Un anfibio de cuerpo estrecho y unos 20 centímetros de largo -de los que dos tercios corresponden a su larga cola- obligó a la Xunta a cambiar el proyecto de conexión del eje viario Forzáns-Ponte Caldelas-A Lama que dará acceso al mayor centro penitenciario de la provincia. La aparición de salamandras rabilargas en un regueiro situado en las inmediaciones de Caritel puso patas arriba el proyecto y los técnicos tuvieron que modificar el emplazamiento de una rotonda a fin de conservar el hábitat. Leer más.
A recent photograph taken by a scientist of a red-eared slider clinging to a giant turtle’s carapace has scientists screaming blue murder. Leer más.
HUNDREDS of freshwater turtles have become roadkill in recent weeks as downpours filled lagoons and floodplains across Queensland. Leer más.
Malaysia ended 2010 with the confiscation of 4.3 metric tons of reptiles near the Thai border on December 20th, reports the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network, TRAFFIC. The confiscation was the largest of the year and consisted of over 1,800 monitor lizards, snakes, freshwater turtles, and tortoises. Leer más.
As 2010 draws to a close, Malaysian Customs officials report their largest contraband seizure of the year after they confiscated 4.3 tonnes of reptiles from a lorry parked near the Malay/Thai border. Working on a tip-off, the Customs officials confiscated a haul comprising over 1,800 monitor lizards, snakes and freshwater turtles and tortoises which were concealed amongst empty fruit boxes and timber on 20th December. Leer más.
