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The gigantic, slimy salamanders known as hellbenders, are disappearing. No one knew why. William Hopkins, professor in the Department of Fish and Wildli...
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...
Science has confirmed that suspicion—Pacific tree frog can change color. Since the 1850s, biologists have known that the Pacific tree frog has green and br...
There are 800 species of tree frogs and Texas is home to 14 of them. Cope’s Gray tree frog—native to the USA. Lives in trees close to fishless ponds wh...
After 20 years of trying to phase out commercial turtle trapping in Minnesota, lawmakers have banned the practice. About 20 commercial trappers took 10,000...
Five species of sea turtle nest along Florida beaches, including leatherbacks, green sea turtles, loggerheads, Kemp's ridley and hawksbill. After the Fl...
Tara Harris, director of conservation and science at the Phoenix Zoo, said 40 of the threatened narrow-headed garter snake were born at its Arthur L. and E...
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has been installing 15-centimetre-long narrow tubes made from PVC piping and bonded sand in the ground acros...
With prospects for wild four-eyed turtle so dire, the Tennessee Aquarium is celebrating the recent hatching of two four-eyed turtles in its Turtle Nursery....
The Fort Worth Zoo released more than 50 snakes in Kisatchie National Forest. No need to worry though. Read more info about this topic using the followi...
Reptilandia, a new reptile zoo just outside of Johnson City. Each enclosure is a portal to a different world: a Madagascan lowland jungle, an Arizona mount...
Nineteen captive-bred Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) were released this week at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve in Bristol, FL. Th...
In a paper published last month in the journal Scientific Reports, biologists Jonathan Cox and Benjamin Fitzpatrick (Plethodon metcalfi)—a salamander foun...
The newly-identified species, Siren sphagnicola (common name is the seepage siren), is around 20 cm in total length, making it the smallest known...
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces that a zoo-raised Ozark hellbender has successfully reproduced within the Current River. “We are...
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...
At the Houston Zoo, a radiated tortoise Mr Pickles and his mate, Mrs Pickles, welcomed three hatchlings: Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeno. Mr Pickles has been...
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resource (SCDN) is ramping up its efforts to monitor and manage Diamondback Terrapin Turtle. According to SCDNR...
The National Aquarium returned 25 juvenile sea turtles to their ocean home at the end of February following successful rehabilitation. The 13 Kemp’s rid...
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...
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...
