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  1. The founder of the WARF mentioned to me that some snakes are protected

    out of the 3 species of Python found in Thailand, only the 'Burmese Python' is described as "near threatened"

    and no snake species is included in the 15 designated reserved animal species as defined by the Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act of BE 2535 of Thailand

    you can see the 15 species here

    interesting that White-eyed River Martin is on the list, as its widely believed to be extinct already.. was last seen nearly 30yrs ago (i've been to Beung Boraphet searching, as yet to no avail..) :)

    If the Burmese Python is "near threatened" , then someone should go to Florida to help catch them there, and bring them back here. http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northame...e/art24101.html

  2. I have no problem with zoos. The operators are required to have a licence and they have to keep to certain standards to ensure the welfare of the animals. They provide an important service in education and many people enjoy them.

    The issue here is an animal being kept, probably illegally, in an enclosure which is too small.

    You wont see many wild animals in the jungle around Chiang Rai, most of them have been hunted out. The biggest mammals I have seen here in recent years, outside the national parks, were mongoose.

    You know those lovely cuddly baby gibbons they have in the bars in Phuket or Pattaya. I guess the tourists dont realise the hunters have to kill the rest of the gibbon family to get the baby. Keeping baby gibbons is definately against the law and the police do have raids and arrest people for this every so often.

    Oh and by the way, I have a wonderful life. :)

    U say this family is probably doing this "illegally-do u have evidence of that, i dont even think u need a licence for one snake. I am sure they are paying the local athourities for the right to do this-let it be.

  3. Does anyone know anything about the Chiang Rai Wildlife Rescue & Breeding Project?

    When I last went to the Ruam Mitr Elephant Camp, the shop just at the turn off from the road down to the river had a small cage with a large python inside. I believe it is illegal to keep wild animals in Thailand unless you have a licence, which is very hard to get. I was told some time ago that the above project rescues wild animals like gibbons. Apparently some snakes are protected, some are not. I would like to rescue this snake if possible, as it was being treated like some sort of toy, you know the idea, photos with the tourists. I find this offensive and wrong and it's probably illegal. I heard about this project from the lady who used to run the Wildlife Animal Rescue Foundation, based in Bangkok. I would like to get the contact details for this Project if it is in operation.

    So you don't want people to see a big, live, Burmese python cuz it is offensive to you-get a life. What next, you going to try and close all the zoo's in Thailand??

  4. > > Little Johnny is at it again. . .

    > >

    > >

    > >

    > > President Obama was visiting a primary school and he

    > > visited one of the classes.

    > >

    > > They were in the middle of a discussion related to words

    > > and their meanings.

    > >

    > > The teacher asked the president if he would like to lead

    > > the discussion on the word 'tragedy'?

    > >

    > > So our illustrious president asked the class for an example

    > > of a 'tragedy'

    > >

    > > One little boy stood up and offered:

    > >

    > > 'If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in

    > > the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him. That

    > > would be a tragedy?'

    > >

    > > 'No,' said Obama, 'that would be an

    > > accident.'

    > >

    > > A little girl raised her hand: 'If a school bus

    > > carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone

    > > inside, that would be a tragedy.'

    > >

    > > 'I'm afraid not,' explained Obama.

    > > 'That's what we would call great loss.'

    > >

    > > The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Obama

    > > searched the room.

    > >

    > > 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an

    > > example of a tragedy?'

    > >

    > > Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his

    > > hand. In a quiet voice he said: '

    > >

    > > **If the plane carrying you and Mrs. Obama was struck by a

    > > 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens

    > > that would be a tragedy.'

    > >

    > > 'Fantastic!' exclaimed Obama. 'That's

    > > right. And can you tell me why that would be tragedy?'

    > >

    > > 'Well,' says the boy, 'It has to be a tragedy,

    > > because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss...

    > >

    > > and it probably wouldn't be a Fking accident either

  5. I think Limbo is loosing it--?? :o

    Hi mumbo! Where have you been? I have not seen you for a long time!

    Have you been banned or what?

    :D:D:D

    Hi Sven,

    Don't come here too often, really don't have an addition to the "haze". Yeah its there, go seed the clouds, if there were any.

    MJ

  6. here we go 1988 .... beat that :D

    <deleted>, Boater.

    Save by pressing, Prt Sc, or "Printscreen", open paint, paste, save as jpg on desktop, so simple.

    Then post in here like normal.

    Your file took too long, neva opened, so Alex score is tops for me.

    Must try again when time allows.

    Cheers, Alex

    Gotta hit a lot of ammo dumps and balloon bombs to get that kind of score. How many hours have u been doing this :o

  7. The tree was moved to the temple of Ban Pa Kluay (Village Forest Banana) were its wood is used

    to carve religious sculptures.

    At your service,

    Limbo :o

    Or maybe charcoal, or firewood-? Maybe

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