Tag: Reptiles

US sued over road project in Mojave desert tortoise habitat

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SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of conservation groups on Friday sued the U.S. government over the Trump administration’s decision to allow construction of...

‘Stand your ground’ defense rejected in iguana killing

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A judge has rejected the “stand your ground” defense of a Florida man who said he beat an iguana...

Woman arrested at US border with sloth, crocodile parts

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HIGHGATE SPRINGS, Vt. — A Montreal woman has been arrested on charges of trying to cross the U.S. border into Canada with “numerous undeclared...

Louisiana gator swaps swamp life for Texas beach getaway

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PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas — A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in...

Judge halts Georgia dredging plan over threat to sea turtles

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Thursday to plans to dredge a shipping channel on the Georgia coast, citing...

Illinois researchers working to save ornate box turtles

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FRANKLIN GROVE, Ill. — A team of Illinois researchers is using dogs to track down a threatened species of turtle. ...

Tortoise movers sue Florida for $500,000 in license dispute

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Two men who relocate gopher tortoises are suing Florida’s wildlife commission, saying they should be awarded at least $500,000 in...

Cowabunga! More than 800 turtles rescued from storm drains

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They're lean, they're mean and they're green. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Not exactly, but hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings have been rescued from subterranean...

Judge asked to halt dredges during sea turtle nesting season

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — A conservation group filed suit asking a judge to stop a federal agency from dredging a Georgia harbor during the nesting...

Earth Day: Rehabilitated sea turtle released in Florida Keys

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MARATHON, Fla. — Staff from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital released a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle back to the ocean on Thursday to mark...