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JWM: Degraded marsh causes loss of diamondback terrapins

January 9, 2023

Diamondback terrapin populations are shrinking in New York City’s Jamaica Bay, and degraded marsh conditions may be the cause. These large, long-lived turtles aren’t listed federally under the Endangered Species Act, but they are declining …

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The January issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management

December 29, 2022

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and conservation, focusing on aspects …

Joshua Rapp Learn

TWS2022: River restoration better for reptiles, amphibians

December 19, 2022

The Santa Cruz River hasn’t been a reliable source of water since European settlers changed the sustainable water use patterns of Indigenous people like the Hohokam in the late 1800s. Even before large farms began …

Joshua Rapp Learn

TWS2022: Fungus has minimal effect on some NJ copperheads

December 8, 2022

Snake fungal disease is a troubling issue for reptile biologists who have focused increased attention on the illness over the past decade or so. But while researchers have published a number of studies on the …

Joshua Rapp Learn

TWS2022: Many translocated crocs return to capture location

November 29, 2022

When translocated short distances, many crocodiles waste no time returning to the areas where people perceived them as problems in the first place. “Pretty much right away, [the crocodiles] were like ‘I’ve got to move—this …

Joshua Rapp Learn

TWS2021: Box turtles prefer native flora, avoid disturbance

September 13, 2022

Ornate box turtles are found widely across parts of the Great Plains of the United States, but researchers don’t know a lot about their habitat preferences in New Mexico. TWS member MJ Suriyamongkol, a PhD …

FYI News

California man pleads guilty after smuggling 1,700 reptiles

September 7, 2022

A man has pleaded guilty for illegally importing reptiles into the United States after agents discovered more than 1,700 animals on him at the Mexican border. He was carrying 60 reptiles worth $739,000, which were …

FYI News

Brown treesnake and bullfrog invasions cost billions

August 31, 2022

The invasion of just two species has cost $17 billion over the past 35 years, according to a new study examining the effects of alien reptiles and amphibians. Brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) and American bullfrogs …

FYI News

Watch: Drone captures footage of rare endangered turtle

July 22, 2022

A drone has captured extremely rare footage of one of the world’s most endangered turtles in a lake in Vietnam. Swinhoe’s softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also known as the Yangtze giant softshell turtle, can weigh …

Conservation News

More reptile species may be at risk of extinction than previously thought

June 13, 2022

Researchers found that more reptile species may be at risk of extinction than conservationists previously believed. The team of scientists focused on the Red List of Threatened Species maintained by the International Union for Conservation …

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