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PAHERP launches county species application

November 3, 2009

The Pennsylvania Herpetological Education and Research Project launched a new application to its web site today. PAHERP has been working on the Pennsylvania County Species Application for more than a month, anticipating it will be a great tool for the public. The County Species Application is a web based site developed as an educational tool [...]

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Big threat to a little turtle in PA

September 12, 2009

The diminutive bog turtle, a creature discovered for the world in Lancaster County in the 18th century, is facing yet another threat to its long precarious existence. Already on the federal threatened list and endangered in Pennsylvania, the secretive bog turtles are now turning up dead, possibly victims of a new, mysterious disease. With another [...]

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PAHERP’s Geocache Challenge

August 9, 2009

Are you up for a challenge? Volunteers Adam and Lisa have set up a geocache for PAHERP in Bald Eagle State Park in Center County. We appreciate the time and efforts Adam and Lisa have put into setting up the geocache. We are excited to have PAHERP involved, because participants often encounter Pennsylvania’s diverse reptiles [...]

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Brochures are here

July 31, 2009

The Pennsylvania Herpetological Education and Resource Project is pleased to announce the availability of its printed brochure. The PAHERP brochure contain information about the organization, our conservation efforts, what PAHERP offers, contact information and ways to get involved. The organization would like to thank Don Becker of Psychotic Nature for funding the project. The brochure [...]

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Three Month Data Review

July 24, 2009

The organizers behind the Pennsylvania Herpetological Education and Resource Project are excited about the data people have submitted within its first three months of operation. The group has successfully gained 55 volunteers and submitted 675 records, including 2,240 individual reptiles and amphibians. PAHERP is an online resource center for the conservation of reptiles and amphibians [...]

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On the slimy trail of hellbenders

July 22, 2009

This week on the Lancaster Online News there was a great article on the study of Hellbenders that Dr. Peter Petokas from Lycoming College has been doing for 6 years. I thought this article would interest our visitors. Be sure to also check out the video. Pity the poor eastern hellbender. Cool name, bad rap. [...]

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PAHERP Forum

July 3, 2009

We have opened the new PAHERP community forum. Sign Up – Communicate with others, ask questions, or get help. The forum is new and will still be fixing some small errors. If you happen to find one or see something out of place please leave us a note or send us an email. Visit the [...]

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News and Updates

June 19, 2009

PAHERP helps identify Bog Turtle Population: You never know what might be in your backyard. A concerned citizen of Chester County thought there may be an endangered animal living in her neighborhood, and she was right. Mona contact us to see if we could help identify a few turtles that lived in a marsh in [...]

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100+ Records and Site Updates

May 12, 2009

We are pleased to announce that the PAHERP Database has reached over 100 records within three weeks of launching , and the records are climbing. Thanks all the contributors who have entered in thier data. There are 15 counties with records and 37 different species entered so far. We hope to see more participation in [...]

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Press Release – Launch of PAHERP.com

April 23, 2009

The Pennsylvania Herpetological Education and Resource Project – PAHERP (http://www.paherp.org), a new resource to the reptiles and amphibians within Pennsylvania, was recently developed by Jason Poston, owner of the PA HERP Identification website (http://www.paherps.com). PAHERP offers a selection of resources dealing with amphibian and reptile species in Pennsylvania, games and activities for kids, and teacher [...]

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