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After seven months of rehabilitation at the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital, four endangered sea turtles are back in the ocean off the Massachus...
Scientists have described a new species of piping frog Eleutherodactylus (subgenus Syrrhophus) from Guerrero, Mexico, based on morphological and molecular ...
A cancer-fighting drug with Kentucky connections has had what could be a major breakthrough, reportedly showing positive results in early trials. A new dru...
Scientists studied the impact of noise from low-flying military aircraft on the behavior and well-being of an uncommon lizard, the Colorado checkered whipt...
In 2016, amidst the white dunes of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, in West Texas, a herpetologist Drew Dittmer discovered lesser earless lizard (Holbroo...
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto’s call for immediate action to restrict nonnative species was stunning to pet bus...
The Kentucky Reptile Zoo is a zoo unlike any other. It houses over 100 reptiles from all around the world, including venomous snakes, giant pythons, and ta...
A new Axolotl Museum and Amphibian Conservation Center dedicated to Mexico's critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian's remar...
Alligators in Florida are synonymous with the region. And although they're an important part of our identity, it is unwise to turn a blind eye to the dange...
Researchers have found a new way to help curb the exploding population of Burmese pythons in Florida by tracking smaller animals that the snakes eat. ...
For 7 years, the scientists cared for hellbenders—North America's largest salamander at the zoo, preparing them for life in the river they’re now standing ...
American bullfrog (not native to western North America) threaten dozens of Species of Greatest Conservation Need and many federally Threatened/Endangered s...
University of Florida scientists are asking residents to report sightings of nonnative lizards in order to prevent invasive spread. UF wildlife specialists...
The North Carolina Aquariums were excited to release more than 100 rehabilitated cold-stunned sea turtles during winter stranding events. Included in the 1...
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency announced an award of $17,000 toward the project through the Cataract Tourism Fund. Other funding was prov...
A threatened species for nearly a decade, the narrow-headed garter snake is getting new life and help from scientists at the Phoenix Zoo. Tara Harris, d...
Scientists of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Illinois Department of Natural Resources are working in earnest to observe and document the Illinois c...
Using samples from NOAA Fisheries’ tissue library, scientists have sequenced the sea turtle genomes of endangered leatherback and green sea turtles. "Se...
In an effort to learn more about the distribution of hellbenders and mudpuppies, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has launched a citizen sci...
Reptile expert Roger Hill, owner of The Snake Pit, has run his retail and educational business for 30 years. "We weren’t interested in sports. We were i...
Snake Discovery—a reptile adoption program, run through Maplewood, Minnesota store. Read more info about this topic using the following link ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia will debut its new aquarium and reptile center this spring. The much-anticipated Darnall W...
In many places, busy roads lie between newts and their breeding grounds. In Petaluma and other parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, thousands of newts are ...
The wood frogs were hibernating in a box outside Brian Barnes’ Fairbanks home a few decades ago. Barnes, director of the Institute of Arctic Biology, and h...
The juvenile loggerhead turtle named Ruth can come back to the ocean this September, after 7 months being treated for hypothermia. In February, rescuers...
River restoration brings huge benefits for local reptiles and amphibians. Researchers have determined the effects that differences in water flow had on re...
The San Antonio Zoo's Reptile House gained several new additions this year, including 11 psychedelic rock geckos bred by the zoo's Ectotherms Team, accordi...
What are the impacts of wildfire on the Sacramento Mountain salamander? These are some of the questions that Dr. Nancy Karraker and students in her lab at ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission finally approved to adding the striped newt to the state’s threatened species list. Found primaril...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to report any observations of mudpuppies (aquatic salamanders) they may accidentally cat...
