Reptiles and amphibians are on the move! As the weather warms, movement of these ectotherms is steadily increasing. As these animals increase in activity many will happen across busy roads. Although it is the year of the snake, snakes are not the only animal to suffer from this plight. Many animals must endure motor vehicle threats, but reptiles and amphibians are especially susceptible due to their relatively small size and slow movement. Leer más.
At a little more than a snail’s pace, turtles will begin inching themselves across roads in Northumberland County soon — a task that can be deadly for some. Leer más.
I can’t count the number of times I’ve turned the car around – or cajoled my wife or any other unfortunate driver I happen to be with at the time to do the same – after having caught a ‘glimpse’ at sixty-five miles an hour of what could only have been a western pond turtle on the side of the road. Leer más.
El projecte Exocat, finançat pel Departament d’Agricultura i coordinat pel CREAF , ha permès saber que a Catalunya hi ha 939 espècies exòtiques. D’aquestes, gairebé dos terços són plantes. Ir al video.
El yacimiento paleontológico excavado en la mina de carbón de Ariño (Teruel) ha permitido descubrir dos nuevas especies de cocodrilos de hace más de cien millones de años, «los últimos de su linaje» y antecesores de los grandes depredadores actuales. Leer más.
