Carrying a backpack on his back and a stick in his hand, Lalpu is wading through the tall grass atop a forested hill. He hears a “ge-cko” croaking call, and stops. He’s sure that at least one gecko is ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard can be used to help treat the HIV virus have led to a sharp boom in smuggling of the reptile, putting it at risk, a conservation group ...
New research has been investigating the origins of tokay geckos in Hong Kong, both the wild ones and those sold in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shops. Tokay geckos are one of the most ...
A joint team of Imphal West district police and People for Animal (PFA), Thoubal rescued four tokay geckos kept in a cage at a taxi stand in Langol foothills here on Wednesday. IMPHAL: A joint team of ...
A surge in demand for Tokay Geckos is leading to the "rapacious collection" of the animals in Southeast Asia," says a wildlife-protection group.... An Asian lizard that likes to come out at night has ...
A conservationist group says claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard could treat AIDS has led to a sharp boom in illegal smuggling of the reptile. TRAFFIC Southeast Asia says demand for the tokay gecko ...
A gecko was caught on camera desperately holding its friend in its mouth to stop him falling to the ground. The footage was captured by a curious passerby in Tay Ninh, Vietnam. The video features two ...
PATNA: A bid to smuggle out one Asian 'Tokay Gecko', a threatened species of lizard, was foiled by a team of Patna forest official early on Thursday morning with the arrest of two wildlife traffickers ...
Activists have warned that wild populations of Southeast Asia's striking Tokay Gecko are in danger of being over-hunted for use in traditional medicine in China and other countries Activists have ...
Claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard can be used to help treat the HIV virus have led to a sharp boom in smuggling of the reptile, putting it at risk of extinction, a conservation group said yesterday ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16th November 2011—Unfounded claims of a potential cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one factor behind a boom in the trade of Tokay Geckos, according to a new ...
With more than one million geckos estimated to be traded annually, effective implementation of this newly adopted listing could help, tokay geckos benefit from increased monitoring and regulation of ...
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