Author: John Virata

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Charles Darwin University’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Facility Reopens

Charles Darwin University’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Facility Reopens

Injured sea turtles need to time before they are released back into the ocean and sea turtle rehabilitation center at Australia's Charles Darwin Unive [...]
Loggerhead Turtle Treated For Red Tide Poisoning Released

Loggerhead Turtle Treated For Red Tide Poisoning Released

Karenia brevis, also known as the Florida red tide organism can kill sea turtles. [...]
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Detected In Amboli Toad Of India’s Western Ghats

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Detected In Amboli Toad Of India’s Western Ghats

Researchers have thankfully not found any evidence of the chytrid fungus that kills amphibians. [...]
Seychelles President Gifts Pair Of Aldabra Giant Tortoises To India

Seychelles President Gifts Pair Of Aldabra Giant Tortoises To India

The Seychelles often gifts Aldabra giant tortoises to friendly countries as part of the country's diplomatic efforts. [...]
Endangered Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Tadpoles Released In California Creek

Endangered Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Tadpoles Released In California Creek

Wild populations of the southern mountain yellow-legged frogs have been bolstered with the release of 500 captive-bred tadpoles. [...]
5 Great Pet Lizards

5 Great Pet Lizards

Lizards are often the first pet reptile for a lot of folks. They are the closest reptile that looks like a dinosaur and they don’t carry the innate fe [...]
Alligator Snapping Turtles Not Seen In Illinois in 30 Years Reappear In The Wild

Alligator Snapping Turtles Not Seen In Illinois in 30 Years Reappear In The Wild

The last time an alligator snapping turtle was seen in the wild in the state of Illinois was back in 1984. [...]
Captured: Albino Monocled Cobra On Loose In Southern California

Captured: Albino Monocled Cobra On Loose In Southern California

UPDATE: the monocled cobra has been captured by Los Angeles County animal control officers. The officers used snake tongs to grab the snake that had b [...]

Nicki Minaj Backup Dancer Bit By Boa During "Anaconda" Performance

Headline says it all. Weird as it is. A backup dancer performing with a six-foot-long boa constrictor was bit by the snake during Nicki Minaj's &q [...]
Huge Alligator Snapping Turtle Caught And Released In Oklahoma

Huge Alligator Snapping Turtle Caught And Released In Oklahoma

The alligator snapping turtle was estimated to weigh about 100 pounds. [...]
Crocodile Conservationist Receives Whitley Award

Crocodile Conservationist Receives Whitley Award

Marites Gatan-Balbas of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya receives a Green Oscar [...]

Florida Surfer Rescues Sea Turtle From Fishing Line

A surfer in Cocoa Beach, Fla. saved a young loggerhead sea turtle entangled in fishing line. [...]
Albino Kingsnakes Gain Foothold in Canary Islands

Albino Kingsnakes Gain Foothold in Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are dealing with an abundance of albino California kingsnakes. [...]

Detroit Zoo's Search For A New Mayor Of Amphibiville Is On

Those interested in the position of mayor of Amphibiville must submit an essay detailing why he or she should be mayor. [...]
Reptile Enthusiasts Turn Old Projection TVs Into Reptile Enclosures

Reptile Enthusiasts Turn Old Projection TVs Into Reptile Enclosures

Vaughan Kastor and his kids have built five enclosures out of discarded televisions. [...]
Contestant Bites Head Off Lizard On Discovery Channel Reality Show

Contestant Bites Head Off Lizard On Discovery Channel Reality Show

Naked and Afraid contestant kills lizard and then yells "Take that Madagascar." [...]
Black and White Tegus Established in Tampa Bay, Fla.

Black and White Tegus Established in Tampa Bay, Fla.

More than 100 lizards seen in the wild in Hillsborough County. [...]
Two Texas Salamanders Get ESA Protection

Two Texas Salamanders Get ESA Protection

Salado and Georgetown salamanders of Texas get Endangered Species Act Protections [...]
Bats Hunt Frogs By Sensing Water Ripples

Bats Hunt Frogs By Sensing Water Ripples

When túngara frogs call out to find a mate, bats sense it. [...]
Poison Frogs Deposit Their Brood In Dangerous Waters

Poison Frogs Deposit Their Brood In Dangerous Waters

Male dyeing poison frogs deposit their tadpoles in waters with cannibalistic conspecifics. [...]
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