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Our Jaguar Joins Beyond-Tucson
From the Beyond-Tucson website: “The tragic shooting events of January 8, 2011 shook our Tucson community, affecting each of us deeply....
Chica Jo
Jan 2, 20122 min read
New Zealand’s National Aquarium Hosts Our Eel!
Velvet is currently on display at the National Aquarium in Napier. How cool to go see our handmade tuna, as well as the real live...
Chica Jo
Dec 28, 20111 min read
Velvet Swims to Hawke’s Bay
Thanks to the flexibility and patience of Gabriela Gomez Fell and others in Hawke’s Bay Velvet was enjoyed by many, including visitors to...
Chica Jo
Dec 27, 20111 min read
Tuna in Wellington!
Due to all the busy-ness here in the desert with the growing jaguar tapestry, one would think that with regards to the dear eels that a...
Chica Jo
Dec 16, 20111 min read
Velvet’s Pak-n-Save Swim to Featherston’s Community Centre
An excerpt from Featherston Community Centre’s November Newsletter: “Greetings from the Featherston Community Centre! VELVET: the...
Chica Jo
Nov 15, 20111 min read
Nathalie Aall’s Rainforest Reality
Nathalie Aall, who recently received her masters in biological sciences (with a focus on herpetology) from West Virginia’s Marshall...
Chica Jo
Nov 14, 20111 min read
Jaguar Spotted in Tucson Mountains!
Ok, it’s a jaguar made by of old clothes and scrap fabric, but it’s a beauty… and it’s growing every day! I hope you’ll join me and...
Chica Jo
Nov 13, 20111 min read
Details of Jaguar Head and Tail…
I thought it would be sweet to share some of the little details of biodiversity within the jaguar’s home range (from the Amazon to...
Chica Jo
Oct 29, 20111 min read
Velvet Deals With the Oil Spill
D.O.C. – Te Papa Atawhai Ranger Trudi Ngawhare was sad to send a a message recently that due to the situation with the Rena in Tauranga...
Chica Jo
Oct 29, 20111 min read
Our Jag Joined National Geographic and NPS at the 2011 BioBlitz!
On day one, local school kids flooded the park and this crazy jaguar lady tried to teach an uncountable number to sew on the BioBlitz...
Chica Jo
Oct 25, 20111 min read
Velvet Returns to the Wairarapa and Mt. Bruce!
Velvet, the tapestry tuna, is on display in all her present glory at Pukaha Mt Bruce over the school holidays. It takes a lot of work...
Chica Jo
Oct 18, 20111 min read
Velvet Competes with Rugby World Cup!
At well over 40 meters and growing (so much that the postal service is afraid of us!) Velvet recently appeared at the Sir Edmund Hilary...
Chica Jo
Oct 17, 20111 min read
Introducing: “Sewing Spots Together”….. Make Room for the Jaguar, NZ Eels!
“Sewing Spots Together” uses hands-on, public art making to bring people in Arizona and beyond together to discover and value the...
Chica Jo
Sep 22, 20112 min read
Mataroa School Gets the Eely Word Out!
The Eel Woman did not have the pleasure of visiting Taihape and the kids at Mataroa School. However, their freshwater-conservation-minde...
Chica Jo
Sep 15, 20111 min read
Eel Kissing!
Yep, not only did their teacher, Rowena Bullen, kiss a local eel but fellow teacher Robyn Donnelly and their wee youngsters created a...
Chica Jo
Aug 18, 20111 min read
Kaitiakitanga Abounds
Cathie Christensen comes from a family that has been kaitiaki for native bush just to let biodiversity thrive for over 70 years. She grew...
Chica Jo
Jul 26, 20111 min read
Video of Velvet at 30 Meters…
Here it is…… well done Pippa and Kim: Cheers!
Chica Jo
Jul 19, 20111 min read
Taniwha Eel Exhibition Begins !!!
Too Long to even see the whole tail!
Chica Jo
Jul 19, 20111 min read
Runanga’s Eel and Bubble Wrap
Blair Trish and her gang it Runanga did a lovely job with their piece of the tuna: Including the infamous Bubble Wrap Fellow: It’s on...
Chica Jo
Jul 19, 20111 min read
Kaniere EnviroSchool Kids Share Their Piece of the Tuna!
Look at the simply stunning shapes and colors in Kaniere’s section: It’s on it’s way to Northland (the “Tail of the Fish”) to join the...
Chica Jo
Jun 20, 20111 min read
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