The ARAV Executive Committee recently received a request for emergency support for Dr. Marcelino Lopez Reyes and his efforts to protect and preserve sea turtles and iguanas in the Pacific beach areas of Oaxaca, Mexico. Dr. Lopez has lost his funding at a very critical time — when iguana eggs are hatching and Leatherback and Olive Ridley turtles are laying their eggs in the sandy shores of Oaxaca. Dr. Lopez is a faculty member of the...

Gulf Oil Spill: Cleaning Wetlands May Be Impossible, Scientists SayMatthew Brown 05/22/10 08:28 PM AP NEW ORLEANS – The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along the Gulf Coast could prove impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish and wildlife, government officials and independent scientists said. Officials are considering some drastic and risky solutions: They could set the wetlands on fire or flood areas in...

Animals Most Threatened By The Gulf Oil SpillMelissa Breyer, Care2 Tue May 25, Yahoo News As images of lifeless black-slicked birds and limp sea turtles begin to flood the media, it is becoming apparent just how catastrophic the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is becoming. No one can predict how long it will continue and just how devastating this disaster might prove to be. One thing is clear: The fragile ecosystems of...

Uncle Sam Wants You to Bid on This Fine Weasel Fur CoatConfiscated Wildlife Goods Are Auctioned; Boon or Bane for Conservation?By STEPHANIE SIMON 5/26/10, Wall Street Journal COMMERCE CITY, Colo.-Uncle Sam is having a clearance sale, and it’s heavy on genuine cobra-skin boots. Also, python boots. Ostrich boots. And stylish footwear made from lizard, eel and kangaroo. They all have to go as the federal government cleans out the...