'Spot Bot News' for Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Tuesday, February 9, 2010 AllAfrica.com The three armed Batswana officers were arrested after crossing into Zimbabwe without travel documents, claiming they were pursuing a stray lion. ... - - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Times of India It's game lodges guarantee sightings of the 'Big Five' - the lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. While Cape Town, its premier tourism destination, ... Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Africa Science News Service ... four lions, four serval cats, a large Verreaux owl, and several giant tortoises. Complementing the Centre's wildlife rescue activities will be ... Tuesday, February 9, 2010 The Bozeman Daily Chronicle If there is a close encounter, people should treat the wolves like they would a mountain lion -- try to appear big and make a lot of noise while slowly ... Tuesday, February 9, 2010 As many Asian countries prepare to celebrate Year of the Tiger beginning Feb. 14, World Wildlife Fund reports that tigers are in crisis around the world, including here in the United States, where more tigers are kept in captivity than are alive in the wild throughout Asia. As few as 3,200 tigers exist in the wild where they are threatened by poaching, habitat loss, illegal trafficking and the conversion of forests for infrastructure and plantations.
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