally gets new home
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She's the sea turtle that didn't want to get away.
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Big Ticket | Turtle Bay ‘Game Changer’ Sold for $34.35 Million
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A century-old Turtle Bay town house, known as the Ellen Biddle Shipman House, with 13 rooms, 3 terraces, a roof garden and views of the East River and New York Harbor, was the most expensive residential property sale of the week.
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Raleigh reptile show draws warm crowds
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Snake enthusiasts and other reptile devotees flocked to the N.C. State Fairgrounds to be among others who have a warm spot for cold-blooded critters.
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Lynton Crosby: David Cameron's Lizard of Oz | Observer profile
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The Tories' election strategist is a master of 'dog-whistle' politics, honed in his native Australia, but concerns about his lobbying business are putting the prime minister on the spot The Conservatives' election strategist, Lynton Crosby, aka the Wizard of Oz, may have a new nickname if he can slink through the controversy over whether he has influenced government policy in favour of his …
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Elephant killers should be brought to justice, Indonesia’s president tweets [WARNING: brutally graphic images]
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Indonesia’s president spoke out against the killing of a critically endangered Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) last week, using his Twitter account to urge local authorities to take action in the case. The large male elephant was found dead last Saturday morning near Rantau Sabon village in Indonesia’s Aceh province. The elephant’s face was crushed, its tusks had been removed and taken and its trunk was detached from its body. Photos of the grisly scene were quickly circulated via social media, generating over 10,000 mentions on Twitter less than 24 hours after the animal was found, prompting a response from the president and other high-level officials.
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