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60 Rare Siamese Crocodiles Hatch In Cambodia In A Conservation Win
A group of 60 rare Siamese crocodiles have hatched in Cambodia, boosting hopes for one of the world's most endangered reptiles, conservationists said Thursday.
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Climate Change To Push 30% Species Over Tipping Points: Study
The study, analysed data from over 35,000 species of animals -- including mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, corals, and fish, from every continent and ocean basin.
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Over 500 'Lost' Species of Terrestrial Vertebrates Missing for Decades Identified in New Study
An international study has identified 562 'lost' terrestrial vertebrate species that are yet to be declared extinct. The list includes amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, found after examining data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN Red List) on 32,802 species. Most of the lost spe...
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Yikes. Hunt For Crocodiles After Unknown Number Go Missing
South African police on Thursday were on a crocodile hunt after an unknown number of reptiles escaped from a commercial breeding farm in the south of the country, conservation officials said.
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Earth's Wild Animal Population Plummets 60 Per Cent In 44 Years: WWF
"Runaway consumption" has decimated global wildlife, triggered a mass extinction and exhausted Earth's capacity to accommodate humanity's expanding appetites, the global conservation group WWF warned Tuesday. From 1970 to 2014, 60 percent of all animals with a backbone -- fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals -- were wiped out by human appe...
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5-Foot Snake "Chills" In Delhi Assembly, Rescued From Air Cooler
A five-foot snake was rescued from the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday. Staff members found a royal snake (or spalerosophis atriceps) coiled up inside an air cooler in the library block and immediately called conservation NGO Wildlife SOS for help. The organisation's Rapid Response Unit rescued the snake. This is the second royal snake to be rescued by...
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Children Found Dozens Of Eggs In A Sandpit. The Contents Were Alarming
When volunteers from a wildlife conservation group arrived at the Laurieton-area school, they decided the eggs - 43 by the time they'd finished digging - looked decidedly reptilian. Still, reptiles can be cute. In fact, the Guardian reported, the volunteers at first thought they might be water dragons: pretty lizards that are sometimes kept as pets...
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Caught On Camera: Dramatic Capture Of 8-Foot-Long Alligator
A conservation officer filmed the dramatic capture and removal of an alligator that was over eight feet long from a campground in the American state of Alabama. The footage shows the gator rolling around angrily after being pulled out of the water. The officers emphasise the large reptile was simply relocated to a different area - far from humans -...
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Extinction Alert: World To Lose Two-Thirds Of Wildlife By 2020
Worldwide populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have plunged by almost 60 per cent since 1970 as human activities overwhelm the environment, the WWF conservation group said on Thursday.
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Animal Rights Group Asks Kerala Government to Observe 'Reptile Day'
Animal rights activists yesterday urged Kerala government to organise awareness programmes highlighting the significance of reptile conservation to mark the "National Reptile Awareness Day".
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US man tries to trade alligator for beer
A man who bizarrely tried to trade a live alligator for a pack of beer at a convenience store in Miami has been cited for illegally attempting to sell the reptile by wildlife officials.
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Man caught at airport with 44 lizards in pants
A German reptile collector has been jailed for 14 weeks and must pay USD 3,540 fine for plundering New Zealand's wild gecko and skink populations, a judge has ruled.
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60 Rare Siamese Crocodiles Hatch In Cambodia In A Conservation Win
A group of 60 rare Siamese crocodiles have hatched in Cambodia, boosting hopes for one of the world's most endangered reptiles, conservationists said Thursday.
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Climate Change To Push 30% Species Over Tipping Points: Study
The study, analysed data from over 35,000 species of animals -- including mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, corals, and fish, from every continent and ocean basin.
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Over 500 'Lost' Species of Terrestrial Vertebrates Missing for Decades Identified in New Study
An international study has identified 562 'lost' terrestrial vertebrate species that are yet to be declared extinct. The list includes amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, found after examining data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN Red List) on 32,802 species. Most of the lost spe...
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Yikes. Hunt For Crocodiles After Unknown Number Go Missing
South African police on Thursday were on a crocodile hunt after an unknown number of reptiles escaped from a commercial breeding farm in the south of the country, conservation officials said.
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Earth's Wild Animal Population Plummets 60 Per Cent In 44 Years: WWF
"Runaway consumption" has decimated global wildlife, triggered a mass extinction and exhausted Earth's capacity to accommodate humanity's expanding appetites, the global conservation group WWF warned Tuesday. From 1970 to 2014, 60 percent of all animals with a backbone -- fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals -- were wiped out by human appe...
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5-Foot Snake "Chills" In Delhi Assembly, Rescued From Air Cooler
A five-foot snake was rescued from the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday. Staff members found a royal snake (or spalerosophis atriceps) coiled up inside an air cooler in the library block and immediately called conservation NGO Wildlife SOS for help. The organisation's Rapid Response Unit rescued the snake. This is the second royal snake to be rescued by...
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Children Found Dozens Of Eggs In A Sandpit. The Contents Were Alarming
When volunteers from a wildlife conservation group arrived at the Laurieton-area school, they decided the eggs - 43 by the time they'd finished digging - looked decidedly reptilian. Still, reptiles can be cute. In fact, the Guardian reported, the volunteers at first thought they might be water dragons: pretty lizards that are sometimes kept as pets...
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Caught On Camera: Dramatic Capture Of 8-Foot-Long Alligator
A conservation officer filmed the dramatic capture and removal of an alligator that was over eight feet long from a campground in the American state of Alabama. The footage shows the gator rolling around angrily after being pulled out of the water. The officers emphasise the large reptile was simply relocated to a different area - far from humans -...
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Extinction Alert: World To Lose Two-Thirds Of Wildlife By 2020
Worldwide populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have plunged by almost 60 per cent since 1970 as human activities overwhelm the environment, the WWF conservation group said on Thursday.
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Animal Rights Group Asks Kerala Government to Observe 'Reptile Day'
Animal rights activists yesterday urged Kerala government to organise awareness programmes highlighting the significance of reptile conservation to mark the "National Reptile Awareness Day".
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US man tries to trade alligator for beer
A man who bizarrely tried to trade a live alligator for a pack of beer at a convenience store in Miami has been cited for illegally attempting to sell the reptile by wildlife officials.
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Man caught at airport with 44 lizards in pants
A German reptile collector has been jailed for 14 weeks and must pay USD 3,540 fine for plundering New Zealand's wild gecko and skink populations, a judge has ruled.
