Jan 13 2011

Whistling Frogs Found in Haiti

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Current Events,Extinct Animals,Extinction Cycles,Human Behavior,Humans,Photography,Travel,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 7:09 pm
A whistling frog named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and an elusive ventriloquist frog are found in Haiti.

Jan 04 2011

Floods Unleash Spiders, Snakes and Crocodiles

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Current Events,Humans,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Marine Life,Rodents,Snakes,Spiders,Travel,Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 8:07 pm
Floods in Australia have unleashed a "plague" of mice, spiders, snakes and crocodiles.

Dec 01 2010

Rainforest Demise Spurred Reptile Evolution

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Evolution,Biodiversity,Climate Change,Dinosaurs,Evolution,Global Warming,Paleontology,Plants,Plate Tectonics,Zoology — Tim Wall @ 2:50 pm
Adding to the research that shows stressful environments create ideal conditions for diversification, global warming 300,000,000 years ago was a boon for reptiles.

Nov 24 2010

Most Spanish Zoos at Risk of Animals Escaping

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Human Behavior,Humans,Invasive Animal Species,Mammals,Marine Life,Plants,Rodents,Snakes,Wild Birds,Zoos and Aquariums — Jennifer Viegas @ 8:19 pm
Some animals, particularly invasive species, could wreak havoc on the local environment if they escaped.

Nov 15 2010

Lizard Snack Surprises Scientists

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Food,Food and Culture — Tim Wall @ 4:19 pm
Researchers identify a tasty lizard previously unknown to science. Locals loved the virgin Vietnamese lady-lizards for lunch.

Nov 02 2010

Sex Hormones Absorbed by Bunny Food

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Fish,Marine Life,Oceans,Weird News,Wildlife Conservation — Tim Wall @ 2:27 pm
Rabbit chow absorbs most estrogen found in a contaminated water sample, which could bode well for the future of cheap chemical cleanup.

Nov 01 2010

Big Parks, Little Value

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Fish,Human Behavior,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Plants,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Wildlife Conservation — Tim Wall @ 3:25 pm
Big parks may look good on a map, but they often do little to preserve nature's rich diversity of trees, birds, mammals, and other creatures.

Oct 25 2010

Everglades Show Signs of Improvement

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Birds,Chemistry,Conservation,Engineering,Pollution,Rivers,Water — Tim Wall @ 2:42 pm
The Everglades' alligators, herons and other inhabitants wade in cleaner water than they did in the 1970s.

Oct 25 2010

Turtles Overcome Hurdles in Gulf

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Current Events,Marine Life,Oceans — Tim Wall @ 1:00 pm
Rescued, released sea turtles are apparently doing just fine in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sep 27 2010

Where Have All the Turtles Gone?

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Research,Antarctica,Biodiversity,Conservation,Oceanography,Zoology — Michael Reilly @ 2:30 pm
A global map of sea turtles inadvertently caught in fishing nets highlights how human activity is contributing to the animals' decline.
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