Big
search for rare reptile in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park
A rare New Zealand native Alpine gecko was sighted by two
climbers in the Beetham Valley earlier this year.
posted: March 2005
Scientists
trail a myth: Kerala’s pygmy elephant
Scientists are embarking on an expedition looking for
the mythical pygmy elephant in the forests of Agasthyavanam
and Neyyar, India.
posted: March 2005
Is
something lurking in Lake Washington?
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that two reports
came to police about a shape that looks like the head of an
alligator near the docks in Lake Washington.
posted: March 2005
Genuine
Thylacine spotters earn their stripes
The Sydney Morning Herald has an overview of reported Thylacine
sightings since 1937, when they were considered extinct.
posted: March 2005
Tiger
or not, they're photos to thrill
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the supposedly photos
of a Thylacine that were shown to the director of the Tasmanian
Museum and Art Gallery, Bill Bleathman, and a wildlife biologist
with the state's Department of Primary Industries, Nick Mooney,
were shown to them on a laptop computer. The photos were supposedly
taken in Tasmania. According to Mr. Bleathman, the photos
were of poor quality.
posted: March 2005
Tiger
Mystery
The Sunday Tasmanian reports that a German tourist showed
up at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and showed the
staff there pictures he said he took of a tasmanian tiger
in the Lake St Clair region. The visitor has left, and has
taken the pictures with him. He apparently left no contact
information.
posted: February 2005
Thylacine
cloning project dumped
The Australian Broadcasting Company reports that the plan
to clone the thylacine has been dropped. The DNA from the
thylacine embryo is said to be in too poor of condition.
posted: February 2005
Hog
Kong: 'He Was a Beast'
Florida's Times-Union reports on a monster hog that is bigger
than the famed Hogzilla of last year. An estimated 1,140 pound
wild hog was reportedly shot last August by Larry Earley near
Leesburg. Larry says he shot the giant hog with a 44 handgun.
He says "I didn't realize he was that big or I would
have gotten a different gun."
posted: February 2005
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