Category: Around the Web

A new large-scale snake survey has found that a deadly fungal disease has spread through 19 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. The snake fungal disease Ophidiomycosis is caused by the fungus...

Data from trade databases have revealed that thousands of reptiles are being sold and purchased as part of the international pet trade, but few are subject to international regulation. In...

Researchers executed a bait-and-switch maneuver by placing 3D-printed turtle eggs in the clutches of real sea turtle eggs to capture poachers in Costa Rica. The researchers placed 101 fake eggs,...

More than 3,000 years since they died off there, Tasmanian devils have been reintroduced to the Australian mainland. The organization Aussie Ark has released 11 Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) at...

Where do Indiana bats migrate in the spring? Not much has been known about their migration behaviors, and most of that has been gathered from recovering bands. To find out...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has charged a sixth man involved in the international smuggling of reptiles from the Philippines as part of an investigation by the agency’s law...

Without bold conservation and restoration efforts, researchers say, turning the tide of biodiversity loss by 2050 or earlier won’t be possible. For the first time, researchers looked at what must...

Some mammals, including cats, dogs and minks, have contracted COVID-19. That has led researchers to wonder if marine mammals could also be susceptible. Researchers say some marine mammals, including beluga...

Gray wolves (Canis lupus) translocated to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan are forming social groups and territories and mating. And they’re succeeding in reducing the park’s moose (Alces alces)...

Sparrows are a little less flighty around humans wearing face masks than those without them on. In a new study published in Global Ecology and Conservation, researchers in China conducted...