Dans le cadre de la convention que la SHF partage avec PatriNat, et de la stratégie de validation des données herpétologiques à l’échelle nationale, la SHF souhaite recruter un·e géomaticien·ne pour le développement, la maintenance de la base de données SHF administrée sous GeoNature et la valorisation des informations produites par l’ensemble des salarié.es. Il/elle sera également en charge de gérer les données protocolées compilées par la SHF dans le cadre du programme national de surveillance des amphibiens et des reptiles de France. Leer más.

All species of amphibians found in Britain hibernate, their metabolism slowing as temperatures drop from mid-October. Leer más.

So, we conclude that the spatial pattern of island snake composition seems to be related to species dispersal. However, it can also be a relictual fauna pattern due to the isolation of populations due to rising sea level and the subsequent formation of the studied islands. Leer más.

Mass mortality events appear to be increasing in intensity and frequency, so understanding their causes and consequences is imperative for wildlife conservation. We report on a mass mortality event in a population of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817)).  Leer más.

Florida has grappled with a host of invasive species that thrive in the warm, moist climate. But one species may soon be on the way out. A team of biologists known as the “Croc Docs” have been working to eliminate the nonnative spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) from the state, and a recent study published in Management of Biological Invasions suggest its populations are declining. Leer más.