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bast
at Sun Feb 21 18:33:27 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bast ]
I have kept herps for my entire life. This move is not an attact on people who love herps it is an effort to protect our native wildlife from extremely irresponsible people who released or didn't properly confine their pets. I hope that these people are found and severely punished for what they have done to the Everglades.
All the Lacey Act restricts is moving animals across state lines. That shouldn't affect much for the good or bad.
NOW the feds need to impose similar measures against the horticultural industry and community and the aquarium people as well.
Florida is SUCH a mess. Exotic plants and animals should all be illegal in FL as EVERYTHING can live there! Those people live in FL! What else do they want?
Why do you do any of this if you are not interested in your own native wildlife. It is ignorant comments like those that I have read here that make me agree with more restictions on the reptile keeping community. Maybe I don't want to do this anymore? I spent 8 days looking for herps in southwest FL a couple of years ago. I found lots of Anolis sageri and no native anoles.
It is very sad. People in the reptile community are not insterested in conservation.
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Brian
"The Earth was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by your children."
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RE: Gotta voice my 2 cents... - bast, Sun Feb 21 18:33:27 2010