A sacred Turtle in Vietnam, symbolizing the countries independence has recently been spotted with opened sores on its legs and neck. It is unknown how they got their but they assume the possibility of hooks from fishermen and smaller turtles. The turtle known as “the great grandfather” is 440lbs and said to be 300 years old but experts say its more like 80-100 years old. They dont say what kind of turtle it is but they do say the task to help it is way more urgent as its one of the rarest turtles in the world and there are only believed to be 4 left on the entire planet. Efforts to catch the turtle by divers failed and the task in ongoing.
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Thia Crocodile victims body recovered
DRN just reported today about a Thia man who was fishing and taken by a Crocodile. Well police reported that at about 12:40PM they recovered the mans body floating near the bank, about 100 meters from where the attack happened. Authorities are warning people to keep a close eye out because they believe the Crocodile is still lurking somewhere near by. The body of the fisherman was taken to RIPAS Hospital for an autopsy.
Turtle Patrol Needs volunteers
The North Myrtle Beach Sea Turtle Patrol is looking for people to help walk the beach, looking for nest sites from May 1st until September 1st. For more information please contact Linda Mataya at nmbturtles@hotmail.com. There will be a meeting of interested parties in April to learn more about the sea turtle group. Volunteers can specify how many mornings they are available to work. The Windy Hill area is in need of the most beach walkers at this time.
Amphibian awareness day in Louisville
The Louisville Zoo will be celebrating Amphibian awareness day on April 2nd. From 11AM to 3PM Zoo keepers will talk all about the world of Amphibians and the struggles they face.
Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife seeking volunteers to monitor frogs
Do to the staggering numbers of the declining amphibian populations, monitoring programs are springing up more than ever. The Delaware Amphibian Monitoring Project (DAMP) is seeking volunteers to monitor frog populations around the state. An orientation meeting will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10 at the St. Jones Reserve in Dover, with a training CD and other information to be provided. Potential volunteers need to have a car, access to the internet and be willing to conduct surveys along a roadside at night. For more information you can contact Vickie Henderson or Lauren Johnson, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, at 302-735-8651 or via e-mail Vickie.Henderson@state.de.us or Lauren.Johnson@state.de.us.
Is Komodo not paying attention to Eco and safety problems
DRN did a story some time ago where the Ministry of Tourism was asking the world to vote for the Komodo Islands as a new world wonder. They were hopeful that gaining such a status would help them raise money from tourism on their islands but their own tourism industry as well as Rangers are speaking out saying they are not prepared for such an influx of tourism and it could cause not only a safety risk to visitors but also cause a huge ecological imbalance in an already fragile eco system. Park Rangers say they do NOT have the infrastructure in place to handle a large influx of visitors to the islands. Last year 45,000 people visited Komodo National Park and this year they expect to far pass their goal of 54,000 people.
Yesterday hoax story
A quick note for those who may be wandering. The story involving Newt Gingrich turned out to not be true, thank fully that is. There is no need to go into details for those who did not see it but for those that did just be aware that it was not true which is why the links were all taken down. I wrote a blog post about this last night.