Wild Animal Wednesday! Tigers Need Your Help!

Tigers are in serious danger of becoming extinct.  There are fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China and the global wild tiger population is at an all time low of about 3,200 (down from 20,000 in the 1980's!).  According to Discoverynews.com "Degradation of the animal's habitat and poaching of the tiger and its prey are blamed for its rapid disappearance."  These creatures are so beautiful, we can't let this happen to them! 

The Wildlife Conservation Society is busy working to help the tigers... but they need our help.  "WCS's Tigers Forever initiative, a collaboration with the Panthera foundation, aspires to boost tiger numbers by 50 percent by 2015 across a dozen WCS field sites in Asia, from 800 to approximately 1,200 cats. Innovative programs and partnerships throughout the tiger’s remaining range are helping us to achieve this goal."

Do you want to help the tigers and want to get in shape but can't find the motivation?  Let the tigers motivate you!  This Spring at the Bronx Zoo, The WCS is hosting a 5K run/walk to help with the Tiger initiative.  Run for the Wild and "Make Tracks for Tigers" in 2010.  We can all make a difference, and get in shape during the process.  I'll be there, will you?  Sign up today!!

Double Dose of Funny Video's! Kitty Half Time Show!

I completely forgot about the Puppy Bowl this weekend, so I just checked out a few clips from Animal Planet.  The puppies and kittens are to die for!  So cute!!!  Enjoy this clip of the Kitty Half Time Show!  And don't forget that all of the kittens and puppies are for adoption! 

Monday's Funny Video of the Week! Kitty Dance!

This video is a little more adorable than laugh out loud funny, but I think you will still find it amusing.  I got a chuckle out of it!  Watch this cutie little kitten dance along to the music in this video :)

Wild Animal Wednesday! Rodents in Dissagreement over Groundhog Day!

Yesterday February 2nd was Groundhog Day.  The classic weather man Punxsutawney Phil out of Pennsylvania predicted six more weeks of winter when he saw his shadow.  Beardsley Bart (from the Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo) has a different prediction.  Read the story below from the Connecticut Post about this little disagreement.  I love Phil and all, but this time, I really hope Beardsley Bart is right!  Bring on the sunshine!  (Beardsley Bart photo courtesy of Shannon Calvert)

"BRIDGEPORT -- Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter weather Tuesday morning, but a ground-dwelling rodent at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo begs to differ.

The zoo doesn't have a groundhog -- known more commonly in these parts as a woodchuck -- but it does have a colony of their close relatives, the prairie dog.

Beardsley Bart, the Prognosticating Prairie Dog, failed to see his shadow at the zoo Tuesday morning, thanks to a bank of clouds that rolled in before zoo workers could awaken Bart from his long winter's nap, according to Gregg Dancho, the zoo director.  This means there should be only two or three more weeks of cold weather, Dancho said.

"Beardsley Bart, the Prognosticating Prairie Dog -- he insists we use his full name -- has a much better record of accuracy than that groundhog in Pennsylvania," Dancho said. "He's been doing this for the last 10 years."

Dancho said that Bart, the oldest and wisest of the prairie dogs at the zoo, "likes to sleep in," so it was difficult for the zoo's team of animal experts to get him out of his den in time to upstage Punxsutawney Phil, the much more highly publicized groundhog in Pennsylvania, who saw his shadow Tuesday morning, forecasting the lengthier winter.

"By the time he got up, he had no shadow, so we're saying that spring's just around the corner," Dancho said of Beardsley Bart. "No white Easter this year. We're just lucky he's not an early riser."

Bart is one of about 25 black-tailed prairie dogs at the zoo. The animals typically live in large colonies, or "cities," on the High Plains.  While woodchucks typically weigh between 4 and 9 pounds, Bart tips the scales at about 3 pounds.

Phil's appearance in Gobbler's Knob, Pa., about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, was witnessed not long after sunrise Tuesday by more than 1,000 curious onlookers and members of the news media.  It's a tradition that dates back to 1887.

But only a few Beardsley Zoo employees were on had to witness Bart's sleepy-eyed crawl from his cozy subterranean den, Dancho said."

Love-A-Bull 2010 Valentine's Adoption Day & Fundraiser

Check out a preview of a few of the Bullies that will be available for adoption on Saturday February 13th from 10-4 at Best Friends!

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Love-A-Bull 2010 Valentine's Adoption Day & Fundraiser

Monday's Funny Video of the Week- Invisible Dog Experiment!

This is a very silly video involving an improv group, a large group of people, and "the invisible dog".  Have fun :)

Love-A-Bull Adoption Event at Best Friends!

On Saturday February 13th, from 10am till 4pm Best Friends will be hosting an adoption event. Bully Breed Rescue and Outreach to Pets In Need will be on site with lots of great dogs looking for loving families! Visit there websites to check out all the dogs they have for adoption!

Wild Animal Wednesday! Mini Nubian Goat Born in NYC!

The Central Park Zoo in Manhattan, NY has a brand new baby born to Mom "Angel" earlier this January.  The mini Nubian Goat is just the cutest, and can be adored up close in the petting zoo area of the Central Park Zoo.  The mini Nubian Goats come to be as a result of the Nigerian Dwarf Goat and the Nubian Goat breeding.  There is no time like the present- go see the new kid on the block! 

(photo courtesy of Associated Press)

Monday's Funny Video of the Week! Kittens vs. Slide!

I hope you all enjoy the funny animal videos that I have shared with you.  Here is another one (another kitten video!)!  These little kittens try defying gravity by running up a slide at a playground.  Their playful antics should make you smile :)

Fairfield County Dog Hot Spot! St. Mary's by the Sea

Looking for a place to bring your dog for a walk in Fairfield County?  Look no further!  St. Mary's by the Sea in Bridgeport has a great walking trail for you and your dog.  Dog's must be leashed at all times.  The breeze from the water and the beautiful Long Island Sound views make this a stellar place for a brisk walk with your pup!