http://www.walk-on-the-wildside.com Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:05:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sign-up here to receive updates on laws related to wildlife and endangered species. Below are some of the laws currently. Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668C). * This Act makes it illegal to import, export, or take bald or golden eagles, or to sell, purchase, or ... http://www.walk-on-the-wildside.com/signup.php Download photos of beautiful wildlife animals here. http://www.walk-on-the-wildside.com/download.php It is estimated there are between 9,000 to 10,000 Galapagos tortoises remaining on the Galapagos archipelago that lies off the coast of Ecuador. At one time, there were 14 sub-species of Galapagos tortoises, however today only 11 sub-species remain. The main reason for the decline over the years is due to ... http://www.walk-on-the-wildside.com/galapagos-tortoise.php It is estimated there are between 4,000 and 6,000 snow leopards left in the wild. These are mainly found in the mountains of Central Asia, ranging from Russia and Mongolia down through China and Tibet into the Himalayas. Their population is highly fragmented within this large range. Snow leopards generally live ... http://www.walk-on-the-wildside.com/snow-leopard.php The Komodo dragon occurs only on Komodo and its few smaller outlying islands north of Australia. It probably never was more widely distributed, although maps of ancient mariners had notations of "here be dragons" dotted throughout the islands of what is now Malaysia and Indonesia. It was not until the ... http://www.walk-on-the-wildside.com/komodo-dragon.php It is estimated fewer than 1,500 Indochinese tigers are left in the wild. However since the tiger has a very wide range, it makes it difficult for researchers to determine the exact numbers. Therefore some scientists believe the numbers may be a few as 1,200. Indochinese tigers are located across southern ... http://www.walk-on-the-wildside.com/indochinese-tiger.php It is estimated the wild population of Siberian tigers at around 350-450 tigers. Almost all wild Siberian tigers live the Southeast corner of Russia in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range east of the Amur River. Their former range included northeastern China and the Korean Peninsula, and as far west as Mongolia. They ... http://www.walk-on-the-wildside.com/siberian-tiger.php When discussing the causes of endangerment, it is important to understand that individual species are not the only factors involved in this dilemma. Endangerment is a broad issue, one that involves the habitats and environments where species live and interact with one another. Although some measures are being taken to ... http://www.walk-on-the-wildside.com/news.php