Midland painted turtle considered a species at risk
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has declared the Midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) a species of special concern under ...
reptiles
Smithsonian set to take over USGS Biological Survey Unit
The Smithsonian Institution is poised to take over the U.S. Geological Survey’s Biological Survey Unit after federal funding for the 108-year-old unit ends this ...
Reptile atlas highlights more biodiversity hotspots
Compared to other vertebrates, reptiles have been a mystery to science, and their distribution has been less understood than that of mammals, birds and amphibians. ...
Nevada bans commercial reptile collection
On Sep. 23, the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners voted 6-1 to ban the commercial collection of reptiles in Nevada. After Jan. 1, 2018, the state will no ...
WSB Study: Partial fencing doesn’t keep reptiles off road
Fencing just one side of a road cutting through wildlife habitat may minimize costs, but a new study from Ontario demonstrates that for reptiles, total fencing on ...
In the Amazon rainforest, small roads have big impacts
Cars, trucks, and other vehicles leave noise, pollution, and roadkill in their wake. But if those impacts are subtracted, what about the roads themselves? “We ...
New study to track Cook County turtles and habitat use
Future generations of turtles in the Chicago area have new hope thanks to Forest Preserves of Cook County, Friends of the Chicago River, and USDA Wildlife Services. ...
Shelterwood harvest is good for lizards, bad for salamanders
A common forestry practice may be bad for salamanders, but good for lizards, according to a recent U.S. Forest Service study published in Forest Ecology and ...
WSB Study: Fire ants could be exacerbating gopher tortoise threats
Gopher tortoise populations facing threats from habitat loss and depredation could be feeling extra heat from invasive fire ants. “I think fire ants have the ...
Welcome to Rattlesnake Island, Massachusetts
Wildlife managers in Massachusetts are moving forward with plans to develop a colony of state-endangered rattlesnakes despite the poisonous politics. “If this ...