Adorable video from GrindTV:
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Lion wearing a snare illustrates threat posed by subsistence poachers
Sad news bit from Yahoo :
Anger about the recent poaching of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe has yet to subside, as new developments surrounding the viral news story seem to arise almost every day.
But trophy hunters, such as Walter J. Palmer, the Minnesota dentist being sought by Zimbabwe authorities for shooting the iconic Cecil for his head as a memento, are only one problem facing African lions.
The photo atop this post shows a female lion in South Africa’s Kruger National Park wearing a cable snare that’s cutting into the flesh around her neck.
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HERE’S OUR TARZAN…..BEING A COMPLETE, FULL FLEDGED ACTOR
Great news bit from yahoo yesterday in case you msissed it:
Alexander Skarsgård Dressed Like Farrah Fawcett for ‘Diary of a Teenage Girl’ Premiere Alexander Skarsgård, center, with actress Bel Powley, left, and director Marielle Heller at the San Francisco premiere of The Diary Of a Teenage Girl. Alexander Skarsgård is a beautiful man — and makes a stunning woman. At the premiere of his new movie, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, on Monday night, the Swedish actor walked the red carpet at San Francisco’s Castro Theater in a floor-length gold dress. He paired the gown with crystal-embellished heels — even though he’s 6 feet 4 inches without them — carried a silver clutch, and accessorized with large gold hoop earrings. He also had on a feathered blonde wig and full face of makeup, including fake eyelashes, blushed cheeks, and a statement pink lip.Read the full article Right Here! (Photo: Getty Images)
Zimbabwe accuses 2nd American of illegally hunting lion
Following a recent story about illegal lion hunting:
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has accused a Pennsylvania doctor of illegally killing a lion in April, as it seeks to extradite a Minnesota dentist who killed a well-known lion named Cecil in July.
Jan Casimir Seski of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, shot the lion with a bow and arrow near Hwange National Park, without approval and on land where it was not allowed, said Zimbabwe’s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.
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Mars or Bust
Great piece by Mark R. Madler:
im Sullos, a retired accountant who serves as president of ERB, said 2016 should be a good year for the Burroughs stable of characters. Next summer, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release a new “Tarzan” movie with Alexander Skarsgard and Samuel L. Jackson. An animated series “Tarzan and Jane” will begin streaming on Netflix in fall of 2016, and there are plans for reprinting comic strips of Tarzan and launching a John Carter role-playing game.
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Famous African Lion Killed by a Minnesota Dentist?
Interesting piece in GrindTV today:
The hunter said to have lured a beloved lion named Cecil out of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, to be shot and killed as a trophy, has been identified by authorities as Walter James Palmer, a Minnesota dentist. The July 1 killing of a Cecil, a 13-year-old black-maned lion that held iconic stature in the wilderness preserve, sparked outrage as details began to leak about his death and how the lion was killed.
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Preview: Mars or Bust
A little press release from Mark Madler about what’s coming ahead for ERB:
Jim Sullos, a retired accountant who serves as president of ERB, said 2016 should be a good year for the Burroughs stable of characters. Next summer, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release a new “Tarzan” movie with Alexander Skarsgard and Samuel L. Jackson. An animated series “Tarzan and Jane” will begin streaming on Netflix in fall of 2016, and there are plans for reprinting comic strips of Tarzan and launching a John Carter role-playing game.
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Hidden cameras in rhino horns to combat poaching
This is a brilliant example of how technology and nature can come together!
Poaching for rhinos has become so rampant and the prospect of the species going extinct has become so real that scientists have developed an extreme measure to fight back: a hidden camera inserted into the horns of the rhinos.
The aim is for the hidden camera to provide evidence to convict poachers and act as a deterrent to poaching.
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Lions Napping in a Tree
Pluto gets a new fly-by from NASA after a long time!
Fans of the forgotten dwarf-planet rejoice!
NASA’s New Horizons probe flew by Pluto this morning (July 14), capturing history’s first up-close looks at the far-flung world — if all went according to plan. (Mission team members won’t declare success until they hear from New Horizons tonight.) Closest approach came at 7:49 a.m. EDT (1149 GMT), when the spacecraft whizzed within 7,800 miles (12,500 kilometers) of Pluto’s frigid surface. To celebrate, NASA unveiled the latest photo of Pluto, showing a reddish world with a stunning heart-shaped feature on its face.
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