Chad Arment, the author of Varmints: Mystery Carnivores of North America, routinely shares updates of news related to cryptozoology via his “Strange Ark.”

Here are some recent links of interest. Click on the link to read more about the noted topic:

Extent and Speed of Lionfish Spread Unprecedented (along the eastern US seaboard)

Auburn professor is confident the magnificent ivory-billed woodpecker is not extinct

Ballad of Nessie: Disney has a new animated short coming.

Leopard photographed in Yemen for the first time (via Kevin Stewart)

Not so eagle eyed: New study reveals why birds collide with man-made objects

Rare Andean cat no longer exclusive to the Andes (New population found)

An article on the extinct whorl-toothed shark

A Florida panther track in the St. Johns River area

A new description of a stingless stingray (already known in the pet trade)

A new pit viper from Vietnam

A new small “jaguar” catfish from the Amazon

New species of zombie-ant fungi discovered in Brazil

A varmint killing cattle in Texas

Harp seal on a NC beach

A big cat prank in Australia

Someone released a tegu in Hawaii

A dodo skeleton was found in an Irish pub

A huge alligator gar caught

A possible new spider found in Seattle (WA)

Some Japanese deer like to chew on chains