http://newsrack.in/rss/flenvcenter/Biodiversity_National/Specific-Organisms/Reptiles/rss.xml This is a custom RSS feed generated by NewsRack for user flenvcenter for category path flenvcenter/Biodiversity_National/Specific-Organisms/Reptiles in issue Biodiversity-National Sat, 18 May 2013 17:04:13 GMT Reptiles Reptiles 2013-05-18T17:04:13Z http://news.yahoo.com/sea-turtle-comeback-corner-caribbean-145258910.html GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad (AP) — Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the moonlit beach, using their powerful front flippers to move their bulky frames onto the sand. ... Reptiles Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://news.yahoo.com/sea-turtle-comeback-corner-caribbean-145258910.html 2013-05-17T18:30:00Z http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021010971_apcbcaribbeanturtletourism.html Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the moonlit beach, using their powerful front flippers to move their bulky frames onto the sand. Reptiles Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021010971_apcbcaribbeanturtletourism.html 2013-05-17T18:30:00Z http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/05/18/world/americas/ap-cb-caribbean-turtle-tourism.html Sea Turtle Comeback in a Corner of the Caribbean Reptiles Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/05/18/world/americas/ap-cb-caribbean-turtle-tourism.html By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2013-05-17T18:30:00Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/2013/05/18/deep-says-types-snakes-live-connecticut/klzMsmnHNs9DY5Wmrhc37M/story.html DEEP says 14 types of snakes live in Connecticut Reptiles Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/2013/05/18/deep-says-types-snakes-live-connecticut/klzMsmnHNs9DY5Wmrhc37M/story.html 2013-05-17T18:30:00Z http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56317131-82/herbert-utah-agreement-decision.html.csp Published May 17, 2013 01:01AM MDT Gov. Gary Herbert made the right decision last month when he announced he would not sign a controversial agreement that would have given Nevada the go-ahead to mine the precious groundwater under the Snake Valley. He should not renege on it at the behest of legislators and other members of the Utah Water Development Commission. Herbert deserved all the praise he received for withstanding political and legal pressure and refusing to sign away the ancient water that lies deep under the dry soil s... ... Reptiles Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56317131-82/herbert-utah-agreement-decision.html.csp 2013-05-16T18:30:00Z http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23242976 Laura E. Huggins and David Currie argue that the act is expensive and ineffective in its reactive approach to conservation, which tends to penalize property owners once a species is already in a tailspin. A system of positive incentives for environmental stewardship, before formal listing under the ESA, could enhance species conservation by motivating more effective and less expensive habitat management. Reptiles Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23242976 editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Laura E. Huggins and David Currie <br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Special to the Mercury News) 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_23247415/alligators-crocodile-and-rare-reptiles-pulled-from-eastern <p>As stunned neighbors watched, Kenosha police removed a menagerie of exotic reptiles Tuesday, May 14 from a house that had a homemade indoor pond in its basement and dead animals in its backyard. Reptiles Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_23247415/alligators-crocodile-and-rare-reptiles-pulled-from-eastern By Ashley Luthern Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<br> 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/worlds-largest-cod_n_3275353.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green You've cod to be kidding! German fisherman, Michael Eisele, 44, landed what is "thought to be" the largest cod ever caught, according to the Telegraph... Reptiles Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/worlds-largest-cod_n_3275353.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green Simon McCormack 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323798104578452941180687984.html Conservationists on American military bases manage hundreds of threatened and endangered species on millions of acres of federally managed land. Reptiles Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323798104578452941180687984.html 2013-05-13T18:30:00Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424127887323798104578452941180687984.html Reptiles Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424127887323798104578452941180687984.html 2013-05-13T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/chicken-diapers-pampered-poultry_n_3266735.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green Are you tired of your delicious meal pooping on your carpet? Do you want your chicken to be the cock of the town? Then get... Reptiles Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/chicken-diapers-pampered-poultry_n_3266735.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green Andy Campbell 2013-05-12T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/11/lin-ping-panda-deal_n_3259894.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green BANGKOK -- Thailand's celebrity baby panda Lin Ping is almost 4 years old now. It's time to move to China, find a mate and have... Reptiles Fri, 10 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/11/lin-ping-panda-deal_n_3259894.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green AP 2013-05-10T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-madel/photographer-jamey-stilli_b_3194373.html?utm_hp_ref=green "I always want people to put issues like this in context. In talking about something like avian mortality, we must ask -- how many birds are killed every year because of office buildings and residential houses in the U.S. compared to how many are killed by energy projects?" Reptiles Thu, 09 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-madel/photographer-jamey-stilli_b_3194373.html?utm_hp_ref=green Robin Madel 2013-05-09T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-axelrod/hr-1096-s-583-the-pauls-a_b_3233338.html?utm_hp_ref=politics At the time of conception the human embryo is not significantly different from a shark, a salamander, a lizard, a chicken, a rabbit or a pig. Reptiles Wed, 08 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-axelrod/hr-1096-s-583-the-pauls-a_b_3233338.html?utm_hp_ref=politics Mark Axelrod 2013-05-08T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/sex-of-turtles-changing-female-climate-change_n_3224368.html?utm_hp_ref=green From Mother Nature Network's Russell McLendon: If you're a male painted turtle, global warming might sound great at first: A new study suggests it will... Reptiles Mon, 06 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/sex-of-turtles-changing-female-climate-change_n_3224368.html?utm_hp_ref=green Nick Visser 2013-05-06T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/hong-kong-pink-dolphins_n_3223579.html?utm_hp_ref=green Chinese white dolphins, nicknamed "pink dolphins," are rarely spotted in Hong Kong waters. However, the near-threatened species is becoming even more uncommon, and conservationists warn... Reptiles Mon, 06 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/hong-kong-pink-dolphins_n_3223579.html?utm_hp_ref=green The Huffington Post 2013-05-06T18:30:00Z http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23486-painted-turtles-set-to-become-allfemale.html Painted turtles set to become all-female Reptiles Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23486-painted-turtles-set-to-become-allfemale.html 2013-05-02T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/26/gray-wolf-protections-federal_n_3164618.html?utm_hp_ref=green BILLINGS, Mont. &mdash; Federal wildlife officials have drafted plans to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that could end... Reptiles Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/26/gray-wolf-protections-federal_n_3164618.html?utm_hp_ref=green AP 2013-04-25T18:30:00Z http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/04/25-14 <div class='node-body'><p>The Center for Biological Diversity and Gulf Restoration Network today moved to intervene in a federal lawsuit brought by a private landowner challenging habitat protections for <a href="http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/amphibians/Mississippi_gopher_frog/index.html" target="_blank">dusky gopher frogs</a>.</p></div><p><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/04/25-14" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Reptiles Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/04/25-14 jacob 2013-04-25T18:30:00Z http://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/a-night-of-saurian-spotlighting/ Scientist at Work Blog: A Night of Saurian Spotlighting Reptiles Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/a-night-of-saurian-spotlighting/ By JONATHAN LOSOS 2013-04-24T18:30:00Z http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56210159-78/lego-com-zoo-http.html.csp by Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 24, 2013 04:39PM MDT Adam Vialpando hoisted his 6-year-old daughter, Gwen, onto his shoulders, then handed her his cell phone so she could take a picture of whatever came out of the wooden crate at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. “A polar bear,” she predicted excitedly, moments before the front panel came off. Sure enough, it was a life-size polar bear — but one formed by 95,000 Legos rather than muscle, teeth and a yen to eat. “If it was a real polar bear, I’d just scream,” Gwen told her dad, of West Valley City. But there was n... ... Reptiles Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56210159-78/lego-com-zoo-http.html.csp 2013-04-24T18:30:00Z http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/pandas-bamboo-eating-earthquake-prediction/2327/ Pandas have been affected by many earthquakes in China. Here we get on-the-spot reporting about panda responses at a Szechuan Conservation and Research Centre. Reptiles Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/pandas-bamboo-eating-earthquake-prediction/2327/ 2013-04-22T18:30:00Z http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/john-bennett/2013/04/pipeline-snakes-and-ladders-energy-board-changes-pipeline-hearin I want to alert you to the most recent attack on environmental protection and democracy in this country and share with you a letter I wrote to Gaetain Caron, Chair and CEO, National Energy Board of Canada (NEB). I was spurred to write after a frustrating experience last week. The NEB is now operating under NEW rules created by last June&apos;s omnibus bill and, as predicted, democratic participation has suffered -- in this case regarding the environmental review process concerning Enbridge&apos;s proposal to reverse its old &quot;Line 9&quot; pipeline (that has been transporting light oil from Montreal to Sarnia for decades). Enbridge wants to use Line 9 in reverse to pump corrosive Tar Sands bitumen from Sarnia to Montreal and beyond eastward (exactly where we don&apos;t know). read ... Reptiles Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/john-bennett/2013/04/pipeline-snakes-and-ladders-energy-board-changes-pipeline-hearin John Bennett 2013-04-15T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/13/northeast-ecological-corridor-puerto-rico_n_3077005.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico &mdash; Puerto Rico's governor on Saturday signed a law to protect a swath of land along the island's northeast coast that... Reptiles Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/13/northeast-ecological-corridor-puerto-rico_n_3077005.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics AP 2013-04-13T18:30:00Z http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/graffiti-spree-shutters-parts-joshua-tree-national-park-1C9328292 Graffiti spree shutters parts of Joshua Tree National Park Reptiles Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/graffiti-spree-shutters-parts-joshua-tree-national-park-1C9328292 A. Pawlowski 2013-04-12T18:30:00Z