Reptile sanctuary gets warm welcome in Delta By Donald W. Meyers The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 27, 2012 04:54PM MDT Delta • Evicted from West Valley City, Jim Dix and his 500-plus slimy, scaly and furry friends are welcome in their new home. Dix, owner of Reptile Rescue Service, relocated his animal sanctuary to a 7,000-square-foot commercial building on this Millard County city’s north …

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Patrick Long Qualifies the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche Fourth in GT for Rolex 24 At Daytona #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports Porsche GT3: Jorg Bergmeister, Patrick Long, Seth Neiman, Mike Rockenfeller Photo by: Eric Gilbert January 26, 2012 – Daytona Beach, Florida – Patrick Long qualified the No 45 Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fourth in GT for Saturday's Rolex 24 At …

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Sea Turtle Baby Boom on Turtle Islands Breaks 28-year Record

January 27, 2012

January 27, 2012 (Manila, Philippines)– More than one million green turtle (Chelonia mydas) eggs were laid last year on Baguan Island of Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, achieving an all-time high since recording of nesting started in 1984, Conservation International (CI) Philippines, citing figures obtained from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), announced. Go to [...]

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Nursing a turtle back to health

January 24, 2012

Nursing a turtle back to health San Antonio Express-News Copyright 2012 San Antonio Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:25 a.m., Monday, January 16, 2012 The turtle was nursed back to health and transferred last week to the new $3 million Sea Life Facility at Texas A&M [...]

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Turtles’ mating habits protect against effects of climate change

January 24, 2012

The mating habits of marine turtles may help to protect them against the effects of climate change. The study shows how the mating patterns of a population of endangered green turtles may be helping them deal with the fact that global warming is leading to a disproportionate number of females being born. Go to Source

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Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. Announces Release of 2011 Annual Reports for Closed-End Funds (TYG, TYY, TYN, TPZ …

January 24, 2012

Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., the adviser of TYG, TYY, TYN, TPZ, NTG and TTP , announced today the release of Go to Source

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World's Largest Turtle Gets New Protected Swimming Grounds

January 24, 2012

Important marine living quarters of the world's largest turtle, the endangered leatherback, recently got some new protections, thanks to a decision from the U.S. government. Go to Source

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Turtle rescued

January 24, 2012

When at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, D. Pachanathan pulled his Thiruka valai (sting ray net) from 3 km away from the sea on the shore and found it rather heavy, he immediately suspected a turtle had been ca… Go to Source

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Kim Kardashian gets licked by a lizard

January 23, 2012

"The baby bengal tiger was pretty cute, but I can't say the same for this lizard, lol. He was trying to smell me and sticking out his tongue!" Go to Source

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Leatherback turtle sanctuary set up on West Coast

January 21, 2012

Federal regulators designated nearly 42,000 square miles of ocean along the West Coast as critical habitat for the Pacific leatherback turtle Friday, far less than originally proposed but still the largest protected… Go to Source

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