The crocodile population in Australia’s Northern Territory has been reduced to 3,000 individuals after years of hunting them because the authorities decided that they were a problem 60 years ago. And then in 1971 they had to protect the then endangered crocodile and applied bans …
The Times today – Jan 16th 2024 – reports on the mauling of a nine-year-old boy by a crocodile while swimming in Australia’s Northern Territory. He is in critical condition but stable in the ICU at Royal Darwin Hospital. The attack occurred at Kakadu National …
NEWS AND COMMENT: You might have heard about the worst floods to hit northern Queensland. Some say it’s another symptom of global warming to which, I have to add, Australia contributes by excavating coal and selling it to China but that’s another story. The floods …
Although there are certain criteria to meet such as authenticity, quality and ownership rights, if you are looking for the bones of an ancient flying reptile such as the pteranodon you might become very wealthy very quickly because one pteranodon partial skeleton – but the …
Some king cobra stuff for aficionados starting with a video of an impressive king cobra doing his defensive threat display in a video standing around 6 feet tall. The king cobra is one of the most venomous snakes on the planet. As you can …
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, NEWS: A venomous snake has been found by a family in Sydney wriggling in their bag of supermarket lettuce. The snake was returned to its natural habitat more than 500 miles away according to a report in The Times newspaper by Bernard Lagan. …
It emerged from a canal and was looking for food. What else? The store is a 7-Eleven. Location: Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. The police were called. They dragged it out of the store and put it back in the undergrowth. It is believed that a draught …
The brown tree snake, an invasive snake species in Guam, has caused devastation among the birds of this Pacific island. It has also caused power outages when it is burnt to a crisp having climbed powerlines. The experts wanted to find a way to protect …
Background Ian Jones, from the Isle of Wight, is working in India setting up a charity enterprise called Sabirian, which is owned by Community Action Isle Of Wight. In the past he has contracted malaria and dengue fever. While in India, in Rajasthan, he contracted …
