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A Fifth Of World's Reptile Species Deemed Threatened With Extinction
- Wednesday April 27, 2022
- World News | Reuters
About a fifth of reptile species - from the Galapagos tortoises to the Komodo dragon of the Indonesian islands, from West Africa's rhinoceros viper to India's gharial - are threatened with extinction, researchers said.
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Komodo Dragons, Two-In-Five Shark Species Face Extinction: Watchlist
- Saturday September 4, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as "endangered" on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing threatens nearly two-in-five sharks with extinction.
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Komodo Dragons, Cheetahs: Ambanis To Set Up World's Largest Zoo In Gujarat
- Sunday February 21, 2021
- India News | Alexander Sazonov and Bhuma Shrivastava, Bloomberg
Komodo dragons, cheetahs and birds: It's just the latest project for Asia's richest family.
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"Awesome Animal": Genome Study Finds Roots Of Komodo Dragon's Endurance
- Tuesday July 30, 2019
- Science | Reuters
Scientists have mapped the genome of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, discovering intriguing secrets behind the impressive speed and endurance these cold-blooded predators muster by ratcheting up their metabolism to mammal-like levels.
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Indonesia To Close Island To Conserve Rare Komodo Dragons
- Tuesday July 23, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Indonesia plans to close its eastern island of Komodo to the public next year in a bid to conserve rare Komodo dragons, the largest living species of lizard, a provincial official said on Tuesday.
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Keen To See A Komodo Dragon? $500 Please: Indonesian Governor To Tourists
- Friday November 23, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The governor of East Nusa Tenggara province- home to the world's biggest lizard, has proposed charging visitors $500 to see the endangered species, about 50 times the current entrance fee for foreign tourists at Komodo National Park.
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Unusual Beverly Hills Celeb Sighting: 10-Foot Monitor Lizard
- Wednesday June 6, 2018
- Offbeat | Written by Amrita Kohli
Lizards usually give most people the heebie-jeebies. However, when they're as huge as the one spotted by Hollywood actor Sharon Stone, they can cause panic, shock and fear. We're guessing that mix of emotions is probably what the actor felt when she saw a huge lizard casually walking down her street in Los Angeles' posh Beverly Hills - home to many...
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Second Komodo Dragon Dies at Indonesian 'Death Zoo'
- Monday June 2, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Komodo dragon died on Monday at an Indonesian zoo infamous for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, an official said.
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Komodo dragon dies at Indonesia's 'death zoo'
- Saturday February 1, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A three-year-old komodo dragon has died at an Indonesian zoo infamous for scores of animal deaths, zoo officials said on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
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A Fifth Of World's Reptile Species Deemed Threatened With Extinction
- Wednesday April 27, 2022
- World News | Reuters
About a fifth of reptile species - from the Galapagos tortoises to the Komodo dragon of the Indonesian islands, from West Africa's rhinoceros viper to India's gharial - are threatened with extinction, researchers said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Komodo Dragons, Two-In-Five Shark Species Face Extinction: Watchlist
- Saturday September 4, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as "endangered" on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing threatens nearly two-in-five sharks with extinction.
- www.ndtv.com
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Komodo Dragons, Cheetahs: Ambanis To Set Up World's Largest Zoo In Gujarat
- Sunday February 21, 2021
- India News | Alexander Sazonov and Bhuma Shrivastava, Bloomberg
Komodo dragons, cheetahs and birds: It's just the latest project for Asia's richest family.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Awesome Animal": Genome Study Finds Roots Of Komodo Dragon's Endurance
- Tuesday July 30, 2019
- Science | Reuters
Scientists have mapped the genome of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, discovering intriguing secrets behind the impressive speed and endurance these cold-blooded predators muster by ratcheting up their metabolism to mammal-like levels.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indonesia To Close Island To Conserve Rare Komodo Dragons
- Tuesday July 23, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Indonesia plans to close its eastern island of Komodo to the public next year in a bid to conserve rare Komodo dragons, the largest living species of lizard, a provincial official said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Keen To See A Komodo Dragon? $500 Please: Indonesian Governor To Tourists
- Friday November 23, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The governor of East Nusa Tenggara province- home to the world's biggest lizard, has proposed charging visitors $500 to see the endangered species, about 50 times the current entrance fee for foreign tourists at Komodo National Park.
- www.ndtv.com
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Unusual Beverly Hills Celeb Sighting: 10-Foot Monitor Lizard
- Wednesday June 6, 2018
- Offbeat | Written by Amrita Kohli
Lizards usually give most people the heebie-jeebies. However, when they're as huge as the one spotted by Hollywood actor Sharon Stone, they can cause panic, shock and fear. We're guessing that mix of emotions is probably what the actor felt when she saw a huge lizard casually walking down her street in Los Angeles' posh Beverly Hills - home to many...
- www.ndtv.com
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Second Komodo Dragon Dies at Indonesian 'Death Zoo'
- Monday June 2, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Komodo dragon died on Monday at an Indonesian zoo infamous for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, an official said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Komodo dragon dies at Indonesia's 'death zoo'
- Saturday February 1, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A three-year-old komodo dragon has died at an Indonesian zoo infamous for scores of animal deaths, zoo officials said on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com