Frog leg trade, salamanders used as fishing bait - terrible news; helping to spread Chytrid & Ranavirus Salamanders Used as Fishing Bait Linked to Amphibian Disease Epidemics - Part 1 Salamanders Used as Fishing Bait Linked to Amphibian Disease Epidemics - Part 2 Frog Leg Trade Kills Billions...
Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo.
Salamanders and newts, often overlooked by pet keepers, zoos and environmentalists alike, are...
Good News for African Gray Parrots - A Conservation Milestone
Zoologist Frank Indiviglio shares recent conservation news regarding progress in the fight against smuggling
Conservation Outrage: 54,000 Wild-Caught Parrots & other Birds Sold as “Captive Bred”
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Although revised airport security procedures have cut down on animal smuggling, wildlife criminals continue to circumvent the law in other ways. Much as is done with “dirty money”, wild-caught...
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It is said that people who make careers of their passions never work a day in their lives…those of us who have turned our hobbies into livelihoods are indeed fortunate. The following ideas have helped me along the way – I hope they are of some use to you.
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Please check out: World’s Rarest Parrot Threatened by Disease
The problems afflicting the African Gray Parrot have been very much in the news recently (please see video below), and some important conservation efforts have been initiated. Less well-known, however, is the...
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Please check out: Moluccan Cockatoo Care and Conservation
It’s not easy to stand-out among such spectacular birds as the cockatoos, but the Moluccan Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) does so admirably. In size, color, trainability, and many other ways, it is in a class by...