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Legal and illegal trade negatively impacting survival and wellbeing of Africa’s wildlife: Report

International wildlife trade sweeps across ‘tree of life,’ study finds

New gecko species named in honor of Sri Lankan herpetologist Anslem de Silva

Sri Lanka scientists stand by naming of new geckos amid nationalist criticism

Meet the first gene-edited reptile: An albino lizard

Indigenous-managed lands found to harbor more biodiversity than protected areas

Some turtle embryos can influence their own sex, study finds

Logging, mining companies lock eyes on a biodiverse island like no other

Chance rescue turns out to be first record of elusive tortoise species in India

An ill-deserved reputation threatens Sri Lanka’s ‘secretive snake’

Primates lose ground to surging commodity production in their habitats

The world’s biggest reptile fair is also a hub for traffickers

In a first, chimps found bashing tortoises against trees to get at the meat

Interest in protecting environment up since Pope’s 2015 encyclical

Public education could curb bushmeat demand in Laos, study finds

Climate change spurs deadly virus in frogs in the U.K.

’Unprecedented’ loss of biodiversity threatens humanity, report finds

Study documents how Sri Lanka’s protected reptiles are traded as pets

Sri Lanka calls for increased protection for endemic lizards

Rise in crocodile sightings linked to habitat degradation in Indonesia

Last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle dies in China

Scientists urge overhaul of the world’s parks to protect biodiversity

Photos: What are vipers?

Unusual lizard lays eggs, then births a live baby — in the same pregnancy

New species of skink from Angola has waited over 70 years to be described

To stop extinctions, start with these 169 islands, new study finds

Malaysian state chief: Highway construction must not destroy forest

New maps show where humans are pushing species closer to extinction

Philippines customs find more than 1,500 live turtles in suitcases

180 years of herps: Q&A with Luis Ceríaco on Angola’s atlas of life

Indigenous hunters vital to robust food webs in Australia

In a predator-infested forest, survival for baby birds comes by the road

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