Feeding wildlife is an increasingly common tourist activity, but a new study published online today by the journal Conservation Physiology shows that already-imperilled iguanas are suffering further physiological problems as a result of being fed by tourists. Leer más.

When scientists publish a paper on a particular species, they’re generally not imagining that they’re helping out poachers. But that’s exactly what’s happening for some scientists. According to Laurel Neme at Mongabay, scientists discovering a new species have been inadvertently contributing to wildlife trading. Leer más.

Il testo consente di conoscere le caratteristiche del Parco e delle specie di anfibi presenti, e di acquisire maggiore consapevolezza di quanto l’uso delle riserve idriche sia determinante per le necessità vitali di ogni essere vivente. Leer más.

Italian wall lizards, brought into California from Sicily in 1994, have carved out their own niche in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Some homeowners enjoy the occasional reptile sighting, but environmental organizations, including the Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles, have deemed the small, long tailed lizards an invasive species, The Los Angeles Times reported. Leer más.

Los dinosaurios saurópodos eran un grupo de dinosaurios herbívoros que superaban a todos los demás vertebrados terrestres en tamaño corporal. También eran los más exitosos y los herbívoros tetrápodos de más larga vida, pero no hay constancia de factores no biológicos, como por ejemplo parámetros ambientales globales, que condujeran a su gigantismo. Leer más.