Actor and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto joins the fight against rhino poaching, a snake in Texas shuts down the weather service, the 'Game of Thrones' goats might face extinction, and the cutest baby monkey we've ever seen. Get these stories and more in this week's wildlife news roundup.
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NEWS SOURCES
TIGER TEMPLE RAIDED
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/05/thailands-famous-tiger-temple-raided-for-suspected-wildlife-trafficking
HAWAII IVORY BAN
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28063053/banning-the-sale-and-trade-of-ivory-or-rhino-horn-in-hawaii
GOURMA ELEPHANT POACHING
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31373711
LETO FOR RHINOS
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/environmental-crime/poaching/jared-leto-joins-wwf-to-fight-for-africas-rhinos
GOT GOATS
http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/how-the-icelandic-goats-from-game-of-thrones-almost-went-extinct
BLUE-EYED BLACK LEMUR
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2015/02/11/blue-eyed-lemur/
TEXAS SNAKE DEBACLE
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Rattlesnake-Causes-North-Central-Texas-Radar-Outage-291457171.html
MAMBA FIGHT
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/watch-rare-footage-of-a-black-mamba-fight
DRUNK GORILLA SLAM
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/in-the-field/in-the-field/in-photos-drunk-mountain-gorilla-punches-wildlife-photographer
COLOBUS CUTIE
http://www.stlzoo.org/about/contact/pressroom/pressreleases/baby-colobus-monkey1/