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Markus A. Roesch 27 Feb 2024
Upscaling Efforts for The Long-Term Monitoring and Conservation of the Critically Endangered Seychelles Giant Bronze Gecko
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Daniela Rojas-Cañizales 23 Feb 2024
Assessment of the Sea Turtle Illegal Take in Bocas Del Toro, Panamanian Caribbean
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Cansu Ulusoy 16 Jan 2024
The Interaction of Turkey's Antalya Coastal Ecosystems with Wildlife Tourism: Neptune Grass and Green Sea Turtles
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Fernando Duran 16 Jan 2024
Raising Awareness and Alleviating Threats on the Southernmost Vulnerable Tortoise in Patagonia, Argentina
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Rehema Ulimboka 4 Jan 2024
Enhancing Conservation of Critically Endangered Pancake Tortoises (Malacochersus tornieri) through Conservation Education and Community Awareness in Northern Tanzania
Kier Mitchel E. Pitogo 18 Dec 2023
Unveiling the Hidden Herpetological Diversity of Mt. Busa Key Biodiversity Area, Southern Philippines: Conservation Gaps, Challenges, and Priorities
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Anuj Shinde 5 Dec 2023
Shieldtail Mapping Project: Assessing the Conservation Status of Lesser-Known Shieldtail Snakes through Citizen Science & Community Engagement
Thomas Nyaranga Odeyo 5 Dec 2023
Promoting Community Awareness and Conservation of the Endangered Kinyongia tenuis and Prosymna semifasciata in Shimba Hills
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Clement Sullibie Saagulo Naabeh 18 Oct 2023
Developing Community-Based Threat Management Approaches for Protecting the Vulnerable West African Dwarf Crocodile in Ghana
Endora Celohoxhaj 12 Sep 2023
Advancing Marine Turtle Conservation: A Comprehensive Study of Nesting Habitats and Effective Protection Measures for Caretta caretta in Albania
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Melisa Katherine Hernandez Reyes 7 Sep 2023
Women Conserving Life: A Community Option for the Conservation of Sea Turtles in the Colombian Pacific
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Sofia Jones 5 Sep 2023
Conservation Actions for Sea Turtles in Argentina with the Local Community
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Eva Johnson Ayaro 9 Aug 2023
Conservation initiative for Critically Endangered Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon (Rhampoleon acuminatus) in Mkingu Nature Reserve, Tanzania
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Hanh Ngo 6 Jul 2023
Determining Population Status, Distribution and Threats to the Critically Endangered and Endemic Ta Kou Bent-Toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus takouensis) in Vietnam
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Asmit Subba 2 Jun 2023
Distribution Assessment and Conservation Initiatives of Endangered Indian Peacock Soft-Shell Turtle in Kankai River Floodplain of Eastern Lowland Nepal
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Tan Nguyen 26 May 2023
The Herpetofauna of Dakrong Nature Reserve, Quang Tri Province, Central Vietnam: Diversity, Ecology and Conservation
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Jorge Ernesto Becerra 18 Apr 2023
Landscape Effects and Anthropogenic Habitat Degradation on Genetic Diversity and Gene Flow in a Freshwater Turtle in the North of Mexico
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Fatih Polat 18 Apr 2023
Nest, Population and Conservation Parameters for Nile Softshell Turtle in Antalya, Turkey
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Hai Ngoc Ngo 2 Mar 2023
Raising Awareness in Community to Safeguard Two Globally Vulnerable Goniurosaurus Tiger Geckos in Vietnam
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Akwasi Anokye 2 Mar 2023
Scaling Up the Conservation of West African Slender-Snouted Crocodiles in the Obuasi Municipality
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Jaime Restrepo 3 Feb 2023
Post-Nesting Migration Evaluation and Foraging Areas Identification of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Nesting at Tortuguero, Costa Rica
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Harith Farooq 11 Jan 2023
The Curse of Having No Legs: A Quest to Find a Limbless Lizard Not Seen in Over 100 Years
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Ana Elisabeth Cordeiro Sayegh 11 Jan 2023
Chemical Characterization of Plastics Ingested by Sea Turtles
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Lotanna Micah Nneji 23 Nov 2022
Enhancing Studies and Sustainable Conservation Actions for Amphibians and Reptiles in Highly Biodiverse and Threatened Nigerian Montane Regions