November 2025

The Center for Disease Control has announced that 21 people in 13 states have been infected with a strain of Salmonella Oranienburg, which was most likely contracted from pet turtles. There have been seven hospitalizations, but thankfully no deaths reported. The CDC states that epidemiologic and traceback evidence point to reptiles as the likely source. […]

The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in California’s Mojave Desert has been listed on the Federal Endangered Species List since 1990 due to rapid population declines. This decline correlates with a significant increase in the raven population. According to a press release from the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, the rise in ravens is partly