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Lourdes Martinez Estevez 14 Nov 2022
Hawksbill Tortoiseshell Fishery and Conservation in the Gulf of California, Mexico
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Andrea Isabel Sosa Alcívar 20 Oct 2022
Community-Based Model for the Conservation of Sea Turtles: Training Local Youth at the Galera-San Francisco Marine Reserve, Ecuadorian Coastal Chocó
Santosh Bhattarai 12 Oct 2022
Conservation and Ecology of Critically Endangered Dark Sitana (Sitana fusca) in Nepal
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Kumudani Bala Gautam 27 Sep 2022
Leveraging Community and Technology to Combat Illegal Trade of Bengal Monitor Lizard in Terai Arc, India
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María Victoria Brizio 16 Sep 2022
Does the Añelo Sand Dunes Lizard Lives in a Stressful Environment? Approaches to their Reproductive Biology and Immune Status
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Ana Golubović 16 Sep 2022
European Pond Turtle in Serbia: Final Steps toward IUCN Categorization at the National Level
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Mónica Torres 9 Sep 2022
Upscaling and Enhancing Biological Corridors for the Conservation of Abronia campbelli, through Research and Capacity Building
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Adéla Hemelíková 23 Aug 2022
Increasing Conservation Effectiveness of Marine Turtles through Genetic Research in Sumatra, Indonesia
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Rodrigo Mayrink 28 Jul 2022
Isotopic Tracers for Endangered River Turtles: A Forensic Tool to Tackle Wildlife Trafficking in the Amazon
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Jannyna Mires Rojas 5 Jul 2022
Assessment of Bycatch Impact on Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Nesting Sites in Peru
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Luhur Septiadi 16 Jun 2022
Conservation in Underestimated Area: Diversity of Herpetofauna in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia
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Thabata Cavalcante dos Santos 25 May 2022
Conservation Strategies for Vulnerable Bushmaster Snakes (Lachesis muta rhombeata) in Forest Remnants, Northeastern Brazil
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Ruzanna Petrosyan 17 May 2022
Conservation of the Endangered Endemic Parthenogenetic Lizards in Armenia
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Brinky Desai 3 May 2022
Monitoring Stress Physiology of Mugger Crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) within a Human-Dominated Landscape of Central Gujarat, India
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Michael Farid Zavala Armenta 29 Mar 2022
Enhancing a Community-Based Hawksbill Turtle Conservation Program in Mayto-Tehuamixtle, Jalisco
Emmanuel Amoah 29 Mar 2022
Safeguarding the Last Stronghold of the Critically Endangered West African Slender-Snouted Crocodile in Ghana
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Pawan Shantiprakash Pareek 15 Feb 2022
Understanding the Nesting Ecology to Support Recovery of Last Known Wild Population of the Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga) in Chambal River, India
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Lal Biakzuala 4 Feb 2022
Educating Young Minds for Snakebite Management and Conservation of Snakes in Mizoram, India
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Veronica Valverde-Cantillo 25 Jan 2022
Hawksbill Turtles and Where to Find Them: Identifying Key Habitats for Conservation in the North Pacific of Costa Rica
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Albert Chambichaga 14 Jan 2022
Scaling up Conservation Action for the Threatened West African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) in Wewe Catchment, Ghana
Martín de Jesús Cervantes López 5 Jan 2022
The Role of Landscape Structure and Habitat Quality in Safeguarding Amphibian and Reptile Diversity in Cocoa Agroforestry Systems
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Elvis Bawah 17 Nov 2021
Conservation and Ecology of Trionychidae in River Ofin at the Atwima Mponua District of Ghana
Clement Sullibie Saagulo Naabeh 6 Oct 2021
Promoting Urban Protection of the Vulnerable West African Dwarf Crocodile through Grassroots Approach in Ghana
Camila Miguel 17 Sep 2021
Juvenile Chelonia mydas Health Status from a Foraging Area Affected by the Iron Ore Tailings of the Collapsed Dam in Southeast Brazil
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Rocio Álvarez Varas 15 Sep 2021
Population Genomics and Adaptation of the Black Turtle in the Pacific Ocean: Management and Conservation Implications