Authorities say man who fastened 15 lizards to chest caught at Los Angeles airport customsNovember 20th, 2009 Officials: Man tied 15 lizards to chest at airportLOS ANGELES — Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Michael Plank of Lomita, Calif., was returning from Australia when U.S.
Authorities say man who fastened lizards to chest caught at Los Angeles airport customsNovember 20th, 2009 Authorities: Man tied lizards to chest at airportLOS ANGELES — Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Michael Plank of Lomita, Calif., was returning from Australia when U.S.
Crocodile fossils found with boar-like tusks, pancake heads, other odd featuresNovember 19th, 2009 3 new ancient crocodile species fossils foundWASHINGTON — A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs — like wild boar tusks — roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, researchers reported Thursday. While this fearsome creature hunted meat, not far away another newly found type of croc with a wide, flat snout like a pancake was fishing for food.
Va. officials: 1 student killed, another wounded by hunter who thought they were deerNovember 18th, 2009 Va. student mistaken for deer, shot to deathFERRUM, Va. — Officials in Virginia say a college student was shot to death while collecting frogs for biology class by a hunter who mistook her and her classmates for deer.
Conservationists hit crocodile jackpot, finding dozens of endangered chompers in CambodiaNovember 18th, 2009 more imagesRare crocs found hiding in plain sight in CambodiaBANGKOK — Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight — at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia. DNA taken from 69 crocodiles housed in the moats of the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center showed nearly 50 percent were Siamese crocodiles, which until recently were believed to have become extinct in the wild, researchers said Wednesday.
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.
Immigrant allowed to stay in Britain, thanks to pet cat!October 18th, 2009 LONDON - An immigrant in Britain, who was about to be deported, has been allowed to stay in the country after a court ruled in his favour - just because he and his girlfriend had bought a pet cat. The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ruled that sending the Bolivian man back to his homeland would breach his human rights because he was entitled to a "private and family life".
Va. judge rules man can let 200 dead rats decompose naturally on his propertyOctober 14th, 2009 Va. man allowed to let dead rats rot on propertyPULASKI, Va. — A pet shop owner accused of illegally dumping 200 dead rats on his property in Pulaski County doesn't have to clean up the carcasses.
Probation for Oregon man who stabbed ex-girlfriend's pet fishOctober 13th, 2009 Oregon man gets probation for stabbing fishPORTLAND, Ore. — A 27-year-old man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and killed her pet fish has been sentenced to two years probation and a psychological evaluation.
Woman fries, eats ex-hubby's goldfish after fight!October 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Angered by her former husband's reluctance to return the jewellery she asked for, a woman fried the seven goldfish they kept as pets, and ate three of them. When informed, Pasadena police said that no charges could be filed against the woman because it was a civil matter.
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.
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.
