The scientists hope that the subspecies designation will enable the Costa Rican government to protect the sunny serpent, which they worry is already at risk from overzealous animal collectors. (sciencenews.org)
They immediately clash, even over what music to play on the radio, but of course, the two must team up and go undercover at the prestigious Canini Invitational Dog Show in Las Vegas, where the smuggled panda is going to be sold to an exotic animal collector. (kibsreviews.blogspot.ru)
Reason # 8 which is also important: Charging a fee tends to deter casual sadists, animal collectors looking to sell to labs, dogfighters looking for bait animals, and similar wrongos. (onegreenplanet.org)