I would argue that the captive bred reptile industry is infinitely more profitable than the wild caught one. I think that these laws hurt commerce, restrict the flow of knowlege and passion about native wildlife, and are simply ignorant about the needs of the animals themselves. More over I think that in today's eco friendly political climate that politicians would be wise to do more than just greenwash. People will gather behind someone they can trust on environmental issues.

I believe in plenty of conspiracy theories and money trails, but some things you can chock up to plain ignorance.

Reminds me of a quote my father always used to say...
If you will not lead you are bound to be led by people less qualified than yourself.

Politicians are not scientists. They hire scientists and then the try miserably to only adopt the parts that are convenient for them to get ELECTED.

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