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Breakdown Products Of Widely Used Pesticides Are Acutely Lethal To Amphibians, Study Finds
June 23, 2007 — The breakdown products (oxons) of the three most commonly used organophosphorus pesticides in California's agricultural Central Valley -- chlorpyrifos, malathion and diazinon -- are 10 - 100 times ... > full story -
Are Rattlesnakes Entering Suburbia?
June 19, 2007 — Researchers are tracking timber rattlesnakes in the St. Louis area to see how close to civilization the snakes are getting as humans developing subdivisions invade the snakes' ... > full story -
Rare Four-Eyed Turtle Hatches At The Tennessee Aquarium: Endangered Hatchling May Represent A First In North America
June 18, 2007 — A rare Beal's four-eyed turtle recently hatched at the Tennessee Aquarium. According to aquarium herpetologist Enrico Walder this tiny turtle should be treated as big news. "This little turtle in ... > full story -
Lizard Moms Dress Their Children For Success
June 12, 2007 — Mothers know best when it comes to dressing their children, at least among side-blotched lizards, a common species in the western United States. Researchers have found that female side-blotched ... > full story -
Caribbean Frogs Started With A Single, Ancient Voyage On A Raft From South America
June 6, 2007 — Nearly all of the 162 land-breeding frog species on Caribbean islands originated from a single species that rafted on a sea voyage from South America about 30-to-50-million years ago, according to a ... > full story -
24 Species Believed New To Science Discovered In Suriname Rainforest
June 4, 2007 — Scientists exploring the remote highlands of eastern Suriname discovered 24 species believed to be new to science, including a frog with florescent purple markings and other amphibians, fish and ... > full story -
Bacteria Show Promise In Fending Off Global Amphibian Killer
May 23, 2007 — First in a petri dish and now on live salamanders, probiotic bacteria seem to repel a deadly fungus being blamed for worldwide amphibian deaths and even extinctions. Though the research is in its ... > full story -
Rare Soft-Shell Turtle, Nesting Ground Found In Cambodia
May 17, 2007 — One of the world's largest and least studied freshwater turtles has been found in Cambodia's Mekong River, raising hopes that the threatened species can be saved from extinction. Scientists captured ... > full story -
Light Sticks May Inadvertently Lure Turtles To Fishing Lines
May 4, 2007 — Thousands of loggerhead turtles die every year when they get tangled or hooked in commercial fishing longlines meant for tuna or swordfish. New research suggests a possible reason why turtles swim ... > full story -
Deadly Frog Disease Is Spreading
May 3, 2007 — The deadly chytrid fungus is making devastating in-roads into Australia's vulnerable frog populations. According to a new study this disease-causing fungus is now established in frog populations ... > full story
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