conservation

The researchers will work on solutions to mitigate Batrachochytrium Salamandrivorans disease spread among captive and wild amphibian populations.Researcher...

Lost tetrapod species are those that have not been observed in the wild for over ten years, despite searches to find them. The number of lost tetrapod specie...

Northeastern cities may not be the worst places to live for reptiles and amphibians in North America, according to a new citizen science analysis. "Overall, ...

Officials with Zoo Atlanta say 11 endangered and rarest lizard species—Guatemalan beaded lizards hatched recently and arrived at a zoo back in their native...

The Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary (PHS) announced that will house six Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) and six mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has prohibited the western painted turtles and snapping turtles harvesting in state, the agency said in a new...

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust aims to secure the future of the northern pool frog, a recently reintroduced species and Britain's rarest amphibian, ...

The Hochstetter's frog is endemic to New Zealand's upper North Island and differs from most other frogs. Of New Zealand's three endemic frog species, the Hoc...

The marsupial frog, which incubates its young in a pouch on its back, was thought to be extinct in some countries. The word "marsupial" typically evokes a ka...

A study using saltwater crocodile DNA has shone a new light on how the apex predators are migrating along coastlines of the Northern Territory. Scientists ...

The release of a significant number of Endangered harlequin frogs that are highly susceptible to the chytrid fungus prompted some concerns that there may b...

The draft recovery plan for the Louisiana pinesnake is now available as The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s remove it from the Federal List of Endangered and...

Conservationist and photographer Scott Trageser has developed a 3D scanning system that could potentially reshape how animals are studied in the wild for c...

Australian researchers are well on their way to saving more than one million turtles through the creation of an app TurtleSAT which collects data from citi...

The campaign, called "Adoptaxolotl," asks people for as little as 600 pesos (about $35) to virtually adopt an axolotl—one of the tiny "water monsters." Vir...

More than 3,000 yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) hatchlings were released into the local environment of San Jose de Lupuna, Peru. The Amazon ...

The Future Leaders of Amphibian Conservation Program aims to support those who wish to conduct or continue initiatives that directly or indirectly impact t...

Three regions of Panama have been included among the Threatened Amphibian Landscapes (TALs) by the Second Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA-2) recently conduc...

The Loggerhead Marine Life Center in Juno Beach, FL announced a record 25,025 nests for the year 2023. The center counted 216 leatherback turtle (Dermochel...

The tabletop mountains "tepui" in Venezuela are sheltered, otherworldly ecosystems. Standing up to 3,000 metres (10,000ft) high and cut off from the rest o...

The Günther’s gecko (Phelsuma guentheri) is one of the largest geckos, reaching about25 cm in length. After the first men set foot on Mauritius, the Günthe...

On September 20th, 2023, the very first two Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoia) hatched at the Turtle Conservancy. Turtle Conservancy ...

Matt Goetz, Durrell’s curator of herpetology and invertebrates is definitely the sort of person who prefers to eschew trends and forge his own...

The scientists’ study, published this week in the journal Animal Behaviour, may help conservationists protect the critically endangered Central American ri...

A study published in the journal Nature Conservation has compiled a list of the 50 most threatened reptile species in the Southeast Asian nation, including...

There is a lot of talk about the Positive List for reptiles and amphibians, and the anti-lobby claiming that hobbyists are not complying with the ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is conducting a review of the global amphibian trade. ...

LaRue Road and Forest Service Road No. 345 also known as "Snake Road" will be closed to vehicle traffic to allow these herps, some that are listed...

Scientists have described a new-to-science snake species from Peru’s Otishi National Park and named it after the actor Harrison Ford for his conser...

New gharial moms Raani and Snaggle, father Big Boy (the biggest gharial in the U.S.), and the ectotherm keeper team at the Fort Worth Zoo. The zoo...