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NEWS
THE CROC PRESS
Regular coverage of crocodilians and people in headlines worldwide.
Wes von Papineäu News Page Editor Email: crocnews@crocodopolis.net _________________________________________________
Week of 1 April 07
17 March 07 Your News Page Editor goes on leave Your illustrious News Page Editor is on a break from news duty until April 6. I'll try to keep the news coming until he returns. - I. Dupont ________________________________
06 April 07 Coastal Orissa, India villages Fearful of new river crocs
A report that "panic" has gripped several riverside villages in this coastal Orissa district after five salt water crocodiles were spotted in the Brahmini river by the villagers. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070405114749&Page=Q
06 April 07 Alligators claim right-of-way In Florida waters
This is a feature St. Petersburg Times of Florida, USA, offering readers' own stories of encounters with alligators. As to the veracity of the accounts, one may never know. http://www.sptimes.com/2007/04/06/Gulfandbay/Alligators_still_clai.shtml
05 April 07 Alligator with jaws bound Found dead in Ohio Lake
The 1.2m/4-ft long reptile was found Friday on a West Bank, Ohio, USA ramp. It was found with fishing line wrapped around its jaws. Officials speculated it died because it could not eat or because of the cold water in the lake. http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/recreation/2007/
04 April 07 Animal control officers Seek alligator in Oklahoma
Animal control officers say they were called out to the Memorial Creek Apartments in South Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA after a woman reported a .6-.9 m/2-3ft -long alligator tried to attack her dog. http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=f44ae24a-feeb
04 April 07 President Bush to 'meet' alligator?
"A guy does not bring a 7-foot alligator to the White House and not get to meet the president," joked Dan Breeding, a wildlife educator and animal trainer. Breeding will be part of the annual White House Easter egg hunt event this month. http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2007/04/04/hoopeston _native-_and_alligator-_hope_to_meet_president
04 April 07 Police remove gator from Florida beach
'Tis the season for alligators to wander, and some even end up in or near saltwater, thie kind of water they don't prefer. This news piece comes from Navarre, Florida, USA: Santa Rosa County sheriff's deputies had to capture and remove a 1.2m/4 ft-long alligator that had made its way to a public beach. http://www.wesh.com/news/11516856/detail.html
04 April 07 Washington State senate passes law Banning crocs, exotic pets
The bill, HB 1418, was passed by a 34-15 vote. Its sponsor, Brian Weinstein, D-Mercer Island, argued that many of the exotic animals have no business being in a residential setting even if they are not dangerous. http://www.theolympian.com/125/story/76315.html
02 April 07 Corps: No Alligator In Oklahoma Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say mass emails that say there is an alligator in Waurika Lake in southwestern Oklahoma are a hoax. (Hmm...imagine that - An Internet hoax about a crocodilian. Who'd have thought? - I.D.) http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=124133
03 April 07 Alligator found dead In Mississippi school prank
A large alligator was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head lying at the front door of a high school in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. The deceased animal appeared to placed there as part of an elaborate prank. Federal agents are investigating the incident. http://www.wjtv.com/gulfcoastwest/jtv/news.apx.-content-articles-JTV-
02 April 07 Gator hunting law riles TX residents
With alligator hunting season officially commenced, Chambers County, Texas, USA hunters and experts are worried that a new chapter in the story of alligator conservation in their state could quickly turn the triumph into a tragedy — a tale of greed run amok and special interests greasing the political gears to remove a “nuisance” that happens to be a beautiful animal upon whose existence many depend for their livelihood. http://stories.baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3c80c38d9e4a3326
02 April 07 Bhitarkanika readying to beat the heat
The
forest officials of Bhitarkanika National Park in India have
decided to initiate special measures to protect the animals from the
heat wave that has swept across the entire coastal district. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070402005509&Page
02 April 07 Alligator doc can speak 'croc'
Herpetologist Dr. Brady Barr's mimicking of crocodile 'language' has helped him study all the world's 23 species of crocodilians in the wild. This story covers his recent work in China with Chinese Alligators (Alligator sinensis). http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200704/20070402/article_311082.htm
01 April 07 TX gator hunting season begins Hunters warned about rules and regulations
Alligator season has officially begun in Texas, USA, but state officials warn hunters that there are specific rules and regulations to be complied with. http://www.newschannel5.tv/2007/4/1/965888/Alligator-Hunting-Season-Begins Related story: Open season on Montgomery Co. alligators http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4676899.html
31 March 07 India's survival hinges on rivers- Homes of the gharial
An opinion piece from India regarding the protection of India's rivers, home of the critically-endangered Indian Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus): Today, the gharial itself has become the most endangered large animal in India, 20 times more so than the tiger. Experts say the area once occupied by the gharial has shrunk by over 98%, and the numbers have plummeted by 97% in the past 60 years. While the pressures on gharial habitat have grown manifold, the quality of whatever remains is deteriorating fast. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/Our_survival_too_ hinges_on_rivers/articleshow/1835529.cms
31 March 07 Alligators may join Arkansas game list
It's not definite yet, but an alligator season is waiting in the wings for the state of Arkansas, USA. This will join bear hunting and elk hunting as additions to the state's big game pursuits that have been added in just over a quarter century. http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2007/03/31/JoeMosby/341494.html
30 March 07 Crocodile seriously wounds Costa Rican banana grower
A young man aged 25 who was working on a banana plantation, had to be transported to a hospital almost fatally wounded with nine bite wounds in his chest http://www.freshplaza.com/2007/0330/1-2_cr_crocodile.htm
28 March 07 Drivers beware: Gators are out again
A story from New Orleans, with video: A motorist ran over one gator Wednesday morning along eastbound Interstate 10 between the Twin Span and Irish Bayou, killing it. "That stretch of the highway runs right through prime habitat for alligators, so we are encroaching on their area and they're coming up on the road to bask on the road -- the hot pavement attracts alligators," Audubon Zoo's Rick Dietz said. "Their metabolism increases when the sun is out and it's getting warmer, so this time of year you're going to see a lot more alligators." http://www.wdsu.com/news/11420633/detail.html
27 March 07 Biologist and physicist Study gator 'death roll'
In a Pennsylvania, USA basement laboratory in the University’s Schmucker’s Science building, a biologist and physicist have been video taping young alligators spinning with the ferocity of their older, larger cousins in the wild. In doing so, the researchers created a mathematical model that provides the first explanation as to how these long thin reptiles are able to spin with such force in the water. http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=10102749568
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