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Posted by: Aaron at Mon Jun 14 23:47:51 2010   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Aaron ]  
   

Yes I think the "snapshot in time" is a very good reason to keep locality. I did not mean to imply it wasn't. I was in part saying that I don't think most locales will change much over the lifetime of the keeper.

In fact I have thought about this and I think the "snapshot in time" we get from keeping locality herps and from researching them does have scientific and edjucational value. In the case of ones like your speckled kings where their habitat no longer exists there might even be conservation value. Seeing living examples of diversity that has been lost probably has a more dramatic impact than photos and written words alone would to inspire people to preserve what remains.

I think another thing good about locality relates to "extinction" in the hobby. The locality stocks being bred today may never be used to replenish wild populations but ever changing laws might cause alot of species to become "extinct" to the hobby in the future. Myself, I would like to see as many forms available within the hobby as possible.

   

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