Inhospitable habitat, even if herps are kept indoors EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada––Reptile breeder John Makaryshyn, 31, was on May 10, 2022 hit with 37 charges under Canadian federal law and 89 counts of allegedly violating the Animal Protection Act of Alberta in connection with the deaths of 674 reptiles and amphibians whose remains were discovered […]
Who eats the most Floridians––pythons, pit bulls, bears, or alligators?
Feral species challenge understanding of predator/prey relationships MIAMI––Florida hosts 1.3 million alligators, about a quarter of a million pit bulls, a few billion mosquitoes, and––according to promotional material for the 2016 Python Challenge Burmese Python Removal Competition––perhaps 100,000 pythons, the species officially deemed most in need of killing after the first Florida bear hunt […]
Screaming for the dragon slayer
Chained to fast-falling hunting license sales, with agency revenue and careers at stake, wildlife managers from Florida to Texas are looking toward modestly rising interest in alligator hunting for the miracle that might save them from a fate worse than death––or at least from having to cater chiefly to non-hunting, non-trapping, non-fishing clientele. Listed as a […]