conservation

How Do You Save the Beloved Box Turtle? A 100-Year-Long Study
How Do You Save the Beloved Box Turtle? A 100-Year-Long Studyby Joeby Ragpa - Nov. 07, 2022

A half-dozen subspecies of box turtles make their homes across much of the U.S., from Maine down to Florida and westward out to Colorado. With their bright...

Reintroducing of Tuatara Could Be More Difficult than Expected
Reintroducing of Tuatara Could Be More Difficult than Expectedby Joeby Ragpa - Oct. 19, 2022

Photo by Thomas Reich New difficulties were found connected with reintroducing of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) back onto the mainland. As the New Zealan...

Scientists Registered a Rapid Increase in Frog Numbers after Mass Pond Digging in Aargau
Scientists Registered a Rapid Increase in Frog Numbers after Mass Pond Digging in Aargauby Joeby Ragpa - Oct. 13, 2022

Photo by Thomas Reich After conservationists have dug hundreds of new artificial ponds in Aargau (Switzerland), amphibian numbers have increased significant...

The New Polka-dotted Frog from Ecuador Named after Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane
The New Polka-dotted Frog from Ecuador Named after Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlaneby Joeby Ragpa - Oct. 13, 2022

The new polka-dotted frog (Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei) has been found in Ecuador. and named in honor of Seth MacFarlane, creator of “Family Guy”. The a...

A Healthier Pet Trade Could Prevent a Looming American Amphibian Apocalypse
A Healthier Pet Trade Could Prevent a Looming American Amphibian Apocalypseby Joeby Ragpa - Sep. 28, 2022

Scientists have found a relationship between the amphibian apocalypse (loss of Central American frogs to the Bd fungus) to a temporary rise in malaria rate...

Woodland Park Zoo Releases Western Pond Turtles to Protected Wetlands
Woodland Park Zoo Releases Western Pond Turtles to Protected Wetlandsby Joeby Ragpa - Sep. 05, 2022

At the start of every summer, the western pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata) are collected as eggs from wild nests and transported to Woodland Park Zoo, wh...

Historic Conservation Milestone of Ozark Hellbenders Was Achieved!
Historic Conservation Milestone of Ozark Hellbenders Was Achieved!by Joeby Ragpa - Sep. 04, 2022

The 10,000th hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi) captive bred in Saint Louis Zoo, were released into an Ozark river. Read more info about...

Rugose Forest Frog is Proved to be Endangered Species Soon After Being Discovered
Rugose Forest Frog is Proved to be Endangered Species Soon After Being Discoveredby Joeby Ragpa - Aug. 15, 2022

A new frog species, rugose forest frog (Gephyromantis marokoroko), discovered in Madagascar is already endangered because of the loss of suitable habitat. ...

ZIMS at Work: an Interesting Approach to Conservation in Terms of Work of Cologne Zoo
ZIMS at Work: an Interesting Approach to Conservation in Terms of Work of Cologne Zooby Joeby Ragpa - Jul. 26, 2022

ZIMS at Work feature on Cologne Zoo is a story about Read more info about this topic using the following link Read also: Zoo Atlanta Helps in Con...

The First Reproduction of Land Iguanas on Santiago Island after Almost 200 Years
The First Reproduction of Land Iguanas on Santiago Island after Almost 200 Yearsby Joeby Ragpa - Aug. 03, 2022

Charles Darwin was the last person to make a record of Land Iguanas on Santiago Island in 1835. Because of the time that passed and because iguanas are an ...

First Release Trial of Atelopus limosus Shows That Animals Rapidly Recover a Wild-type Skin Microbiome
First Release Trial of Atelopus limosus Shows That Animals Rapidly Recover a Wild-type Skin Microbiomeby Joeby Ragpa - Jul. 29, 2022

It was found that after a month living in mesocosms, the skin microbiome of frogs (Atelopus limosus) had rapidly changed to resemble the wild one. Read ...

Gharial Hatchlings Were Registered at First Time in the Past 2 Decades in Karnali River
Gharial Hatchlings Were Registered at First Time in the Past 2 Decades in Karnali Riverby Joeby Ragpa - Jul. 04, 2022

Villagers living near Nepal’s Bardiya National Park have discovered the first successful nesting and breeding site of gharial crocodiles in the park in mor...

Rare Eastern Indigo Snake Found in Alabama for Just the Second Time in 60 Years
Rare Eastern Indigo Snake Found in Alabama for Just the Second Time in 60 Yearsby Joeby Ragpa - Jun. 10, 2022

The second registration of a wild-born Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) prooves the efficiency of reintroduction program in the state. Read als...

A Turtle Nest of Super Rare  Species Was Found at Galveston Island State Park for the First Time in a Decade
A Turtle Nest of Super Rare Species Was Found at Galveston Island State Park for the First Time in a Decadeby Joeby Ragpa - May. 25, 2022

A turtle nest of endangered sea turtle eggs was found on the beachside of Galveston Island State Park last week — the first nest found at the park in over ...

Rare Captive Bred Siamese Crocodiles Released into Wild in Cambodiaby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 12, 2022

The largest ever release of endangered Siamese crocodiles into Cambodia’s wild nature last month has raised big hope for their long-term conservation. P...

Guatemalan Beaded Lizards Hatched in Captivity at Oklahoma City Zoo
Guatemalan Beaded Lizards Hatched in Captivity at Oklahoma City Zooby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 06, 2022

First successful breeding of critically endangered Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti became a great result of this species ex situ saving program. The hatc...

Student Found Ethical and Illicit Sources of Poison Frogs in the U.S. Pet Trade
Student Found Ethical and Illicit Sources of Poison Frogs in the U.S. Pet Tradeby Responsible herpetoculture - Jun. 14, 2021

Most poison frogs come from legitimate frog breeding operations here and abroad, but some are still snatched from the wild illegally in their native countr...

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