There's an Alligator In The Middle Of The Road, what do you do?

A traffic jam in San Antonio was caused by a nearly 8 foot long american alligator basking in the middle of the road. The reptile only moved after it had been lassoed around the mouth and tore a bumper off of a polica cruser. Find the article here. Click here to see what it looks like when an alligator tears a bumper off of a car.

alligator loose on college campus

An American alligator was spotted by campus security at Trinity Western University. They saw the 4-foot long reptile in a ravine at the school, they have laid traps with help from a local reptile rescue, ReptileRefuge, and are hoping to catch the animal in the next few days before someone gets hurt. Here it is!

Not all amphibians screwed!

It's common for people to talk about the death of amphibians when discussing global warming and the O-zone layer. But not all amphibians are doomed, cane toads are doing a damn good job at keeping there numbers up, especially in Australia (oops! let that slip!). And atleast two species of poison arrow frog are actually avoiding high concentrations of UV-B light (The actual problem is with UV-C, but you can't expect journalists to be scientists). The full article is here.

Croc's Get It On!!!

A large male Gharial named Jantan was re-located in order to breed between zoos. Jantan belongs to an endangered species from South-East Asia. With only around 2,000 animals left in the wild it's good to see people helping them out.

Polotics and Iguanas

Former Cayman Island Governor, John Owen has been helping the Blue Iguana Recovery Program to raise money to re-populate the islands with blue iguanas. Owen has helped to raise over $60,000. In 1995 there were no blue iguanas of breeding age left on the islands, today there are more than 1000 with the population growing rapidly, thanks to BIRP and people like Governor Owen. It's all here.

Birds vs. Tortoise

Ravens have been attacking the endangered Desert Tortoise. Ravens have been killing babies tortoises, and because of how long it takes for a tortoise to reach maturity the death of neonates will greatly effect the future wellfare of the tortoises. It's all here.

Child Killed By Crocodile

Four children climbed into a crocodile pond at a local park in China, and terrorized the animals. After one of the children was dragged into the water by one crocodile the others ran off. The croc was sniped and dissected, inside officials found the remains of 9 year-old Liu inside of the crocodile's stomach. Here is the full article.

Events For The Week of 4-22-07

• Exotic animal, reptile, & bird sale, Valparaiso, IN 4-28
• Kansas City Pet Expo, 4-28,29
• Northern Berks Reptile Show, Hamburg PA 4-28
• Texas Reptile Expo, Arlington TX 4-28,29
  
• Wisconsin Reptile Breeders Show & Sale, Madison WI 4-28
  

A Gator But It's Not In The Sewers

An American Alligator was seen basking next to a pond right outside of Manhattan. They said that it was mad, but it was 2ft. long, so not that scary. The rest is here.

Great Turtle Race

I'm guessing that this is a site that helps Leatherback Sea Turtles, hoswted by Yahoo (but i don't know Flash>DialUp so i have to wait). You can still check it out though!