Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Albino Gator On Vacation in Tennasee
The Knoxville Zoo has just received a new albino alligator for their exhibits. The alligator, named Dinah, is being loaned to the zoo until September when she will be returned to the farm that she lives at. Albino alligators are extremely rare because of their tendency to stick out in their natural surroundings, making a good target for birds, fish, and larger gators.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Monitor on The loose!
A small monitor lizard is causing a stir in Lost Lake subdivision outside of Orlando, and has been for over a month. A local radio station has anounced a reward for the capture of the reptile. The 1000$ reward has brought many prospective lizard trappers to the small gated community, some legal and some not. The whole story is here.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Gator Re-Surfaced in LA
An alligator that was first seen in October 05' has been seen again in the same LA area lake. When first seen 2 years back local authorities got the help of Steve Irwin to help catch the * foot long reptile. Here it is!
Events for May 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
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.
Friday, April 27, 2007
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!
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
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.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
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.
Monday, April 23, 2007
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.
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