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07, May, 2012
Smuggler jailed
A German reptile poacher has been jailed for four months today for trying to smuggle rare native geckos out of New Zealand.
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02, April, 2012
The croaking gave it away!
A new species of frog has been found in the heart of the city, Manhatten, New York
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10, March, 2012
Conservationists conduct a bioblitz to find out what wildlife is living on Denniston Plateau
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2010-06-14 23:00:43
18, May, 2012
Queen's Birthday honours
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Anthony Hume Whitaker for services to herpetology.
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Anthony Hume Whitaker for services to herpetology.
The NZHS congratualtes Tony Whitaker on the recognition of his work, which ranges from field work, photographing, writing identification books, classification of New Zealand species and advising on ways to improve habitat.
Read more .... NZ Herald, Tiritiri Matangi reptiles and habitat improvement (p187), Whitaker's Skink, notes from Great Barrier Charitable Tust