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After the incident where 50 exotic wild animals were released in Ohio, the ASPCA wants the Governor of Ohio to put an immediate ban on the sale and possession of exotic animals.

Ohio is one of only eight states that doesn't regulate the owning of exotic animals.

The ASPCA said:

Tags: aspca, ban, exotic animals, governor, ohio

There is real Jaws ofd the coast of Russia!!

A man-eating shark has attacked three victims in the past week, so, naturally, Russian authorities hired professional fishermen to find and destroy it.

Tuesday governor Sergey Darkin announced:

“We are planning to take out a number of fishing boats to catch sharks in the near future,”

According to the governor, they've got local authorities, scientists, emergency response specialists working on this special operation. Sounds like a lot of people. Don't they know all they really need is three men and — if you're lucky — a bigger boat??

Guess the Russian government is trying to avoid any sequels.

[image via Jaws]

Tags: attack, fishermen, fishing, governor, jaws, response, scientists

Was a bear cast in Real Housewives of New Mexico?

Surveillance video near the Governor Susana Martinez mansion caught a bear overturning trash cans over the weekend, looking for food.

The governor thinks the animal was driven out of it's habitat by the states drought - but we think the bear was sent my one of her political rivals. (dramas!)

On Monday, Martinez reminded New Mexicans:

“In order to ensure our own safety and the safety of New Mexico’s wildlife, it is important that we all avoid encouraging animals displaced by the drought conditions and recent fires from visiting our homes and communities… take proactive steps to keep animals away from your home by removing or safeguarding items like pet food, bird feeders, and — as Chuck and I learned this weekend — trash cans.”

See the bear on the surveillance footage above!

Tags: animals, bear, caught, food, governor, mexico, new mexico, real housewives, video, wildlife

At least he's loyal to his dog!

There's no telling how much Arnold Schwarzenegger is going to lose in his upcoming split - but it seems like he will not part with his pooch.

The cheater / ex-Governor was seen walking back to his car with his gorgeous pup after lunching with friends at Cafe Roma in LA, Saturday.

Arnie looked to be in a great mood for the weekend, spending some time with his dog and friends and taking out the old Hummer for a spin.

[Image via GSI Media.]

Tags: dog, governor, pic, pooch, split, target, walking

Adorbulous!

The Governor’s office in California is a bit more lively these days with the cute addition of Sutter, the 7-year-old corgi.

The adorable pooch was officially declared as California’s First Dog last month and has quickly become a beloved fixture at the Capitol.

Check out the video above to see a day in the life of this prestigious pup.

Tags: adorable, california, dog, governor, pooch, pup, video

WTF???

The governor of Russia's remote Chukotka region, must not understand the meaning of the word "endangered."

Last week he signed a decree allowing the area's indigenous people to hunt and kill 29 polar bears each year, including 19 females.

Russian wildlife campaigners condemned the move, saying the polar bear was already threatened by a shrinking habitat and rampant poaching.

One wildlife campaigner, said the decision would

"threaten the survival of the polar bear in the Russian Arctic and will have not only ecological but serious social and political consequences for us."

The authorities defended the partial lifting of the ban, arguing that hunting polar bears for their meat and their fur was a traditional part of local Chukchi culture in the Russian Arctic. They said hunters would not be allowed to export bear skins or to sell bear meat commercially.

Russia's decision to allow polar bear hunting for the first time since the Soviet Union banned the practice in 1957 was made possible after the Kremlin signed a treaty with the United States governing both countries' polar bear populations on either side of the Bering Strait.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: bear, bears, campaign, commercial, endangered, governor, hunter, hunting, indigenous, polar bear, population, teddy, wildlife

Alaska has notified the federal government that it plans to sue unless they correct or repeal the decision to designate a portion of the Arctic as critical habitat for polar bears faced with the effects of climate change.

Republican Gov. Sean Parnell insists the Obama administration's habitat designation covering 187,000 square miles will delay jobs and increase costs of resources development projects important to the state.

While Parnell argues that the new habitat designation in the oil-rich Arctic (now we see what he REALLY cares about) could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost economic activity and tax revenue for the state, the added protection for the endangered species only requires federal officials to consider whether a proposed action or project would adversely affect the polar bear's habitat.

This really isn't a big surprise because according to the attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, which filed a lawsuit to get the animals listed and the critical habitat designated, says Alaska has opposed every Endangered Species Act listing to date.

While the governor argues in protest that "the polar bear is one of the most protected species in the world", we'd like to argue a little more protection couldn't hurt.

Do U agree with the Obama administration's new policy for protecting polar bears or do U think think it will "hurt" Alaska's economy?

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: alaska, animals, bears, endangered, governor, polar bear, protect, protection, protest