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Thousands thronged to a huge reptile show being held this weekend at Golden Hall.
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A snake and lizard downtown bonanza
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Thousands come to a huge reptile show being held this weekend at Golden Hall
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Turtle comeback: Leapin’ loggerheads
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YOU’VE HEARD of the comeback kid? How about the comeback turtles? In one of the happiest trends of the summer, wildlife experts are reporting a whopping jump in the number of loggerhead sea turtles nesting along the Georgia coast this season.
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LOOK: 3ft Lizard Dumped In Asda Toilets
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A three-foot-long lizard has been found abandoned in the toilets of a Scottish Asda store. The female bosc monitor – now aptly named Lulu –…
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Lonesome George, famous Galápagos tortoise, to be preserved: why he’s a symbol
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The body of Lonesome George, a century-old giant tortoise believed to be the last of its species, is being prepared for temporary display at a New York City museum this winter.
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First supper is a life changer for lizards
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For young lizards born into this unpredictable world, their very first meal can be a major life changer. So say researchers who report evidence that this early detail influences how the lizards disperse from their birthplaces, how they grow, and whether they survive. A quick or slow meal even influences the lizards’ reproductive success two years later in a surprising way.
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New long-horned beetle discovered in China
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Recent expeditions by the Chinese Academy of Science’s Institute of Zoology to the Yunnan Province of China have uncovered the existence of a new species of long-horned beetle. This newly discovered beetle has a beautifully colored blue-green body with short, slender, and distinctively blue legs according to a new article in Zookeys.
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Making movies to save Uganda’s great apes
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A new series of films aims to protect Uganda’s great ape species (mountain gorillas and chimpanzees) by bringing entertaining and educational movies to a rural audience living on the edges of Kibale National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Produced with heavy input from locals, these films are acted with an all-Ugandan task to teach those living near great apes about the species and their conservation-needs.
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World’s Largest Freshwater Turtle Nearly Extinct
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In June, the last known pair of the near-extinct Yangtze giant softshell turtle mated again—and, scientists hope, made babies.
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San Francisco ordered to pay penalty for garter snake, frog deaths
The city of San Francisco is on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars in court-ordered penalties related to destruction of endangered snake and frog species on city-owned land.
From SF Weekly:
The judgment is a victory for the Wildlife Equity Institute and other environmental organizations, which sued the city in 2011 for violations of the federal Endangered Species Act. The nonprofit claimed that the city was killing two protected species, the San Francisco Garter Snake and the California Red-Legged Frog, by draining the 18-hole Sharp Park Golf Course throughout the years.
U.S. District judge Susan Illston denied the city’s defense that it wasn’t killing the animals, noting that “as a result of construction activities and golf course maintenance operations, all Frogs, all Snakes, and 130 egg masses will be subject to incidental take.” As a result, Illston ordered San Francisco to pay $386,000 that will go toward paying the institute’s attorney fees.
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End turtle derbies for animals’ and humans’ sake, activists, experts say
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Turtle derbies are almost as old as the republic, and still a staple in Maryland, a state that loves its terrapins. But conservationists and wildlife biologists say it’s time to end this tradition, for the sake of the animals supposedly being celebrated.
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End turtle derbies for animals’, humans’ sake, activists, experts say
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July 4 staple said to raise risk of spreading viruses connected to die-offs Turtle derbies are almost as old as the republic, and still a staple in Maryland, a state that loves its terrapins. But conservationists and wildlife biologists say it’s time to end this tradition, for the sake of the animals supposedly being celebrated.
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Vocal-sac breeding frog possibly extinct
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Somewhere in the wet pine forests of Chile, a male frog is gulping-up a bunch of eggs. No he’s not eating them, he’s just being a good dad. Darwin’s frogs are known for their unique parenting-style: tadpoles are incubated in the vocal sac of the father. First recorded by Charles Darwin during his world famous voyage aboard the Beagle, the amphibians were common in the native Chilean pine forests until the last few decades. Now, scientists believe that one of the two species, the northern Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma rufum), may have vanished for good. And the other is hanging on by a thread.
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Over 700 species added to the threatened categories on the IUCN Red List (photos)
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In another sign of the global biodiversity crisis, the IUCN Red List has added 715 species to its threatened categories of Vulnerable, Endangered, and Critically Endangered in this year’s update. Some of these species were evaluated by the IUCN Red List for the first time while others saw their conditions deteriorate, such as the the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) which is now listed as Vulnerable due to overhunting, deforestation, and possibly disease. As of this year, the Red List has evaluated 70,923 of the world’s species—including almost all mammals, birds, and amphibians—of which 20,934 are deemed threatened.
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Galapagos Tortoise ‘Lonesome George’ to Be Preserved
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The world-famous Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George, the last known specimen of his kind, will be preserved by a team of taxidermists in New York, the American Museum of Natural History announced this week.
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Meet America’s Most Popular Lizard
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SAN DIEGO, July 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Meet America’s most popular lizard, the leopard gecko, this July at Petco™’s free, family-friendly “Meet the Critters” event, taking place July 6-7, 2013 …
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San Francisco seafood restaurants go sustainable
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The Seafood Watch Program, first created by Monterey Bay Aquarium in the late 1990s, is arguably the best-known guide to sustainably-caught seafood in the U.S. Listing seafood choices in three categories—green (best choices), yellow (good alternatives), and red (avoid)—the guide informs consumers of the best options. However, it’s one thing to create a well-respected guide, and another issues altogether to get producers and consumers to use it. But a newer partnership, the San Francisco Seafood Watch Alliance, is working to bridge this gap. Maggie Ostdahl of Aquarium of the Bay works with the Seafood Watch Restaurant program and restaurants across San Francisco—one of the best places in the country for seafood—to source sustainable seafood. Restaurant partners avoid seafood on the guide’s red list.
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Two-headed Texas turtle takes up residence at San Antonio Zoo
Forget the Texas two-step. A two-headed Texas cooter turtle is the star of the San Antonio Zoo.
From Time:
The emerald green turtle, which arrived on June 18 and went on display Tuesday, has two noggins conjoined near the neck. Zoo officials named the Texas cooter Thelma and Louise, in tribute to the 1991 movie starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis about a female duo on the run. The turtle, which is actually a pair of unseparated twins, is healthy and eating with both heads.
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Beaten and captured orangutan dies in Indonesia’s Aceh Province
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An orangutan in Indonesia’s Aceh province died last Thursday after being beaten by residents of a local village attempting to capture the animal. The case casts a tragic spotlight on what is becoming an increasingly serious problem in the region, as habitat decline and weak law enforcement leave wild orangutans at risk of being killed or captured and kept illegally as pets.
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Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update …
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Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of June 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $411.8 million and its unaudit
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Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of June 30, 2013
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Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. today announced that as of June 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.0 billion and its unaudited net asset value
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Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage …
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Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of June 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $234.7 million and
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Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as …
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Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. today announced that as of June 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $375.5 million and its unaud
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Tortoise North American Energy Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as …
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Tortoise North American Energy Corp. today announced that as of June 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $262.1 million and its unaudited
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Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as …
By Herp News
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of June 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.1 billion and its unaudited ne
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Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of June …
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Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. today announced that as of June 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $1.1 billion and its unaudited net asset
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New forensic method tells the difference between poached and legal ivory
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Forensic-dating could end a major loophole in the current global ban on ivory, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Scientists have developed a method to determine the age of ivory, allowing traders to tell the difference between ivory taken before the ban in 1989, which is still legal, and recently-poached ivory.
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Amazonian students help monitor threatened frog populations
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According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, amphibians are the most threatened group of animals on Earth: currently around 30 percent of the world’s amphibians are listed as threatened with extinction. However this percentage doesn’t include those species about which too little is known to evaluate (26 percent). Amphibians face many threats but two of the largest are habitat loss and the lethal chytrid fungus, which has rapidly spread worldwide and is likely responsible for numerous extinctions. But conservationists are coming up with innovative and creative ways to keep amphibians from disappearing, including a program from the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) that is working with students in the Peruvian Amazon to monitor frog populations.
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Lizard dumped in supermarket toilets
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A reptile found abandoned in a supermarket toilet may be linked to the dumping of a bearded dragon in the same area two years ago.
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Manatee, Sea Turtle Decals Celebrate ‘La Florida’ 500-Year Anniversary
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New FWC manatee and sea turtle decals give people another chance to celebrate the 500-year anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon’s arrival on Florida shores and support conservation of these iconic Florida species.
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Lizard found in Edinburgh supermarket toilets
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SSPCA sleuths are investigating the curious case of the lizard in the loo.
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Herp Video of the Week: Garter Snake Eating Toad!
Check out this video “Garter Snake Eating Toad,” submitted by kingsnake.com user naturebreak.
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Turtle’s mother
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Mumbai, June 30 — The phone rings. Bleary-eyed, I look at my watch. It’s 3.30 am. Part of me wants to tell the receptionist that I’m on vacation before slamming the receiver. Instead, I tell him I’ll be down in 15 minutes. This isn’t your usual holiday. You don’t wake up late, go for brunch and stroll down to the beach (just a kilometre away) in your shorts. The beach at Ras Al Jinz (which …
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Saving the Raja of India’s grasslands: new efforts to conserve the Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard
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The Great Indian Bustard, one of India’s iconic birds, once ranged across most of the Indian subcontinent. Due to a variety of factors, however, the Great Indian Bustard is also now India’s rarest bird and faces imminent extinction. The following is an interview with Ramki Sreenivasan, co-founder of Conservation India, a group that recently petitioned the Rajasthan Chief Minister to kick start “Project Bustard.”
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nomd970's Blog – I have just put turtles in the pond and need some help
I have just put my turtles in my pond. But now I’m worried cause I don’t see them sunbave and when I give them food they don’t swim up to get it. what sould I do? …read more
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Reptile extravaganza is a family event in St. Charles
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Watching her first crested gecko hatchling tentatively break out of its shell and peer onto the world is something that Jennifer O’Connor will never forget.The Elgin resident joined a few hundred people at the Chicagoland Repticon show Saturday at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles.
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Dyz'n'Rocki's Blog – New Turtle Help
I recently found a dehydrated box turtle that had been hit by a car in the middle of the road. Rocki (the turtle) is fine and wasn’t injured by the car.
However, I have never owned a turtle before, and I feel the need to be cautious about how I treat her. I would hate for her to become ill due to my inexperience.
So I have been researching box turtles, their habitat needs, their normal behaviors, and eating habits. I’m very hard on money and can’t afford to get her checked out just yet. (But I’m saving)
So if anyone would have any advice on what to do, or how to setup her habitat, I’d be more than thankful. Any other similar experiences or fellow box turtle owners are more than welcome to add in. I’m very curious and willing to listen. …read more
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Sea turtle with only three flippers digs nest
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A female green sea turtle has displayed a champion’s ability to overcome obstacles. The turtle was rescued from a crab trap line off Key West four years ago, with a left front flipper so badly damaged it had to be amputated. Released after rehabilitation, the turtle – nicknamed Margarita – was discovered by the staff of Loggerhead MarineLife Center on June 13 in northern Palm Beach County …
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Sea turtle with only three flippers digs nest
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A female green sea turtle has displayed a champion’s ability to overcome obstacles. The turtle was rescued from a crab trap line off Key West four years ago, with a left front flipper so badly damaged it had to be amputated. Released after rehabilitation, the turtle – nicknamed Margarita – was discovered by the staff of Loggerhead MarineLife Center on June 13 in northern Palm Beach County …
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Rescued turtle with 3 flippers discovered nesting on Juno Beach
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Photo courtesy of Loggerhead Marinelife Center Posted by Miranda Grossman / CBS12 News JUNO BEACH, Fla. — A female green sea turtle, once found entangled in a crab trap line, was found nesting in Tequesta, by
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