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The Ramsar Bulletin Board, 9 February 2006
Report of Panama Bay Ramsar site Workshop now available. Recognizing the importance that the Higher Panama Bay holds for the local and regional biodiversity, at the end of 2005 the "Grupo para la Investigación Tecnoecológica y la Conservación" – GITEC- organized a workshop to familiarize the local Chinina and Aquendo communities with various tools to understand and use their wetland wisely. By applying a participative approach, the workshop covered such topics as the sustainable use of the mangroves, the environmental problems of wetlands, and options for their management. The theoretical sessions were complemented by field visits. The report can be seen here [in Spanish]. [09/02/06]
El Informe del Taller sobre el sitio Ramsar de Bahía de Panamá ya está disponible. Reconociendo la gran importancia de la Parte Alta de la Bahía de Panamá para la diversidad de especies de flora y fauna locales y regionales, a finales de 2005 el Grupo para la Investigación Tecnoecológica y la Conservación – GITEC- organizó un taller para proveer a las comunidades locales Chinina y Oquendo las herramientas necesarias para comprender y hacer un uso racional de su humedal. Aplicando un enfoque participativo, el taller abordó problemáticas como el uso sostenible del manglar, los problemas ambientales de los humedales, y opciones para su manejo. Las sesiones teóricas fueron complementadas con visitas de campo. Aquí.
New MOC between Ramsar and Barcelona Conventions. On 7 February in Nairobi, the Ramsar Secretary General and the Coordinator of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention) signed a new Memorandum of Cooperation between the two secretariats, which supersedes the MOC of February 2001. Peter Bridgewater's brief illustrated report is here. [08/02/06]
Slovenia's World Wetlands Day celebrations. The Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, together with the NGO "Danube Environmental Forum" represented in Slovenia by the "Society for Bird Studies and Nature Conservation", organized on World Wetlands Day 2006, in the freshly renovated City Museum of Ljubljana, a seminar on the functions provided by wetlands for life and development. Activities continued in Cerknica, home of the newly-designated Ramsar site, and then near the Skocjan caves Ramsar site. Ramsar's Tobias Salathé provides this brief illustrated report. [08/02/06]
Albania fêtes designation of new Ramsar site. Ramsar's Tobias Salathé was present at two-day World Wetlands Day ceremonies in the town of Shkoder and provides this brief illustrated report of what happened. [07/02/06]
Slovenia names intermittent karst lake to the Ramsar List. The Secretariat is very pleased to announce that on World Wetlands Day the government of Slovenia designated its third Wetland of International Importance, another one in which the distinctive karst landscape of the region has played an essential role. Cerkniško jezero z okolico (Lake Cerknica and its environs)(7,250 hectares, 45º45'N 014º23'E), already a Natura 2000 site, and Ecologically Important Area, and a Regional Park, is the largest and most typical intermittent karst lake in its region. Here is Dorothea August's description of the new site, with a number of photographs courtesy of the Notranjski Regional Park. [06/02/06]
World Wetlands Day today. Today, 2 February, is World Wetlands Day, a day (or in some cases, a week) when governments at all levels, nongovernmental organizations, wetland site managers, and citizens carry out celebrations to raise the public's awareness about the values of wetlands in general and about the Convention on Wetlands in particular. 2 February is the anniversary of the signing of the Convention in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, an appropriate date for WWD but not always a convenient one, especially in the northern countries. Nonetheless, in the coming weeks you'll be able to see reports of the imaginative activities that have been reported to us from all over the world.
The Secretary General, Dr Peter Bridgewater, is sending a special message on this day to everyone involved in WWD activities, one which relates this year's theme of 'wetlands and poverty alleviation' to the experience of people everywhere. In addition, readers will be interested to find additional insights in today's messages on the Convention's CEPA e-mail list. And we are very pleased to be able to announce that a number of new Ramsar sites have been designated for addition to the List of Wetlands of International Importance as of 2 February 2006 and will be announced today at ceremonies and presentations of site certificates in those countries. Details on these new sites can be found on the following pages:
Albania: Lake Shkodra and River Buna
France: Les étangs littoraux de la Narbonnaise
Guatemala: Parque Nacional Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo
Jamaica: Portland Bight Wetlands and Cays
Mexico: Cascadas de Texolo y su entorno; Estero de Punta Banda; Isla Rasa; and Manglares y Humedales de Tuxpan
Republic of Korea: Suncheon Bay
Romania: Dumbravita Fishpond Complex; and Mures Floodplain
Slovenia: Cerknisko jezero z okolico
Ramsar Secretariat staff are also participating personally in WWD celebrations today in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Slovenia, and Switzerland, and reports on these events will appear here soon. [02/02/06]
Republic of Korea announces new Ramsar site on WWD. The Ramsar Secretariat is very pleased to announce that the Ministry of Environment, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and the authorities of Suncheon City, has designated the Suncheon Bay as a Wetland of International Importance, as of 20 January 2006. This is the fourth Ramsar Site in the Republic of Korea, with a combined surface area of 4,519 hectares. On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, 2nd February 2006, the site management authorities are organising a designation ceremony to announce the Ramsar listing - the event, followed by the Korean Wetland Symposium, will be attended by the Senior Advisor for Asia-Pacific, Dr. Guangchun Lei of the Ramsar Convention Secretariat. HERE. [01/02/06]
In the front line: Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs. The economic value and life saving function of coral reefs and mangroves is brought into sharp focus in a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), one which underlines the vital role that these natural features play in tourism, stemming coastal erosion, and acting as nurseries for fish, including those in the multi-million dollar aquaria trade. The study gives a stark reminder of how coral reefs and mangroves are fast disappearing. Produced by UNEP's World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in collaboration with the International Coral Reef Action Network and IUCN-the World Conservation Union, the report can be downloaded in PDF format. Here are further details and a link to the download. [31/01/06]
Albania designates its share of Lake Shkodra. The Secretariat is pleased to announce that Albania's Ministry of Environment has placed the Albanian portion of a valuable transboundary wetland system onto the List of Wetlands of International Importance. As described by Ramsar's Dorothea August, Lake Shkodra and River Buna site (49,562 hectares, centered at 40°52'N 019°22'E) comprises the eastern side of the largest lake in the Balkan Peninsula, shared with Serbia and Montenegro (Skadarsko Jezero Ramsar site), as well as the River Buna with its near natural delta on the East Adriatic coast. The area includes a variety of habitats: freshwater, brackish water, woodland, freshwater marshes, wet pastures, sandy shore and rocky habitats supporting about 900-1000 plant species. Connection with the River Drin ensures the migration of mainly fish species from the Adriatic via Shkodra Lake to and from Ohrid and Prespa Lakes, such as the endangered Acipenser stellatus and Salmothymus obtusirostris as well as the critically endangered species Acipenser studio and Chondrostoma scodrensis. The site hosts about 25,000 wintering waterbirds, amongst them the endangered Oxyura leucocephala and the critically endangered Numenius tenuirostris. Threats arise from past and present practices of drainage for agriculture, uncontrolled development, changes in water regime, deforestation, illegal hunting and fishing, and introduced species. Shkodra (Skadar, Scutari) is known for its cultural heritage of more than 2000 years, e.g. the Illyrian walls and the ruins of a 600-year-old catholic church. Today the main activities are agriculture, stock raising, fishing and tourism.
Albania now has three Ramsar sites, with Butrint and Karavasta Lagoon, covering a surface area of 83,062 hectares. [30/01/06]
Algeria adds 16 additional Ramsar sites. Although the Republic of Algeria joined the Ramsar Convention in 1983, prior to the year 2000 there were only three Wetlands of International Importance in the country. Between 2001 and 2003, however, a greatly renewed interest in the Convention within the Direction Générale des Forêts and the active support of WWF's Global Freshwater Programme brought about the designation of an additional 23 Ramsar sites and the production of atlases of Algerian wetlands and Ramsar sites. In late 2004, an additional 16 new sites were designated and are now ready for adding to the Ramsar List, bringing Algeria's total number of Ramsar sites to 42, covering a surface area of 2,959,615 hectares. Ramsar's Assistant Advisor for Africa, Lucia Scodannibio, has provided a summary article and brief descriptions of all 16 new sites, based on the Ramsar Information Sheets that accompanied the designations. [26/01/06]
Chad's newest Wetlands of International Importance. The Ramsar Secretariat is pleased to announce that during a side event organized by DCFAP (Directorate for Fauna Conservation and Protected Areas, Ramsar's administrative authority in Chad) on the 14th of November 2005, which took place at Ramsar's 9th Conference of the Parties, Chad formally received the site certificates for two new Ramsar sites. The two large sites, situated in Chad's southwest, are the Plaines d'inondation du Logone et les dépressions Toupouri and the Réserve de faune de Binder-Léré. WWF's Global Freshwater Program provided valuable assistance to the government of Chad in the preparations for the designations. Chad now has four Ramsar sites with a surface area covering 4,957,068 hectares. Brief descriptions of the sites, prepared by Ramsar's Lucia Scodanibbio from the Ramsar Information Sheets that accompanied the designation letters, can be found here. [24/01/06]
National Inventory for Sierra Leone. The Ramsar Secretariat is pleased to report that Sierra Leone has recently brought to completion its National Wetland Inventory thanks to funds provided in the scheme of the Small Grants Fund 2002 cycle. The project led to the identification of a subgroup of wetlands including seven inland and coastal water-bodies comprising swamps, freshwater and brackish lakes, mangroves and mudflats; and the mapping out of key sites for conservation objectives. The methodology included several stages, starting from field observations to data analysis from publications and research reports to interviews and questionnaires with local communities. The inventory concluded that wetlands in Sierra Leone are substantially large and widely distributed, although threats do exist. Some of these include unregulated harvesting of turtles, tortoises, sharks and manatees, which were largely the result of the ten-year civil war. But solutions are being put forward, such as legislation review, community approaches, awareness programmes, the application of local bylaws and the integration of conservation issues in school curricula. The government intends involving local authorities, NGOs, communities and the private sector in developing and conserving wetlands for ecotourism and biodiversity protection. Consequently, the proposed follow-up activities are the organization of four workshops to review the inventory and ensure that it takes stakeholders' views into account, sensitization of local users around wetlands, organization of wetland site support groups for species conservation, weekly radio and TV shows. Three of the identified wetlands - Lake Sonfon, Rhombe Swamps, and Mamunta-Mayoso Wildlife Sanctuary - are also being considered for designation as Ramsar sites. This should be regarded as a high priority especially considering the fact that wetlands in Sierra Leone cover an area of 1.06 million hectares - 20% of the country - but currently the country has only designated one Ramsar site. While we wait for more news from the Administrative Authority, we again congratulate Sierra Leone for undertaking such a project under very difficult circumstances.
This SGF project dovetails nicely with a Ramsar/Switzerland Swiss Grant for Africa initiative on post-conflict assessment of wetlands in selected West and Central African countries. [24/01/06]
Mexico names two coastal Ramsar sites. The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the government of Mexico has designated two new Wetlands of International Importance, two coastal sites on opposite sides of the country, bringing Mexico's total to 60 Ramsar sites covering a surface area of 5,251,208 hectares. Ramsar's Adrián Ruiz-Carvajal has prepared brief descriptions in English and Spanish, and some photos provided by the authorities of one of the sites are appended at the bottom of the page. [23/01/06]
Ramsar mission report on Bluefields, Nicaragua. In July 2005 the government of Nicaragua informed the Ramsar Secretariat about potential ecological changes in the "Bluefields Bay Wetland System" (Sistema de Humedales de la Bahía de Bluefields) Ramsar site as a possible consequence of a proposed all-weather road from Nueva Guinea to Bluefields. In order to assess the potential impacts of the project on the ecological character of the wetlands and its ecosystem benefits/services, a Ramsar Advisory Mission (RAM) visited the area between 29 November and 8 December 2005, consulted with government officials, NGOs and local communities, and reviewed a number of studies. Bluefields has no road link and is currently accessible only by river and maritime transportation. Part of the proposed route is a rural road that can be used all year round, but other parts allow only seasonal traffic and the easternmost part is only a dirt track. Currently, the Ramsar site faces pressures from the expansion of the agricultural activities and associated deforestation; settlers are progressively encroaching over the Cerro Silva protected area, which will be crossed by the road, and the proposed road would have both direct and indirect impacts on the wetlands. The RAM mission report by Ramsar's Margarita Astrálaga and experts Manuel Felipe Olivera and Luis Enrique Sánchez covers the background and the present situation and offers a number of recommendations for the way forward. It can be read here[Spanish with English summary].Photos, too. [19/01/06]
Guinea names two Ramsar sites in the Gambia catchment. The Ramsar Secretariat is pleased to announce that during a side event organized by DCFAP (Directorate for Fauna Conservation and Protected Areas, Ramsar's Administrative Authority in Chad) at Ramsar's 9th Conference of the Parties, 14 November 2005, Senior Ramsar Advisor for Africa Abou Bamba presented Guinea's Namory Keita, Directeur national, Direction nationale de la Protection de la nature, with the certificates for two new Ramsar sites, bringing Guinea's total to 14 Wetlands of International Importance covering 5,587,861 hectares. Preparations for the designations of the new sites, Gambie-Koulountou (a National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) and Gambie-Oundou-Liti in the northwest of the country, were greatly assisted by WWF's Global Freshwater Programme. Ramsar's Assistant Advisor for Africa, Lucia Scodanibbio, has prepared brief descriptions of the two sites based on the Ramsar Information Sheets submitted with their nomination. [18/01/06]
Second Ramsar site for Kyrgyz Republic. The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the Kyrgyz Republic has designated its second Ramsar site. Ramsar's Shahzia Khan points out that the designation, effective from the first day of the 9th meeting of the Conference of Parties (8 November), is part of a conservation initiative by the Kyrgyz State Forestry Service carried out under the Ramsar Small Grant Fund on 'Ecological Assessment of Son-Kul and Chatyr Kul Lakes to Develop Management Guidelines and Support Proposed Listing as Ramsar Sites'. Chatyr Kul (16,100 hectares, 40°37'N 075°18'E), a State Reserve in Naryn Oblast, is a saline high altitude lake (3,530m asl.) in the Tien Shan Mountains with pristine ecosystem. The main inflow runs from the Ak-say river and the lake plateau is bound between the edges of At-Bashi (4,700m) and Kakshalto ridges (5,500m) with permanent snowfields and glaciers, forming the border between Kyrgyzstan and China. It is one of the few habitats for Pamir Brown-headed Gulls, a breeding area for Bar-headed geese, and crucial for nine species of moulting ducks, especially Tadorna ferruginea, representing about 40% of the global population. A significant population of IUCN Redlisted Argali Sheep (Ovis ammon) is also found grazing at the plateau. The absence of ichthyofauna, high transparency and shallowness of the lake support luxuriant growth of submerged macrophytes like Potamogeton and high population of rare invertebrates like Gammarus krevetki. Located near the Torugart Pass, the lake basin was once a part of the Silk Route, and remnants of a 10th century caravanserai can still be seen. Over hundreds of years, local nomads have been using the lake area for grazing horses in summer. [12/01/06]
India names six new Ramsar sites. The Secretariat is delighted to announce that the government of India has designated six new Wetlands of International Importance for the Ramsar List, effective 8 November 2005. Two of them, Hokera Wetland and Surinsar-Mansur Lakes, lie in Jammu & Kashmir state in the northwest and the latter is a site of significant religious importance. Another two, Chandertal Wetland and Renuka Wetland, are high- and lower-altitude sites in the nearby northern state of Himachal Pradesh. The Upper Ganga River site delimits an 85-kilometre stretch of the great river as it winds gently down from 204 to 183m in the state of Uttar Pradesh, and the Rudrasagar Lake site is a lowland reservoir in the northeastern hills of Tripura state. Ramsar's Shahzia Khan has written brief descriptions of the new sites, based on the Ramsar Information Sheets compiled by the Indian authorities with the valuable assistance of WWF-India, and provided a bit more background to the new designations as well. Click here. [11/01/06]
El Salvador's third Ramsar site. The government of El Salvador has designated its third Wetland of International Importance, as of 22 November 2005: Embalse Cerrón Grande (60,698 hectares, 14° 03' N 89° 04' W) in Chalatenango, San Salvador, Cuscatlán and Cabañas departments is an artificial water reservoir that constitutes the largest freshwater body in the country. According to the summary by Ramsar's Adrián Ruiz-Carvajal (and his Spanish translation below), the reservoir provides relevant environmental products and services such as fisheries production and hydropower generation, water filtration and flood control. The site serves as a place of refuge, breeding and resting ground for several thousand waterbirds, both resident and migratory, and hosts the largest duck populations in the country. Apart from having the largest freshwater fish diversity in El Salvador, it hosts 12 of the 14 native fish species known in the country. Other threatened species in the site include paca (Agouti paca), cougar (Puma concolor), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and the Red Brocket Deer (Mazama americana). Water pollution and eutrophication, deforestation, erosion, and the presence of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) constitute the greatest threats to the wetland. Ramsar site no. 1592. [10/01/06]
Embalse Cerrón Grande.22/11/05; Chalatenango, San Salvador, Cuscatlán y Cabañas; 13,500 ha; 14° 03' N 89° 04' W. Embalse artificial que representa el mayor cuerpo de agua dulce del país. El embalse provee bienes y servicios ambientales de importancia como la producción pesquera e hidroeléctrica, la depuración de aguas y el control de inundaciones. El sitio sirve anualmente como lugar de alimentación, cría y descanso de varios miles de aves acuáticas, tanto residentes como migratorias, y alberga las mayores poblaciones de anátidas del país. Además de ser el cuerpo de agua dulce con mayor diversidad ictiológica de El Salvador, alberga 12 de las 14 especies de peces nativos del país. Entre las especies amenazadas presentes en el sitio se encuentran el tepezcuintle (Agouti paca), puma (Puma concolor), ocelote (Leopardus pardalis) y el venado colorado (Mazama americana). La contaminación y eutrofización de las aguas, deforestación y erosión, y la presencia del jacinto de agua (Eichhornia crassipes) son las mayores amenazas a este cuerpo de agua.
Now available.Ramsar Advisory Mission report on Kopacki Rit, Croatia. Croatia's Kopacki Rit Ramsar site was placed on the Montreux Record in 1994, in a time of great political and military uncertainty, but in recent years a great deal of progress has been made in the wise use management of the Nature Park there, and Ramsar's Tobias Salathé visited the site in September 2004 to learn more about the present situation. His RAM report covers the background, the present management issues, and the considerable potential for transboundary cooperation with actual and potential Hungarian and Serb Ramsar sites in the Drava-Danube confluence floodplain. His brief report, illustrated with photographs, can be seen here. [10/01/06]
Japan adds 20 wetlands to the Ramsar List. During Ramsar COP9, on 10 November 2005 in Kampala, Uganda, the Ministry of Environment of Japan hosted a well-attended side event to announce the designation of 20 new Ramsar sites of very diverse character. Convened by Ms. Noriko Moriwake, the event included an opening speech and congratulatory remarks by Mr. Yoshihiro Natori, Director of Wildlife Division, and Mr. Takahiro Kuroiwa, Member of the House of Councillors of the Japanese Parliamentary League for increasing Ramsar Sites, expressed his pleasure in announcing the unique and underrepresented wetlands in Japan. Ramsar site certificates or diplomas were distributed by the Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention, Dr. Peter Bridgewater, to the representatives of local authorities of the new Ramsar sites. Here Ramsar's Shahzia Khan provides a brief report on the COP9 side event, including an overview of the new sites and the progress of wetland wise use in Japan, as well as brief descriptions of all the new sites for the Annotated Ramsar List. Go here now. [06/01/05]
Two new Parties bring Convention to 150. UNESCO has informed the Ramsar Secretariat that the Central African Republic and Barbados have deposited their instruments of accession on 5 and 12 December 2005, respectively, and thus the Convention will come into force for those states on 5 and 12 April 2006. The Central African Republic, which joined the treaty as amended in 1982 and 1987, named as its first Wetland of International Importance "Les rivières de Mbaéré-Bodingué" (101,300 hectares, 03°50'N 017°50'E) in an area of dense humid forest, the Forêt de Ngotto, in the southwest of the country near the frontier with Congo. WWF's Global Freshwater Programme provided the authorities with valuable assistance in preparing the site data for designation. Barbados, which joined the treaty as amended in 1982, designated the "Graeme Hall Swamp" (33 hectares, 13°04'N 059°35'W), a naturally created coastal wetland area with mangrove forests, a seagrass bed, and a shallow nearshore coral reef, which includes a 12-acre artificially-created lake that constitutes the largest body of inland water on the island.
At the turn of the new year, the Ramsar Convention now has 150 Contracting Parties, which have designated 1528 wetlands as Ramsar sites, covering a surface area of 129,557,675 hectares. [05/01/06]
Rwanda joins the Convention. The Secretariat is delighted to announce that Rwanda has become the 148th Party to the Ramsar Convention, and the treaty as amended by the Paris Protocol of 1982 will come into force for Rwanda on 1 April 2006. The new Party's first Wetland of International Importance has been named as Rugezi-Bulera-Ruhondo, about which the Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS) has not yet been received. The Secretariat welcomes Rwanda to the Ramsar family and is pleased to note the expanding coverage of the Convention in the region. [23/12/05]
Ramsar mission report for Serbia and Montenegro. Following substantial declines in waterbird counts at Montenegro's Lake Skadar Ramsar site, and questions about illegal building, poaching, and industrial pollution within the national park and the effects of planned peat extraction, the government authorities invited a Ramsar expert to assess the situation and offer advice. Here is Ramsar's Tobias Salathé's report on his October mission to the site, with its thorough description of the issues, praise for the authorities' efforts so far, and suggestions for the best way forward. This is Ramsar Advisory Mission no. 56. [20/12/05]
Zambia names Lukanga Swamps as third Ramsar site. At a side event organized by WWF International and the Centre for African Wetlands during Ramsar's 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties near Kampala, 8 November 2005, the Ramsar Secretariat was pleased to award Zambia's Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources, the Honourable Kabinga Pande, a site certificate for the designation of the Lukanga Swamps, Zambia's third Wetland of International Importance. These swamps, very important from both an ecological and a socio-economic point of view, mark the first of five new site designations that Zambia and the Secretariat are in the process of working through. More details and photos are available here. [16/12/05]
Venice workshop on international conventions. What difference do international designations make? What are their practical implications on wetland management? Such are the questions that brought the Province of Venice and the UNESCO Office in Venice, supported by the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Territorial Planning and the Veneto Region, in collaboration with the Ramsar Secretariat, to organize an international workshop on 21-23 November 2005 focusing on practical implications of international conventions on wetland management. Besides experts on the Venice Lagoon (from the CORILA research consortium and from local authorities), managers of Ramsar sites in the Italian Po Delta, in Spain (Doñana, Odiel marshes), Croatia (Kopacki Rit), Romania (Danube Delta), Tunisia (lake Ichkeul), Austria and Hungary (lake Neusiedl/Fertö), and a number of scientific experts from across Europe participated actively in the workshop's deliberations. Here is Tobias Salathé's report of the meeting and its conclusions. [09/12/05]
Advisory Mission report for Georgia. The Georgian Ministry of Environment asked the Ramsar Secretariat to provide advice to the experts who are preparing a compensation package (in accordance with Article 4.2 of the Convention) for the construction of Kulevi oil terminal inside the "Wetlands of Central Kolkheti" Ramsar Site. Accordingly, in August 2005 Ramsar's Tobias Salathé led a Ramsar Advisory Mission to evaluate the situation, and the resulting report covers the background and weighs the issues raised by the Convention's Article 2.5 on restricting Ramsar site boundaries in the "urgent national interest" and Article 4.2 on the consequent need for compensation. Here is his report. [06/12/05]


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What is Fragrantia?
Got an e-mail from Fragrantica today, notifying me about a give-away for a new perfume, Vagabond Prince, blended by the well-known nose, Bertrand Duchaufour.
Well cool; a new perfume company that only releases ONE perfume ? Now there's a refreshing idea !
However, when I went to the companies official website, all the links for information sent me back to... Fragrantica pages.
When I went to the trademark page, the person who held the trademark for this perfume also held one other trademark - the trademark for the Fragrantica website.
Cool, is what I say, and hopefully the perfume turns out to be something worthy, even if there's currently no information provided on how to buy the darn thing.
Last edited by Birdboy48; 12th December 2012 at 07:24 PM. Reason: My poor spelling.
What is Fragrantia?
Oops, I left out the "c".
I'm referring to Fragantica, the well-known perfume website.
Never been much of a speller I'm afraid.
I think Basenotes is better!
They're marketing their own fragrance? Scary.
Cool name for a frag though.
I think one of the Fragrantica founders is painting the bottle... I am certainly interested in trying it, but it looks like it could be pricey.
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Might suit me
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I think "Vagabond Prince" is the company and "Enchanted Forest" is the name of the fragrance. I'm not exactly sure what the connection to Fragrantica is.
It's the project of Fragrantica's "Zoka" (Zoran Knezevic) and his wife, Elena:
About the perfume:
About the artwork:
Last edited by 30 Roses; 13th December 2012 at 01:18 AM.
The thing that gives me pause about this fragrance is that the scent is composed around the "Blackcurrant" note which is not my favorite note. It will be interesting to see how it is done and if the supporting notes and blend end up been greater than the sum of it's parts.
will test it for sure
Arent you a little short for a stormtrooper?
and their forum:
I did wonder about that...
Actually some fragrance companies and fragrance endeavours attempt to launch their own scents with varyng degrees of success.
L'Artisan made Aedes for Aedes de Venustas. I understand this is quite nice.
There were a few scents marketed for the e-tailer Fragrancenet.
Lucky Scent/Scent Bar recently released their own offerings.
As with all scents, a test with the nose is in order.
"No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this." Desert Rose by Sting and Cheb Mami, Album 1999.
And wasn't there an abandoned attempt to produce a Basenotes fragrance ??
Given the depth of Fragrantica's involvement in the perfume world, I suspect this stuff will be "interesting" at the very least.
Not interested. It needs more cliches in the name.
Just found out I won a free sample of this stuff. I'll wait with baited breath.
I recognized a few other Basenoters on the winners list as well.
Great! I'm looking forward to reading reviews by BNers.
Yikes I won a sample ! Odds were almost 17-1, if my math is correct.
Now, if only I could beat those odds in some other areas of life !
Then again, perhaps they just wanted to make sure that an adequate number of BNers got samples.
Whatever the case ( and given what the retail price may end up being ) I'll take it !
Last edited by Birdboy48; 17th December 2012 at 11:51 PM.
Just my sample of this stuff tonight. I just put it on a few minutes ago, so I can't give it much of a review, but I can say that this is quite different from anything I can think of. The Black Currant certainly dominates, but there is a lot more there. I am not sure yet if I like it, but I am sure glad I have a sample. This is certainly not bad - so far...
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I just posted this on the female side (didn't realize I was over there- doh!) so I'm copying and pasting the content below because I'm lazy .
Mine came in the mail today as well and just dabbed some on my wrist. I apologize for not possessing the descriptive skill necessary for the reader to get an accurate impression of the fragrance. I am vague because I don't want to come across as a pretentious poser, but I know what I like and so far (30 minutes in), Enchanted Forest is a like. I detect a sweetish wild berry and something coniferous floating in the background. Hope the dry-down doesn't disappoint. My main concern is if it might be too feminine.
I just transferred the dabber vial contents to a spray vial so maybe I can give a better impression after a more complete wearing. Again, so far... pretty nice.
Thanks for posting birdboy. Won a sample and its good. It has a fruit aromatic after shave smell at the start and dries down to a spicy hot floral vanilla.
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Any opinions I post here about frags only reflect MY PERSONAL TASTE and only my personal preference which could change at any moment.
The top and middle were quite a bit more interesting than the base imo.
Got a sample as well. Only smelled it in the vial so far, but it is definitely interesting from what I've sniffed. Have to get an atomizer from Sephora or something to give it a proper wear.
Need to spend more time with it, but my initial impressions are: Very strong black currant note in the opening that is a bit on the sweet side (reminds me of those black currant candies that come in a tin) and a little bit spicy/peppery; this dominates for the first 20 to 30 minutes and then the coniferous aspect begins to emerge--the fir balsam absolute is the most apparent of the 'forest' notes--I also get some cedar. With the base, a touch of amber and vanilla enters. At this point, everything has come together, not in a blend where all has blurred together, but in a sense that each aspect of the fragrance has settled into its respective, separate place--nothing has disappeared completely from the fragrance--and the various parts are working in harmony.
A couple interesting things I noted while wearing this:
It seems to go back and forth between dry and wet. At first I thought it was going to be bone dry, but then it suddenly became damp, and then dry again, etc.
Also, there's a 'red wine' note in the pyramid, and this seems to come out about two thirds of the way in. It's kind of like some of the currant notes from the opening (but not all, because some remain fresh) fermented and became wine. When I smell it, I know I'm smelling the currant, but it could also be described as wine.
The currant takes on many, many roles in this fragrance. For example, at one point it became a cold wind passing through the "forest," and later the basis of the wine note described above.
There's a lot going on when you look at this on the whole. And it changes a lot while wearing it--just when you thought one phase has ended and another is in full swing, the previous stage reemerges and dominates again, this time slightly altered in some way.
It opens very strong, but settles to a moderate level after about an hour.
I'm not sure how much I like it yet--I know I don't dislike it. I've certainly enjoyed analyzing it. Now that I've sort of picked it apart in my mind, I'll be able to focus more on the simple enjoyment of it during a 2nd wearing.
Definitely glad I got a chance to sample this. It's interesting.
Quite different than what I expected... The first 30 minutes to an hour were tough to get past as this stuff comes on strong and smells like (wait for it)... hard liquor spiked relatively tart tropical fruit punch! It softens considerably afterwards and becomes much more wearable, but I am not sure if this is something I would want to wear. I will have to get a few more wearings in before I can really evaluate it, but BD does get points for innovation here...
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I just heard about this, since I love coniferous notes I'll have to snag a sample. Thanks for these comments.
"The force that through the green fuse drives the flower // drives my green age..." Dylan Thomas
Enchanted Forest, created by Bertrand Duchaufour, is inspired by blackcurrant and the mystery of Russian forests after rain. Herbaceous green notes mingle with aromatic balsam fir, tart and tangy dark berries, vetiver and resins in what Duchaufour describes as a spicy woody chypre.
It officially launches in January, but I tested a pre-launch sample and really enjoyed this natural, earthy gem that's worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Timbuktu. Here is a master perfumer at the top of his game backed by a new fragrance company, Vagabond Prince, willing to spend the money on high quality ingredients and artisan packaging.
Duchoufour harmonizes the many and varied notes of this unisex eau de parfum and nature sings:
Top: Blackcurrant leaf, pink pepper, aldehydes, sweet orange (traces), flower cassis, hawthorn, effects of rum and wine, rosemary, davana.
Heart: Blackcurrant buds absolute, CO2 blackcurrant, Russian coriander seed, honeysuckle, rose, carnation, vetiver
Base: Opoponax resinoid, Siam benzoin, amber, oakmoss, fir balsam absolute, Patchouli Purecoeur, castoreum absolute, cedar notes, vanilla, musk
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What to make of all those notes??
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
I've got a sample of this on the way (thanks to a fellow Basenoter *waves*) I can't WAIT for it to arrive. I really have no idea what I'll think of it...it's not something I would have thought of, but it sounds really, rather loveable. And the bottle is gorgeous!
Other threads for reference:
One of the ladies on Fragrantica kindly sent me her sample. My husband and I like it, but both of us prefer it on paper where the conifer notes stand out more. I could see spraying it onto my fragrance locket.
On skin, it's warmer and muskier, better on my husband than on me.
Lots and lots of blackcurrant in this! A great note.
I found it innovative, but quite unwearable and I did not care for it at all. Pass...
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I loved the blackcurrant note in Paestum, so I've got high hopes.
Sounds interesting.
Thanks for the info and sharing your impressions.
Personally not a fan of blackcurrant in perfume, so that'll be a pass for me too.
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Just received a sample of this and...it smells just like taking a bite out of a ripe berry in the middle of a pine forest! First thing to hit me was a total BIG JUICY RIPE PURPLE BERRY. That must be the black current, though I didn't know what to expect a black currant to smell like. Then, somewhere in the background, the pine forest comes in. It's true to a pine forest, NOT a fake pine forest, but a real one. A misty, foggy, pine forest dripping with fresh rain. And berries.
When I smell this I totally see the wet misty pine trees, all around me, pine needles and wet earth and green stuff under my feet. Oh, and a big JUICY ripe berry that makes me want to take a bite out of my arm. Yum.
I can't necessarily see wearing this in the summer (it's dead of winter here but I definitely think this might be a early spring/fall/winter scent. I won't know until I try it in summer though.)
Love at first sniff. Loved it so much I think I might have over-applied it, lol. TOTAL comfort scent. Just a touch syrupy, but not bad. Not something I'm likely to wear all the time, but I might wind up with a FB of this anyway. I haven't even got to the drydown yet.
I think Duchafore did exactly what he set out to do. EXTREMELY unisex, too. I could see a man wearing this every bit as easily as I'm wearing it.
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7 hours in, the 'pine' is almost completely gone. It's now warm woods, just *hinting* at vanilla, musky, with the black currants flittng in and out.
No longer evokes images of walking through the pine forest, now it's a warm, cozy cabin.
Still loving it. I will definitely wear this again, and again.
^Great review!!!
That's pretty much the way it is for me, too. Very interesting scent. I agree that a guy can wear it. I'm not really big on highly fruity scents - but this is tolerable. I may prefer it on clothing, because I get more of the freshness, which I love, on paper. My skin knocks some of the more interesting notes out of play.
I love it enough that I grabbed my sample for another day's wear!
I'm really not sure I can see wearing this *out* most of the time. It's...I don't know...not the impression I want to project to others? Does that make sense? It's like a private comfort scent for me, I love it, and it's absolutely delicious!
Any idea of how expensive/50ml? I am a fan of Duchaufour's work, so I am guessing it will be on the high side, based on your comments re:quality.
Wondering how that would smell with all those notes.
140 Euro -184$
Seems like every available form of blackcurrant was included, leaf, concentrated buds, and even the "air". To me that may be quite overpowering of the other notes, especially more delicate ones.
Some of the included notes are quite intriguing to see how they would interact, but it does sound like the blackcurrant is the main feature. Unfortunately I feel like this will be like 1697 Frapin, which was all over the place and didn't feel finished to me.
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i also recieved a sample vial. i like it alot- sniffing right from the container you get much more pine/fir/balsam. on skin it is 90% currant. not a bad thing, but i prefer the more pine-y smell. $184 for a 1.7? ill pass, as it isnt that good. its great at $70 or $80 but almost $200? no.
I have now worn it twice. It is nice, and different from anything else I have, but I don't think I love it. It is very overpowering with the blackcurrant - which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on if you like it or not. I certainly enjoy my sample, but I will probably not be owning a full bottle... but I am an impulse shopper, and this could still grow on me yet.
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The bottle shown in the press material is 3.4 ounces:
I've only seen speculation about price, nothing official.
Here is a YouTube review:
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I think it's $184 for a 3.4 ounce bottle (which is a pretty big bottle, to me. Maybe not to some others.)
I'm waiting for it to come out in the states. It might be cheaper over here than it is over in Paris, so I'll decide if I want to buy when I see how much it is over here. (I'm hoping it's cheaper. And I'm leaning towards "buy".)


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Comments On Aug 30, 2014:Got a good year out of it, and it still looks great. probably have about 3 or 4 thousand miles on it. Highly recommend.
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Comments On Apr 04, 2014:Simply the best sprocket I have ever purchased. Thought it was a gimick but it was not. Ride pretty much every weekend and still holding up after (2) years. I would not buy antthing else based upon my experiance
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Comments On Mar 13, 2014:VERY NICE. BEST SPROCKET FOR THE PRICE!
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Comments On Dec 11, 2013:Looks great and has lasted very well so far
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Comments On Oct 02, 2013:There is nothing like a twin ring sprocket will buy nothing but twin rings.
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Comments On Jun 17, 2012:I've had a few of the Renthal alloy sprockets and whilst they look great and are light as a feather, they wear out super fast, (compared to other similar alloy sprockets). I thought I'd try the twin ring as the steel outer ring should make it last a very long time. As with all Renthal sprockets, it looks great and the quality appears to be very high. I've done one desert race with this sprocket, (6 hours of riding on my KTM 505 SX) and the teeth are already showing signs of wear. That's with a new front and new high quality X-Ring chain. The OEM KTM alloy sprockets last better than this. I'll try the Supersprox version next time.
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Comments On Feb 15, 2009:Nicely engineered. I will let you know how well it lasts.
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Comments On Sep 03, 2008:I bought this for my kx125 and i ride hard, through mud, up hills etc. and there is still no sign of wear I will definatly buy this for every bike i ever own.
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As a parent, the worst thing in the world is when your child is upset. Will, our 6-year-old, was devastated when our family dog chewed the nose of his best friend, Teddy.
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Thieves broke into the garage behind Bill Wehmeyer's house last Sunday, making off with loads of tools, specialty tires and rims, and even food he bought for the Super Bowl.
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Opinion by Mike RendaGeneral Manager, WJBK Fox 2
My recent editorial asking for your ideas on how to redefine Detroit resulted in some very good, specific feedback.But I believe the recent blitz to reduce the blight right here in the Brightmoor neighborhood is a shining example of a grassroots effort that is working to improve the quality of life for it's residents.In truth, it's an opportunity to redefine the neighborhood.Brightmoor had become the city's epicenter of illegal dumping.People from all over came here to dump tires, furniture and plain old garbage. Overgrown brush and dilapidated structures made the dumping all too easy. Enter the Detroit Blight Authority, a non- profit organization headed by Bill Pulte.Their efforts netted 70 -thousand pounds of trash and hundreds of tires.They cut down overgrown brush, dead trees and their work is already making a huge difference. Their goal is to create a blight free zone in the 14 block area between West Outer Drive and Lyndon. It's vital that the blight authority and other community blight reduction groups expand their efforts to other communities. The fact is they can't do it without financial support from both government and private sources. In my mind it makes perfect sense to use the unspent dollars from the federal hardest hit fund originally designed to assist underwater home owners.Bill Pulte put it perfectly when he said, "this is a massive problem that will require funding from many sources."We need to figure out how we all can support this worthwhile effort.I'd like to hear from you. Please add your thoughts in the comment section below.


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Oh man, Sarah! I really hope he doesn't say anything. That's just scary.
One would hope that this guy would realize that his friend was crazy and won't mention it. I'm worried for you and hope that they guy doesn't put 2 and 2 together.
"Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
I confess that it's a **** shame I can't post a picture of Lore and I that I got this weekend because I look too fat in it. Sigh.
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ETA: Not to imply that you're prettiness was in any doubt. I just mean that you look good, whatever you weigh.
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Aw dude, don't feel like crap. DO something. I know that when I feel like a hog, one week of a good diet and exercise and I feel loads better. For me, it's often just five pounds (even if I have 20 to lose) and I feel great again.
Of course, now I'm a total load and I can't do anything about it, so I'm simply refusing to allow anyone to weigh me until 6w postpartum. SERIOUS, about that, too
I go through phases where I feel like I look like those "people of walmart" chics that wear too little clothing and have too much body to share Then I go through phases where I feel thinner. I always feel thinner when I exercise regularly, even though my weight only varies by about 7 lbs.
I know Mulan mainly from Kingdom Hearts 2.. I love those games. They usually get the main actors to do the voices for the game, and I love all the Disney movies they use. Good times
I have to vomit at this guy's FB statuses. So he was an alcoholic and went to rehab. In there, he found Jesus. That's cool and all, but he's turning in to this extremist. It's like he replaced one addiction with another, right? And his FB statuses now are all "God has a plan for your life" "On fire for God" and other things like that.
If you are down with Jesus for a better life, that's really cool. But for anyone to be extreme in anything, not cool.
I agree one addiction for another and and I swear you must all be talking about my MIL and SIL with the religious Fb quotes. Yikes. The entire month of November with Thanksgiving and "each day post what you're thankful for" was nothing but a serious of bible verses and "on fire for god" type things.
I kept waiting for her to ask me why I hadn't thanked god a single day.
I confess that I'm annoyed with myself. I need a kick in the butt.
I confess that my dad just called me in tears. They are almost sure that my mom is going to stop treatment. It isn't working. Now it is all about managing her pain. I had been making plans for my brother's and I to spend a weekend with them next month, just the five of us. Now I wonder if next month is too far away.
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Balinese style villa with two detached buildings, surrounding the swimming pool. The villa is set privately within a walled garden.
Although you are surrounded by mountains and countryside, the villa is one of the most centrally located on the island, 10 minutes from the west coast of Phuket where all the main beaches are and also 10 minutes to the town of Patong with its beautiful beach, shops, restaurants and night life. 15 minutes to the south is Phuket Town with some of the best restaurants on the island. The 'Central Festival' shopping mall and Tesco supermarket are located just 5 minutes drive away between Phuket Town and Patong for all your food and shopping needs.
Both club houses at Loch Palm golf course and Red Mountain golf course are 2 minutes from the villa if you would like a quick drink or bite to eat, both clubhouses are open from 6.30am to 8pm all year round.
Travel 10 minutes from the villa to the East Coast and you find the two main marinas, where many of the boat tours start from and from where you can tour the wonderful Andaman sea up to James Bond Island or down to the beautiful island of Phi Phi or you can go fishing for Tuna, snorkel with tropical fish or just find a quiet beach and relax in paradise.
This beautiful villa is in the perfect location for you to make the most of your holiday in Phuket.
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- Bathrooms3
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- Dining RoomSeats 8
- Living RoomSeats 8
- KitchenFully fitted kitchen with oven, microwave and utensils
- EntertainmentCable TV, DVD player
- InternetWireless broadband internet
- Distance Beach10 minutes drive to Patong Beach
- Distance Airport30 minutes drive
- Distance Phuket City10 minutes drive
- FeaturesCheap Rental, Children Allowed, Fully-furnished, Pets Allowed, Private Swimming Pool, Smoking Allowed
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Anyone who knows anything about the kind of offense Mike Leach runs knows wide receivers are an integral part of said offense. Not just good receivers, but great ones.
Fans got a chance to see that in the Crimson & Gray scrimmage Saturday at Joe Albi Stadium. Marquess Wilson led the team with four catches for 149 yards and a touchdown. Dominique Wilson had 121 yards.
Both played well on Saturday – no question. But still, Leach said he is not completely satisfied. Speaking to reporters after the spring game, it was as if the coach was calling them out, particularly Wilson. He demanded more out of them not only when it counts – in games – but at practices, too.
"The two of them need to be guys who can consistently do that in practice," said Leach. "If they want to be good players that periodically make great catches, that's where they are right now. If they want to be guys who can consistently – and be great receivers – right now they're good receivers, they're not great receivers. If they want to be great receivers they need to practice and play with that sense of urgency every snap in practice."
Wilson, obviously a speedster, and obviously a talented receiver, has been knocked down the rung a time of two this spring. From time to time Leach has placed him with the third team players - a wakeup call to show the kid he has potential if he puts his mind to it.
In a way Wilson didn't do himself any favors on Saturday. His excellent performance probably set a new, higher bar for himself. And now he, and Coach Leach, have something to look at say, "look at what you can do!". It is up to Wilson to rise to the occasion.


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I am always looking for fun, simple, interactive ways to do math with my kinders. I especially like activities that they can become independent at, but produce something so parents can see what we've been working and I can evaluate student progress. And, like my students, I am very tired of pages that require them to show what they know by coloring. COLORING IS BORING! Five year olds like to DO things, and by golly I am going to give them what they want!
So my students learned how to decompose numbers in a hands-on experience with unifix cubes, and then continued to develop the concept using 1" squares of construction paper in a representation of the cubes. They glued the squares into decomposition patterns and recorded the corresponding addition sentences.
(And just in case you're wondering - YES! I do use the word decompose when I tell my kiddos what we're doing. I like for them to hear the grown up word for what they're doing. So I sprinkle in the big vocabulary for the kids who love new words and also mix in some other expressions like, How else can you make 5? or What's another way to build the number 8?)
But I digress. Back to this week's math activities. I introduced the concept of breaking numbers into 2 parts using 2 colors (green and orange) of unifix cubes. I had cubes, and so did each students. Everyone also had a whiteboard and dry-erase marker. We started VERY simple.
Day 1: Introduce decomposition with Unifix cubes
Ok everyone, I want you to hold up 5 green cubes that are all connected in a stick. Show me a stick of 5 green cubes.
Great! Look at your cubes. How many green ones do you have? (5) How many orange cubes are in your stick? (0)
I could write an adding sentence about my cubes! What would the adding sentence be for the green and orange cubes in my stick? (The answer is 5+0=5, which I recorded on my whiteboard after a student provided the equation.)
Super! Now let's trade one of our green cubes for an orange cube. Hold up a stick that still has 5 cubes, but now one of them is orange. Look at your cubes again. Now what would my adding sentence be? (4+1=0, which I also recorded)
Then we repeated the process using another set of cubes (3 greens, 0 orange). This time we traded cubes together and all of the students recorded the addition sentences on their personal boards too.


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Preach Frank! Preach! So yesterday it came out that Larry Sanders was cited back in January for cruelty to animals. Apparently he left his puppy German Shepards out in 17 degree weather for hours on end with no food and water. Now I don't want to get into a whole thing about 'some dogs are fine in that weather blah blah blah' but I think we can all agree that PUPPIES outside for that long in winter is no bueno. On the flip side, let's not make him out to be Michael Vick either. But to say Larry's been rolling in 2013 is an understatement. We gift him a 44 million dollar deal in the off season and since then he's been totally inept on the court, gotten into a fight at a club where he broke a bottle of champagne on some bro's head, needed surgery on his hand after said fight at the club which will have him out 6 weeks, gotten a tattoo with the word 'receive' spelled incorrectly , and now the animal cruelty charges. Your Milwaukee Bucks ladies and gentlemen! Where sh!tshows happen!
PS: If only Dalton were still around at Club 720 to stop Larry. Your too stupid to have a good time!