A study headed by the Miquel Crusafont Catalan Palaeontology Institute has for the first time documented detailed records of dinosaur egg fossils in the Coll de Nargó archaeological site in Lleida, Spain. Up until now, only one type of dinosaur egg had been documented in the region. Leer más.

In 2011, his fieldwork in Sri Lanka studying snake diversity on the island led him to confirm the identity of 60 known species of snakes. With Sri Lankan collaborators, Ruchira Somaweera, an author on snakes and expert on amphibians and reptiles, and Dushantha Kandambi, a local naturalist and snake expert, the team collected the snakes and of those, Dr. Pyron used DNA sequencing technology on 40 of them. Leer más.

Among the ‘housekeeping’ issues, we are discussing the fate of many of the world’s most well known and charismatic animal and plant species. The aim: to ensure that international trade in wildlife does not lead to the extinction of these species. Leer más.

Overexploitation of wildlife has long been recognized as a threat to biodiversity, generating the need for trade monitoring and regulation facilitated by CITES to ensure the survival of commonly-traded species. Leer más.

Llamada de apareamiento del sapo corredor, bufo calamita. Nada mas anochecer y debido a las importantes lluvias que han caído durante este invierno los prados están inundados y repletos de charcos. Leer más.