It's unfortunate that our love for reptiles and our selfish need to own one has potentially caused this problem. If we are willing to pay for them, people in underdeveloped countries will do anything necessary to get money into their hands; even destroying populations by capturing gravid females and habitat destruction.

Its easier to turn the other cheek and pretend it's not happening, but what are we gonna do when we realize we exterminated one of our greatest loves in life? Just say "oh well" or blame it on someone else?

What can we do to help conserve the populations before its too late? Buy captive bred only? Education?

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• What % of wild monitors are taken - roadspawn, Wed Jul 5 18:45:44 2006
• RE: What % of wild monitors are taken - FR, Wed Jul 5 20:07:46 2006
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• RE: Something for yous twosss should - FR, Fri Jul 7 15:50:35 2006
• RE: Something for yous twosss should - mampam, Sun Jul 9 02:18:40 2006
• RE: What % of wild monitors are taken - FR, Thu Jul 6 14:00:37 2006
• RE: What % of wild monitors are taken - mampam, Thu Jul 6 20:33:51 2006
• RE: What % of wild monitors are taken - FR, Fri Jul 7 08:48:36 2006
• RE: What % of wild monitors are taken - mampam, Fri Jul 7 11:56:33 2006
• RE: What % of wild monitors are taken - HaroldD, Fri Jul 7 12:43:42 2006
• RE: What % of wild monitors are taken - mrcota, Sat Jul 8 09:54:55 2006
• RE: What % of wild monitors are taken - mampam, Sun Jul 9 02:09:27 2006