Agriculture, logging and urban development pose significant risks to reptiles. More than a fifth of the world's reptiles are at risk of extinction in the coming decades due to human activity, ...

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The iconic Red List of Threatened Species, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), identifies species at risk of extinction. A study in PLOS Biology publishing May 26 ...

“Charismatic megafauna” describes many people’s favorite animals: blue whales, giant pandas, elephants, penguins, and other large beasts of the natural world. Many of these animals are hunted to ...

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POCATELLO — A reticulated python named Zeus, a corn snake named No Legs and a Savannah monitor named King Gizzard the Wizard Lizard are but a sampling of the sensational serpents now available to hold ...

LOUISIANA — A proposed ban on certain reptiles in the state was heard during a public meeting this month in the capital. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said the ban is needed "to ...

WHILE many were baking banana bread during the COVID-19 lockdown, South African herpetologist Dr Fortunate Phaka was undertaking a groundbreaking project to ensure that South Africa’s frogs, snakes ...

As an epicenter of biodiversity, Vietnam hosts a wide array of reptile species. But new research shows that many species that occur nowhere else on the planet are poorly known and lacking protection.

The iconic Red List of Threatened Species, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), identifies species at risk of extinction. In a new study, researchers present a novel ...