News Archive: Invasives in the News
Invasive species have a ‘delayed legacy’, says report
Invasive species have a ‘delayed legacy’, says report By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News The full impact of an alien species on an area’s habitat may not come to light until decades after its intentional introduction, a report has warned. Researchers suggest that the seeds of future invasions have already been sown, [...]
Salmonella Infection in Illegally Imported Spur-Thighed Tortoises (Testudo graeca) Zoonoses and Public Health
Percipalle, M., Giardina, G., Lipari, L., Piraino, C., Macrì, D. and Ferrantelli, V. , Salmonella Infection in Illegally Imported Spur-Thighed Tortoises (Testudo graeca). Zoonoses and Public Health, no. doi: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01345.x Article Summary The prevalence of Salmonella infection was determined in a group of spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca) seized during two smuggling attempts and in a [...]
Anson Wong Jailed for 95 Snakes on a Plane -6 Months and $61,000 Fine
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) 9/6/10 – A Malaysian was jailed for six months and fined 190,000 ringgit ($61,000) for trying to smuggle 95 snakes out of the country, a sentence that campaigners said was too light. Anson Wong, already convicted of trafficking in wildlife in the United States in 2001, pleaded guilty last week and will [...]
Zoo faces state inspection after snake escape
Georgia wildlife officials plan to inspect an Atlanta zoo after a rattlesnake was able to escape and slither around a city neighborhood, where it was discovered by a 2-year-old boy. After spending Saturday afternoon at the nearby park that surrounds Zoo Atlanta, the Mower family returned to a house they are renovating across the street [...]
Bear Attack Highlights Lax Ohio Exotic Pet Laws
COLUMBUS, Ohio -8/31/10 By JULIE CARR SMYTH (AP) — The bear that recently killed a caretaker in a Cleveland suburb was the latest example of animal violence in a state that has some of the nation’s weakest restrictions on exotic pets and among the highest number of injuries and deaths caused by them. After a [...]
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