om cada any, la primavera fa despertar del llarg son hivernal als rèptils. Aprofitant aquest fet natural, un any més el CRARC col•labora amb el Parc Natural de la Serra de Montsant, programant una sortida de descoberta de la fauna herpetològica de Montsant. Leer más.
A law banning the harvesting of wild turtles and their eggs went into effect April 8 in the state of Alabama. The state passed the law in part to prevent the depletion of its turtle populations due to demand in Asia for turtle meat. Leer más.
Over half of 2 million frogs imported to Bay Area annually carry disease that endangers local amphibians. Leer más.
Syngenta’s atrazine isn’t the only widely used herbicide that appears to have bizarre effects on frogs. According to a study (PDF) from University of Pittsburgh ecologist Rick Relyea, Monsanto’s flagship weedkiller Roundup—by far the most-used herbicide on the planet—not only has lethal effects on tadpoles at doses found in ponds near farm fields, but it also literally changes their shape in ways that mimic tadpole’s reaction to predators. Leer más.
