By Veronica Vicente |Staff Writer| The Los Angeles zoo and Botanical Gardens commenced their annual zoo lights festival on Nov.18, which featured thousands of lights and animal installations to spread holiday spirit. The event brought together more than 170,000 visitors and was awarded the Best Choice Travel award by USA today. Among walking inside, there are several lit paths that take you to different exhibitions of the zoo. “The Lair”, which represents for living amphibians, invertebrates and reptiles was the only exhibition open to the public. It contained a giant green snake covered with bright lights on top of the rooftop,greeting the guests as they walked … [Read more...] about Thousands gather for Festival of Lights
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Welcome to Disney’s Animal Kingdom
By Steffanie Martinez |Staff Writer| On Earth Day in 1995, Disney’s Conservation Fund was established to accomplish a meaningful mission to protect wildlife, wild places, and connect people with nature. Now, 20 years since it started, the fund has contributed $40 million in forms of grants to support hundreds of nonprofit organizations, according to Disney’s newsletter. This has resulted in them being able to protect more than 400 different species. In celebrating the 20th anniversary, they are unveiling a new initiative to protect the planet. “We are working with leading conservation organizations on this effort to develop and implement a comprehensive, measurable strategic … [Read more...] about Welcome to Disney’s Animal Kingdom
County Museum scores on cultural and natural history
By Ivanna Carlos |Staff Writer| The San Bernardino County Museum, located in Redlands midway between Los Angeles and Palm Springs, is perfect for family fun, children, and student interest. The San Bernardino County Museum, was founded in the early 50’s in Bloomington, California, is a regional type of museum with collections and exhibits relating to cultural and natural history. It moved to its present location in 1974 complete with an upper level, lower level, and an outside to view. The upper level, which is named “Life in the air”, contains different halls, which include a land bird hall, water bird hall, and a schuiling gallery. The land bird hall contains birds you may … [Read more...] about County Museum scores on cultural and natural history
Natural History Museum captures moments in time
By Marlyn Rodriguez |Opinions Editor| The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles is quite a sight to see. Walking in, there is a display of two dueling dinosaurs ready to engage in a fight as they welcome the visitors. The museum is made up of a variety of displays that showed different species that lived on different continents throughout a variety of eras. Some of the animals are still commonly seen and some are endangered or extinct species. Life sized displays replicate the animals in their natural habitat. The artwork and detail put into these displays was incredible and exquisite. All of the animals looked like they were alive while surrounded by a real … [Read more...] about Natural History Museum captures moments in time
Chronicle news briefs
by Essence Dennis |Staff Writer| Mexico legalizes Vigilantism (Jan. 27) Mexico has legalized vigilantes after they captured a cartel leader. The self-appointed group of citizens captured “four top leaders” from the drug cartel known as “Knights Templar.” The government allowed the group to become part of a civilian group referred to as “Rural Defense Corps.” “I believe this is a really positive thing that’s happening in Mexico, the cartels are a big problem and the police (that aren’t corrupt) need help,” said student Miguel Rincon Jr. Incredible findings in sloth fur (Jan. 28) Sloth fur has been found to have a type of fungi that carries anti-parasitic, anti-cancer and … [Read more...] about Chronicle news briefs
PETA’s treating animals unethically
By Andy Quintana |Staff Writer| There are a lot of students who are advocates for animal rights. Many were shocked at the revelations that the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is mistreating animals. The Huffington Post released an article that shed a dark light on the inner workings of PETA by showing pictures of sheltered and surrendered animals being killed at the hands of the organization. I believe if organizations such as PETA wish for us to place our trust in them then we should be able to fully investigate and bring to light their corporate ventures. “While claiming to be an animal rights organization, PETA does not believe animals have a right to … [Read more...] about PETA’s treating animals unethically
World News briefs
By Daniel DeMarco |Staff Writer| Oct 18: UN Security Council seat rejected by Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN security council and the country rejected the seat, according to Aljazeera. Saudi Arabia attributes the decision to the Security Council's failure in carrying out duties to resolve the Syrian civil war or punish the Syrian president's regime. Oct 19: 3,000 miles of Dead Ocean According to ENENews, a man sailed across the Pacific Ocean from Osaka, Japan to San Francisco, where the sailor described the sea as "dead." He reported seeing hardly any wild life, but instead saw "garbage in astounding … [Read more...] about World News briefs
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