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troy h
at Sat Apr 21 09:42:27 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by troy h ]
One of the things that we (as a hobby) need to do is to make sure that we (like deer hunters) can point back and say "this is how we support herp conservation".
There is a lot of talk on here about "economics of west Texas" and "rights" but a lot less talk about how we give back.
Those of us who collect data and specimens for universities are contributing to our knowledge base . . . but can we do more?
Several herp societies have "Grants-in-herpetology" - do you support those societies and their Grants? Can you do more?
TPWD has a Wildlife Diversity License plate that many of us bought. . . but can we do more?
I think a key in this fight (and in rehabilitating our hobby in the eyes of TPWD and the legislature) is for us (in the future) to be able to say "we support herp conservation" and "let us count the ways" - that will certainly carry more support with the urban conservationist-bend representatives than "ecomomics of small west Texas towns"
Perhaps we could get Kingsnake and other herp businesses to set up a conservation fund like the "NRA percent" - when I buy firearms supplies on line, there is a place to donate to the NRA every time I make a purchase . . .
Troy
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 What can you do for your resource??? - troy h, Sat Apr 21 09:42:27 2007
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