Crocodile rescued from Bijnore shopNovember 16th, 2009 more imagesBIJNORE - Wildlife authorities have rescued a crocodile from a shop in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnore district. The reptile moved from a nearby pond in village Shehjadpur, spreading panic among villagers.
State agency: Rebuilding power line in central Wisconsin could kill some endangered lizardsNovember 11th, 2009 more imagesWis. agency: Utility project jeopardizes lizardMADISON, Wis.
Happy tales: Many dogs taken in raids finding homes despite nay-sayers who predicted problemsNovember 11th, 2009 Happy tales for some former fighting dogsST. LOUIS — Dozens of pit bull terriers netted in the largest dogfighting raid in U.S.
Lizards, rodent and tree frog join over 17,000 others on 'Red List' of endangered speciesNovember 3rd, 2009 Over 17,000 species threatened by extinctionGENEVA — A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday. The Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, only discovered four years ago, is one of 1,895 amphibian species that could soon disappear from the wild because of deforestation and infection, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said.
Lizards, rodent and newly-discovered tree frog added to 'Red List' of endangered speciesNovember 2nd, 2009 Lizards, rodent, frog added to endangered listGENEVA — A rare tree frog found only in central Panama could soon croak its last, as deforestation and infection push the species toward extinction, an environmental group said Tuesday. The Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, which only became known to science four years ago, is one of 1,895 amphibian species that could soon disappear in the wild, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
NOAA Fisheries looking at habitat needs of leatherback sea turtlesOctober 8th, 2009 Feds consider critical habitat for sea turtles
Federal fisheries managers have agreed to consider designating critical habitat for endangered leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean off Oregon and California. NOAA Fisheries officials said Thursday they will make a decision by Dec.
163 new species, including technicolor gecko, discovered last year in Mekong River regionSeptember 25th, 2009 Fanged frog, 162 other new species found in MekongBANGKOK — A gecko with leopard-like spots on its body and a fanged frog that eats birds are among 163 new species discovered last year in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, an environmental group said Friday. WWF International said that scientists in 2008 discovered 100 plants, 28 fish, 18 reptiles, 14 amphibians, two mammals and one bird species in the region.
Scientists work to keep Terrapin turtle off endangered species listSeptember 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers, exploring strategies for conserving the Diamondback Terrapin along Alabama's Dauphin Island coastline, are working to keep the once-celebrated turtle off the endangered species list. The Diamondback Terrapin has been a delicacy, a source of state taxes and a casualty of commercial development and victim of new predators, but now its prospects are improved by a UAB-based turtle hatchery that may accelerate the growth of the fledgling population.
An offer you can't refuse: Naples mobster used crocodile to intimidate extortion victimsSeptember 23rd, 2009 Italian police seize mafia boss' pet crocodileROME — Here's another of the Mafia's trademark offers-you-can't-refuse: pay or be eaten by a crocodile. Italy's anti-Mafia police unit said Wednesday it has seized a crocodile used by an alleged Naples mob boss to intimidate local businessmen from whom he demanded protection money.
Wildlife department rescues crocodile in BijnorSeptember 22nd, 2009 BIJNOR - Wildlife authorities rescued a crocodile from a paddy field in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district. The reptile had sneaked into Nawada village on Tuesday morning, and was causing panic among the villagers.
Musharraf 'shedding crocodile tears', says ex- Pak SCBA chiefSeptember 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association's former President Aitzaz Ahsan has said that former President General Pervez Musharraf is 'shedding crocodile tears' while admitting that removing Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry from office in 2007 was a mistake. Referring to Musharraf's speech at Trinity University in Saint Antonio, Texas, where the former general admitted that he had committed a mistake while sacking the then Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) from office, Ahsan said Musharraf had committed not only one but two mistakes by removing the higher judiciary and imposing an emergency in the country on November 3, 2007.
From the swamps of Cuba's 'Everglades,' a special push to promote eco-tourismSeptember 17th, 2009 Cuba hopes green tourism can keep it in the blackBOCA DE GUAMA, Cuba — Crocodile 0383 is too tiny to be menacing. Three weeks old and barely the length of a candy bar, the gray and brownish-yellow beast already has all 64 jagged teeth, which glint like crushed glass in the tropical sun.
Rare turtle found in forests of Myanmar, boosting efforts to save speciesSeptember 7th, 2009 Turtle thought to be extinct spotted in MyanmarBANGKOK — The rare Arakan forest turtle, once though to be extinct, has been rediscovered in a remote forest in Myanmar, boosting chances of saving the reptile after hunting almost destroyed its population, researchers said Monday. Texas researcher Steven Platt and staff from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society discovered five of the brown-and-tan-spotted turtles in May during a survey of wildlife in the Rakhine Yoma Elephant Sanctuary.
Crocodile rescued by wildlife authorities in Uttar PradeshSeptember 5th, 2009 NAWADA VILLAGE - Wildlife authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district rescued a crocodile from a pond in a heavily inhabited locality on Saturday. The reptile had sneaked into Nawada village on Friday night, and was causing panic among the villagers.
Bahamas set to ban catch, sale of all sea turtle species after campaign by environmentalistsAugust 31st, 2009 Bahamas set to ban catch and sale of sea turtlesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Soups, stews and pies flavored with chunks of sea turtle meat will soon be illegal across the 700 islands of the Bahamas, environmental activists and scientists said Sunday. Despite opposition from many fishermen, the Bahamas has amended fisheries laws to give full protection to all sea turtles found in the Atlantic archipelago's waters by banning the harvest, possession, purchase and sale of the endangered reptiles, including their eggs.
