More than 11,000 crocodiles and lions doomed to starvation as workers refuse to feed them

THOUSANDS of crocodiles have stopped being fed on a farm with dozens already having succumbed to starvation - and it is only a matter of time before the death toll rises.

By OLI SMITH

PUBLISHED: 17:07, Fri, Nov 6, 2015 | UPDATED: 17:14, Fri, Nov 6, 2015

The hungry crocodiles are trapped on a Honduran farm with no meals. Dozens of crocodiles have already died, includes a number of newborns, after they have been refused food for WEEKS.

The hungry crocodiles are trapped on a Honduran farm with no meals after workers refused to feed them until they are paid.

The millionaire Rosenthal family own the Cocodrilos Continental, which takes nearly £700,000 a year to run.

However, after a criminal investigation into their businesses, the US government froze their business assets.

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The workers have refused to feed the animals since mid-October

The elite family were accussed of money laundering and drug trafficking and were hit with US sanctions last month by the Treasury Department.

As a result, the family's accounts used to pay employees and buy animal feed were blocked.

Workers at the farm, which is used to export crocodile meat and skin to the US, have since threatened to quit.

But, the animal workers admitted that if they leave, locals will rush in and eat the animals.

Workers fear the crocodiles could soon turn cannibal

The workers have refused to feed the animals since mid-October, when the sanctions began to hit.

An on-site medical center that was caring for 70 unwell crocodiles has shut down, and at least seven severely thin lions have been spotted in cages.

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When Green Means Danger: A Stunning New Species of Palm-Pitviper from Honduras

May 14, 2013 — A new species of green palm-pitviper of the genus Bothriechis is described from a seriously threatened cloud forest reserve in northern Honduras. Because of similarity in color pattern and scalation, the new species (Bothriechis guifarroi) was previously confused with other Honduran palm pitvipers. Genetic analysis revealed that the closest relatives of the new species are actually found over 600 km to the south, in the mountains of Costa Rica.

Credit: Josiah H. Townsend

The study was published in the open access journal Zookeys.

The gorgeous new species was discovered by scientists during two expeditions in 2010 aimed at studying the fauna of Texiguat Wildlife Refuge, one of the most endemism-rich and diverse highland forests in Mesoamerica. This beautiful, but highly toxic, snake represents the 15th endemic species occurring in the region. Texiguat Wildlife Refuge was created in 1987 to protect populations of wildlife such as the famous but elusive jaguar and Central America tapir, as well as howler and white-faced monkeys, sloths, and a variety of endemic amphibians, reptiles, and plants.

To draw attention to the dedication and sacrifice of many grassroots conservationists in Honduras and Central America, the new species was named in honor of Mario Guifarro of Olancho. Guifarro was a former hunter and gold miner who became an outspoken conservationist when he saw the vast rainforests of eastern Honduras being destroyed and converted to cattle ranches. After years of threats and multiple attempts on his life, Guifarro was ambushed and murdered on 15 September 2007 while on a mission to delimit a biosphere reserve for the indigenous Tawahka.

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Honduras: 42 Mutilated Sheep in Comayagua

MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013

Source: Vision OVNI
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Date: 03/15/2013

Honduras: 42 Mutilated Sheep found in Comayagua
“Chupacabras” blamed for 42 deaths; residents are astonished.

Reports on dead animals showing incisions on their necks are emerging from Comayagua in central Honduras. SENASA authorities look into animal killings on a property belonging to congressman Valentin Suárez.

Rumors about the Chupacabras have gained strength as a result of the death of a large number of sheep on a property belonging to a political representative of that province. Yesterday, at 5:00 a.m., when workers arrived at the property, they found dozens of dead sheep with injuries to their necks. Others had bled to death. Nearly 42 animals were lifeless and another 10 injured. The possibility that the death toll would increase over time was not dismissed.

Read on:  http://inexplicata.blogspot.ca/2013/03/honduras-42-mutilated-sheep-in-comayagua.html