Comments on: Singapore’s First Wildlife Rescue Center http://timelesssky.com/blog/singapores-first-wildlife-rescue-center anything under the sky Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:15:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: sky http://timelesssky.com/blog/singapores-first-wildlife-rescue-center#comment-207 sky Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:55:18 +0000 http://timelesssky.com/blog/singapores-first-wildlife-rescue-center#comment-207 <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7014261.stm" rel="nofollow">Park catches 2ft ‘killer’ turtle</a>. A turtle described as a “submarine killer” has been captured at a country park after nearly two decades of plundering local wildlife. The freshwater turtle, which has been named Snappy by wardens, was thought to have been released at the park by owners who did not want it. Known as an aggressive species, it has a long spiky tail, claws and a sharp beak and “will eat anything it can catch”. “We have had a lot of terrapins released here which we can re-home quite easily but he’s a bit too big for that and he’s quite dangerous too.” “It’s just a shame people don’t think about what they are doing when they release animals like this in the wild.” Park catches 2ft ‘killer’ turtle.
A turtle described as a “submarine killer” has been captured at a country park after nearly two decades of plundering local wildlife.

The freshwater turtle, which has been named Snappy by wardens, was thought to have been released at the park by owners who did not want it.

Known as an aggressive species, it has a long spiky tail, claws and a sharp beak and “will eat anything it can catch”.

“We have had a lot of terrapins released here which we can re-home quite easily but he’s a bit too big for that and he’s quite dangerous too.”

“It’s just a shame people don’t think about what they are doing when they release animals like this in the wild.”

]]> By: sky http://timelesssky.com/blog/singapores-first-wildlife-rescue-center#comment-112 sky Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:06:16 +0000 http://timelesssky.com/blog/singapores-first-wildlife-rescue-center#comment-112 <a href="http://www.petsdo.com/blog/smuggling-exotic-pets-10-billion-dollar-industry-second-drugs" rel="nofollow">Researchers estimate that millions of pets, animal parts and meats are covertly smuggled across the border totaling a $10 billion industry, second only to illegal drugs</a>. These exotic animals, captured in the wild are entering the homes of Americans as parents try to get their kids the latest in demand pet seen on the shoulder of their favorite Hollywood star. The legal importation of exotic animals totals more than 650 million for the past three years making that figure nearly two for every American. A key problem to the influx of these animals is that there is little or no screening for disease and medical professionals believe that Americans become <u>vulnerable to dangerous outbreaks of disease</u>. Researchers estimate that millions of pets, animal parts and meats are covertly smuggled across the border totaling a $10 billion industry, second only to illegal drugs.

These exotic animals, captured in the wild are entering the homes of Americans as parents try to get their kids the latest in demand pet seen on the shoulder of their favorite Hollywood star.

The legal importation of exotic animals totals more than 650 million for the past three years making that figure nearly two for every American. A key problem to the influx of these animals is that there is little or no screening for disease and medical professionals believe that Americans become vulnerable to dangerous outbreaks of disease.

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