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ENDANGERED MOUNTAIN VIPERS BORN AT ST. LOUIS ZOO
Lebanon Daily Record
Sept 3 2013
Associated Press | 0 comments
Nine endangered snakes indigenous to Turkey are now calling the St.
Louis Zoo home.
The zoo says the ocellate mountain vipers were born there on Aug. 16.
The Forest Park zoo is one of just three in this country to care for
the endangered species.
The venomous snake was believed to be extinct for nearly 140 years
before it reappeared in eastern Turkey three decades ago. The zoo's
conservation breeding program is designed to boost the species'
population.
The effort is an extension of the zoo's preservation work with the
Armenian viper, a close relative of the ocellate mountain viper.
http://www.lebanondailyrecord.com/news/state/article_216d288a-5ed4-5a5b-ab7f-f93f648e7a87.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Lebanon Daily Record
Sept 3 2013
Associated Press | 0 comments
Nine endangered snakes indigenous to Turkey are now calling the St.
Louis Zoo home.
The zoo says the ocellate mountain vipers were born there on Aug. 16.
The Forest Park zoo is one of just three in this country to care for
the endangered species.
The venomous snake was believed to be extinct for nearly 140 years
before it reappeared in eastern Turkey three decades ago. The zoo's
conservation breeding program is designed to boost the species'
population.
The effort is an extension of the zoo's preservation work with the
Armenian viper, a close relative of the ocellate mountain viper.
http://www.lebanondailyrecord.com/news/state/article_216d288a-5ed4-5a5b-ab7f-f93f648e7a87.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress