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03-Jun-08, 05:02 PM
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whoever did it should be tortured!
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05-Jun-08, 02:44 PM
|  | Seller | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: BrisVegas! Age/Gender: 20  | | | |
Damn straight! Im well aware there are sick twisted ppl like that are in the world, but its aweful when something so tragic happens. I hope they get the book thrown at them!
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13-Jun-08, 12:30 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: Adelaide Gender:  | | | | Woma donation
Hi All,
The auction for the donated woma has successfully finished, with the winning bidder paying $770. This money has been received and $770 US dollars ($841 Australian dollars) has been donated to the Blue Iguana Recovery Program (through the International Reptile Conservation Fund, see receipt below). Congratulations to the winning bidder and thanks to all those who bid so generously. The little woma will be going to its new home next week.
Regards,
Matt
Receipt from INT'L REPTILE CONSV FND
Company: INT'L REPTILE CONSV FND
Reference Number: 172.30.184.55-11A7F4263F8-97617-E5394C
Subtotal: $770.00
Tax: $0.00
Shipping: $0.00
Total: $770.00
INT'L REPTILE CONSV FND
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13-Jun-08, 01:03 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: Somersby.NSW Gender: | | | |
Well done Matt. What a devastaing story about the Iguanas but well done for your effort.
Kane
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13-Jun-08, 02:22 PM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Queensland Age/Gender: 29 | | | |
Fantastic Matt,
I'm thrilled at the result and have no doubt the Blue Iguana Recovery Program will really appreciate this very generous donation!!
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13-Jun-08, 02:38 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Jul-04 Location: Not on APS Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by flavirufus  Hi All,
The auction for the donated woma has successfully finished, with the winning bidder paying $770. This money has been received and $770 US dollars ($841 Australian dollars) has been donated to the Blue Iguana Recovery Program (through the International Reptile Conservation Fund, see receipt below). Congratulations to the winning bidder and thanks to all those who bid so generously. The little woma will be going to its new home next week.
Regards,
Matt
Receipt from INT'L REPTILE CONSV FND
Company: INT'L REPTILE CONSV FND
Reference Number: 172.30.184.55-11A7F4263F8-97617-E5394C
Subtotal: $770.00
Tax: $0.00
Shipping: $0.00
Total: $770.00
INT'L REPTILE CONSV FND |
Well done!
If we could only generate this much interest in our own countries reptile conservation issues before we send our money overseas, our own reptiles and amphibians might be much better off too!
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18-Aug-08, 05:11 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Sunny QLD Age/Gender: 28 | | |
Is there any new info on how the Iguanas are going?
Shannon, do you know if they caught the culprits?
Hope all is going well, and that the remaining Iguanas have recovered (and) are doing fine.
Please keep us posted!!!  |
18-Aug-08, 05:19 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-08 Location: Victoria Age/Gender: 21 | | | |
i like what they do in africa the animal protection there is on the right track for example. if you get caught hunting without a licence or with endangered animal parts they shoot u on site no trial no arrest just oh look a poacher bang same thing should happen the world over frell goal time just kill em
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19-Aug-08, 10:12 AM
|  | And Cameron Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Hornsby Gender: | | | |
This is so terrible, beautiful creatures
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25-Aug-08, 11:27 AM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Queensland Age/Gender: 29 | | | UPDATES FROM B.I.R.P.
My contacts have told me that no arrests have been made. Sadly, it seems as though local authorizes are now sweeping it under the rug - shameful but not surprising!
However, the Blue Iguana Recovery Program goes from strength to strength with plenty of hatchlings arriving - including TWINS!
__________________________________________________ _______ John Marotta, Warden | August 11, 2008
81 newly hatched blue iguanas have made their way to our facility. This number doubles our "head-start" animal population plus three to 159. In the next week we will have A LOT of mouths to feed. The babies are born with some nutrients from the egg yolk to sustain them for a few weeks after they hatch, but that time will pass quickly. And we are still waiting on about 40 more eggs to hatch in the next two-three weeks. Team Blue (Summer Addition) was a huge help at the facility this past month, preparing for the new arrivals, and doing various, much needed maintenance on some cages and pens. 
__________________________________________________ _______ Samantha Hicks | August 05, 2008
Maths is not one of my strong subjects however even I was pretty sure something was amiss this afternoon when I opened up the plastic box containing BBB’s eggs 6-8 and four iguanas popped out. At second glance it was possible to see that one of them was much, much smaller than the others and cute as a button. We have hatched twins!
This is our second pair of twins hatched in captivity. Our last two emerged memorably during Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
__________________________________________________ _______ John Marotta, Warden | July 20, 2008
With the year moving quickly from breeding and egg laying season to hatching season the captive breeding facility is prepared for the introduction of well over 100 new mouths to feed. Over the past two weeks we have assembled 96 head start cages and furnished them with local cliff rock and driftwood. They are sitting ready to accept their new occupants. These cages will take the overflow of new animals from the existing cages in the head start area. Also, we finally have the solar powered rain water retention system finished and with all the rain from Invest 94 falling on us the tanks should be well on their way to filling up. Recently we moved Blue Iguanas Harvey (formerly Crooked Tail) and The Roman (formerly Round-up) into two of the open air pens. This is the first time in a few years that either animal has been out of their large fully enclosed cages. With great curiosity and amazement, each animal was a little overwhelmed at the unobstructed open blue sky and natural vegetation that surrounded them. But being wild animals it took them little time to accept the new views and both are doing very well lazing around the pens and perching on the high rocks looking at their new neighbors. The B.I.R.P. has started the new tour schedule. Tours of the breeding facility and a guided walk around the park grounds is offered to the public Monday thru Saturday at 11:00am. The fee is CI$24 for adults. The tickets are available at the QEII Botanic Park’s main gate. It’s an informative, behind the scenes tour of our programme and it lets visitors witness what we are trying to accomplish. From gathering eggs all the way to the releasing of these animals into their natural habitat, guests can see how the programme operates and accompany the warden on a safari type walkabout of the botanic park. 
__________________________________________________ _______ Fred Burton, Director | July 18, 2008
FIRST HATCH FOR 2008 --- after days of anticipation, the first egg of 2008 is hatching! It's one of Deborah's two viable eggs this year, sired by Billy. Although we are almost sure Billy and Deborah bred in 2006, this is the first 100% confirmed offspring by Billy, bringing him formally into the ranks of our Founders - the wild origin Blues whose genes are so vital to restoring a viable population in the wild once more. 
__________________________________________________ _______ You can still help - donations are not only welcome but needed! Or why not visit the B.I.R.P. website to find out more about the volunteer program. Don't forget to visit the IRCF website who process donations for B.I.R.P. as well as many other international reptile conservation programs!
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