The Wildlife Conservation Society released two photos Thursday of a snow leopard, an endangered cat that lives in the high mountains of Central Asia.

These photos were taken by a trap camera in Sast Valley in Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor and sent to my colleague Dan Vergano,who wanted to share them with the pet community. Thank you, Dan. We'll do more on wild cats and wolves in upcoming blogs.

WCS researchers are conducting ongoing wildlife surveys in this remote area with the goal of establishing a protected area. They found this endangered cat willing to strike a pose or two.

Trap cameras are placed in an animal's habitat and are automatically triggered to go off when an animal goes by, allowing researchers to take photos without being nearby.

Snow leopards are on The World Conservation Union's Red list of Endange

red Species, the same endangered status given to the panda and tiger. Snow leopards are elusive creatures. Sightings are rare, partly because of how well they blend into the landscape. They weigh about 75-120 pounds (roughly seven to eight times the weight of a house cat and one-seventh to one-eighth the size of a tiger). They have large paws that allow them to jump up to 50 feet. More information about the cats and where they roam can be found a

t the wildlife

conservation society and the snow

leopard trust websites.

Peter Matthiessen writes about a magical journey he took on foot - what else? - in the rugged mountains of northwest Nepal with a wildlife biologist to look for these near-mythical creatures in The Snow Leopard.

Posted by imran Friday, August 28, 2009 0 comments



GRAMBLING, La. - Henry White, a 6-6 guard who played last season at Hill Junior College in Texas and recently signed with Grambling State, has died.

Grambling spokesman Ralph Wilson confirmed White died at a Shreveport hospital Wednesday morning.

White, 21, reportedly fell ill Aug. 14 during preseason practices being conducted by a GSU assistant basketball coach. A statement from the university says White had been hospitalized following participation in conditioning. The statement says Grambling has since launched a full investigation into the circumstances that may have contributed to White's death.

A prep standout at Washington High in Milwaukee, White played his freshman year of college basketball at Marshalltown Community College before transferring to Hill College for his sophomore season. He had two years of eligibility remaining at Grambling.

Posted by imran Thursday, August 27, 2009 1 comments


Britney’s Secret Love Revealed

Just when we all thought that Britney Spears was finally back, it seems instead she’s slipping backwards.

The pop princess’s long-standing conservatorship under her father Jamie's reign may come to an end in November, but it sounds like little has changed since her father was put in charge of her affairs last year.

According to a very close insider, Spears is still madly in love with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib, who she dated for a few months at the beginning of last year during her darkest days. The pap-turned-celebrity-by-association was later charged with assault, hit-and-run and battery stemming from an incident in which he allegedly attempted to run over a court official who was trying to serve a restraining order on him.

In July this year Jamie Spears’s request to have a restraining order against Ghalib was approved by the court, and he has been prohibited from going within 100 yards of Britney and banned from all forms of communication with her ever since.

"It is really breaking Britney’s heart," the source told Pop Tarts. "She is still totally in love with Adnan and she can’t even speak too him, it’s making her really depressed."

Our source also confirmed speculation that she’s dating her 37-year-old William Morris agent, Jason Trawick, although it seems her dad is the one most involved in the romance.

"Jamie (Spears) is really, really pushing the relationship with Jason, he thinks he’s a really good influence on Britney," added our source. "And the last thing he wants is Britney going back to Adnan. She would if she could."

EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Plotting Reality Show With Britney’s Manager

In more Brit-related news, many have been questioning why on earth she’s been hanging out with not-so-reformed rehabber Lindsay Lohan in recent times, but it may not entirely be her fault.

An insider says Brit’s manager Larry Rudolph is now quietly working with Lindsay Lohan too, which is why the two troubled Tinseltowners have been spotted at the same place at the same time a lot lately. The source says Rudolph is helping Lohan with a potential reality show that will enscapulate her trials and tribulations as she gets "back on her feet" and actually becomes a working actress again.

A rep for Lohan did not respond for comment.

But speaking of Lohan getting back on the straight and narrow, it sounds like that is a dream still far from the realm of reality. Lilo was spotted in a NYC restaurant late night last Thursday looking like a hot mess, literally.

"She looked filthy and disgusting, barely recognizable," said an eyewitness.

The 22-year-old later returned to her hood in Los Angeles in the wee hours of Sunday to discover her home had again been broken into and several pieces of valuable jewelry as well as watches had been stolen, marking her second home burglary in three months.

"She is upset and feels violated," a Lohan pal said.

Melanie Griffith Back to Rehab

Melanie Griffith has battled numerous drug and alcohol related addictions with numerous stints in rehab throughout her long career, but the 52-year-old just can't seem to kick it and recently checked into Utah's Cirque Lodge Rehab Facility which has also been a temporary home to the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Kirsten Dunst in the past.

"She is there to reinforce her commitment to stay healthy. This is part of a routine plan that was designed between her and her doctors years ago," Melanie's publicist, Robin Baum, told star magazine.

So while the "health" angle is being played out (as it always seems to be), sources say that she was at risk of losing husband Antonio Banderas if she didn't take action to control her wayward ways, and that he had had enough of her erratic behavior.

According to an inside source, Griffith has become increasingly insecure about her marriage to the handsome Spanish actor three years her junior.

"She would give dirty looks to any woman that even spoke to him," said our snitch. "Sometimes she would even start screaming. It was quite embarrassing."

Another source who recently worked with the "Working Girl" starlet said she was particularly off-edge and had a multitude of crazy demands, including insisting everything around her, from the food to the flowers, be yellow.

However Pop Tarts did speak to Griffith just a couple of months ago and she was all smiles as she hung out with her son at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Dinner honoring Michael Douglas. But when we asked the actress where Banderas was, we were told simply, "He's busy."

Posted by imran Tuesday, August 25, 2009 0 comments

Kristen Johnston to Join ABC's Ugly Betty,

Stage and television star Kristen Johnston will join the cast of ABC's Ugly Betty this season in the recurring role of Helen, a temp at Mode magazine, according to an exclusive report in EW.com.

Johnston's many stage credits include The Women, Aunt Dan & Lemon, The Understudy, and Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words. She is scheduled to star in the Mint Theatre's production of So Help Me God! in 2010. Johnson is best known for her Emmy Award-winning work in the sitcom Third Rock from the Sun.

Ugly Betty, which is scheduled to return to the air on October 9, stars America Ferrera, Vanessa Williams, Michael Urie, Becki Newton, Ana Ortiz, Tony Plana, Mark Indelicato, and Judith Light.

Posted by imran Friday, August 21, 2009 0 comments



The Early Show
(N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Coffee; Natasha Bedingfield performs. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America Reba McEntire performs; chef Martha Hall Foose. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Director James Cameron ("Avatar"); Peter Reckell ("Days of Our Lives"); Chris Wallace, Fox News Sunday. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Rachael Ray Kathy Griffin. 9 a.m. KCBS

Live With Regis and Kelly Guest co-host Tamara Taggart; Renée Zellweger ("My One and Only"); journalist Geraldo Rivera. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Susan Sarandon and Geoffrey Rush ("Exit the King"); Carol Leifer. 10 a.m. KABC

The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet Adam Lambert performs; chef Fabio Viviani. 11 a.m. KTTV

The Bonnie Hunt Show Brian Williams; "The Amazing Race 14" castoffs Jodi Wincheski and Christie Volkmer. Noon KNBC

The Tyra Banks Show Questions about women's health. 1 p.m. KTTV

The Martha Stewart Show Chef Pete Evans; crafters Cheryl Robinson and Anna Wulick. 2 p.m. KNBC

Oprah Winfrey Financial advisor Suze Orman. 3 p.m. KABC

The Tyra Banks Show The psychic twins. 3 p.m. KTTV

Dr. Phil The latest dangerous teen trends. 4 p.m. KCBS

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Steve Carell ("The Office"). 4 p.m. KNBC

Tavis Smiley Stan Brock, Remote Area Medical; Alexis Bledel. (N) 7 and 11 p.m. KCET

Washington Week The Obama administration's efforts to break the stalemate blocking comprehensive healthcare reform: Ceci Connolly, the Washington Post; Peter Baker, the New York Times; Jeanne Cummings, Politico; Naftali Bendavid, the Wall Street Journal. (N) 8 p.m. KCET

Real Time With Bill Maher Jay Leno; Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.); Chuck Todd; author Sam Harris; Jeremy Scahill. 10 and 11 p.m. HBO

Charlie Rose Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino ("Inglourious Basterds"). (N) 11:30 p.m. KCET

Late Show With David Letterman Christina Applegate; Patton Oswalt; Brendan Benson performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien Eva Mendes; Christopher Mintz-Plasse; the Dead Weather performs. 11:35 p.m. KNBC

Nightline (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Jimmy Kimmel Live Seth Rogen; Melissa Sagemiller; Jack's Mannequin performs. 12:06 a.m. KABC

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson James Spader. 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Dylan McDermott; Wendy Williams. 12:37 a.m. KNBC

Last Call With Carson Daly No Doubt; Adam Carolla; Friendly Fires perform. 1:36 a.m. KNBC

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President Obama takes the fight to enemy air, woos right-wing radio audience on health care plan

president obama veered into enemy air space on Thursday in hopes of charming a right-wing radio audience and reassuring supporters that health care reform will happen.

The silky-smooth President spent 25 minutes on the air calmly playing health-reform myth buster with nationally syndicated conservative talk radio host Micheal Smer and his listeners.

"I guarantee you, Joe, we are going to get health care reform done," Obama told a caller, who wondered if the President's "knees are bucklin' a little bit" in the health care fight.

"Passing a big bill like this is always messy," explained Obama, who didn't appear worried about declining poll numbers or Obama-bashers who have hijacked some recent health care town-hall meetings.

The President insisted he's still wooing Republicans, but lamented that the GOP probably decided long ago to oppose health care reform.

"I think early on a decision was made by the Republican leadership that said, 'Look, let's not give them a victory and maybe we can have a replay of 1993-94 when [President Bill] Clinton came in. He failed on health care, and then we won in the midterm elections, and we got the majority,'" Obama said.

Obama set the low-key tone in the moments before going on the air, assuring an unusually nervous Smerconish they would have a "great time" on the show and asking the host about his four kids:

"Four? Man, well, I hope you're saving for college tuition, brother."

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