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January

Snake Spits Out New Species of Chameleon At Scientist's Feet

Posted by admin . Published on 19 January 2010, 1 Comment Received

This is a GREAT fun story on how a conservationist from York University discovered a new Magombera chameleon species in Tanzania! Dr. Andrew Marshall was studies monkeys in the jungle in the Magombera forest in Tanzania when he stumbled across a twig snake (which at the time was eating the chameleon). Startled by Marshall, the [...]

Filled Under: Chameleons, Lizards, Reptiles

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January

Madagascar Sanctions Logging of National Parks

Posted by admin . Published on 18 January 2010, No Comments Received

Jungle Jenny is absolutely MAD about this story! Last week, Andry Rojoelina (the President of Madagascar), who seized power during the military coup last March, released a decree that allows the export of rosewood logs harvested from the island’s NATIONAL PARKS!! To read this article by Rhett Butler (click here). Rhett is the founder and [...]

Filled Under: National Parks

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January

Endangered Animal Trading on the Rise in Indonesia

Posted by admin . Published on 18 January 2010, No Comments Received

I’m so sad to see that the forest areas in Indonesia are still being converted and taken over by humans forcing endemic wildlife species to flee the area. Indonesia is home to many wonderful animals, some of which are only found there. Is man’s needs for natural resources more important than keeping a species off [...]

Filled Under: Dragons, Lizards, Reptiles

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January

San Diego Zoo Host "Koalapalooza"

Posted by admin . Published on 17 January 2010, No Comments Received

The San Diego Zoo is celebrating the animals of the outback this weekend. There will be special demonstrations from zoo researchers and veterinarians and you will have the opportunity to meet animals such as Koalas, Kangaroos and Kookaburras! CLICK HERE to visit the zoo’s website for more information. Condividi Social Share Button

Filled Under: Amphibian

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January

Giant Salamanders in Japan Receive Assistance in Their Journey Upstream

Posted by admin . Published on 15 January 2010, No Comments Received

…………………………………………………… Here is a GREAT SOLUTION and wonderful story about the Giant Salamanders in Japan. Unfortunately, we hear too much about the destruction and habitat loss for animals and hear little about what is being done to resolve this problem. The Japanese people created an innovative way to assist the Giant Salamander make it’s way [...]

Filled Under: Amphibian

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January

"Cold Stunned" Turtles Get NASA Rescue

Posted by admin . Published on 14 January 2010, No Comments Received

OVER 270 TROPICAL SEA TURTLES (GREEN AND LOGGERHEAD) RESCUED January 14, 2010— NASA and Florida conservationists joined forces to rescue endangered sea turtles “cold stunned” by record-breaking cold temperatures along the Sunshine State’s coast. © 2010 National Geographic; Video courtesy NASA CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO from National Geographic Daily News Condividi Social Share Button

Filled Under: Chelonians

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January

Custody Determined For 26,411 Animals

Posted by admin . Published on 13 January 2010, No Comments Received

City of Arlington, Texas awarded animals seized from last month’s largest rescue of exotics in U.S. history. Article published on January 07, 2010 Texas.bestfriends.org By: Maura Davies of SPCA of Texas “The City of Arlington was awarded custody of 26,411 animals — reptiles, insects, arachnids, crustaceans and mammals — seized from U.S. Global Exotics on [...]

Filled Under: Amphibian, Chelonians, Invertebrates, Mammals, Reptiles, Snakes, Uromastyx

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January

New Spider Found in Giant Sand Dune in Israel

Posted by admin . Published on 13 January 2010, 1 Comment Received

Check out this crazy cool spider! Scientist this week for the department of biology at the University of Haifa-Oranim said that it was found and discovered in the dune of the Sands of Samar in the southern Arava region of Isreal. Unfortunately it’s habitat is endangered and hopefully The Israel Administration will preserve this unique [...]

Filled Under: Invertebrates, Spiders

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January

Mountain Gorillas and Global Warming: Dangerous Combo

Posted by admin . Published on 13 January 2010, No Comments Received

According to a National Geographic article published yesterday by Christine Dell’Amore, global warming-induced indigestion could help make mountain gorillas and other leaf-eating primates sitting ducks for extinction, a new study says. Due to the annual temperature rises, the leaves in the forest are changing their molecular structure and now have more fiber and less digestible [...]

Filled Under: Mammals

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January

White Tiger Cubs in Chile

Posted by admin . Published on 12 January 2010, No Comments Received

On January 7, 2010, five rare white tigers were born in captivity at the Chilean National Zoo in Santiago. These tigers are extremely rare and there are approximately only 200 that exist total on Earth. Click here to watch the video on fox or Click on photo below to read the entire article from Zooborns. [...]

Filled Under: Mammals

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