Les tortues terrestres et d’eau douce, autochtones et introduites, de France métropolitaine : état des connaissances et clé de détermination illustrée.

La SHF est très fière de vous présenter le cinquième numéro de sa revue HERP me !, consacré aux tortues terrestres et d’eau douce, autochtones et introduites, de France métropolitaine. Leer más.

10 YEARS LATER, TRANSLOCATED TURTLES FIND THEIR WAY HOME

Ten years after wildlife biologists moved hundreds of river turtles from a site contaminated by an oil spill, many of the turtles have found their way back. Leer más.

StopCulebraReal

Durante todo el año se trabaja activamente en el control de la culebra real de California, aunque durante el período de emergencia se incrementan considerablemente los esfuerzos.
El equipo de #STOPCULEBRAREAL trabaja en los núcleos de población de la culebra buscando ejemplares y revisando las trampas, atendiendo a los avisos de la ciudadanía, así como reparando y fabricando nuevas trampas. Leer más.

Broad host susceptibility of North American amphibian species to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans suggests high invasion potential and biodiversity risk

We discovered that Bsal caused infection in 74% and mortality in 35% of species tested. Based on our host susceptibility results, environmental suitability conditions for Bsal, and geographic ranges of salamanders in the United States, predicted biodiversity loss is expected to be greatest in the Appalachian Region and along the West Coast. Leer más.

Demographic monitoring of the invasive ladder snake on Formentera (Balearic Islands, Spain)

This study becomes a starting point to improve the management and control programs of invasive snake populations in the Balearic Islands. Long-term control as well as the improvement of the detection and capture of adult females are strongly recommended to attempt the eradication of Z. scalaris in Formentera. Leer más.