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RE: the Noah's Ark method of conservation...

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Posted by: a153fish at Mon Jun 28 10:14:12 2010   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by a153fish ]  
   

Of course habitat destruction is the real problem. Take the Eastern Indigo. Have they been over collected? I think not. There habitat is being destroyed to make way for money making developments. But the original post was asking how our captive breeding is helping to conserve populations. The answer is NONE. If the land they live in no longer exists. But this is all based on the assumtion that Reptiles are in fact disapearing all over the globe. I don't think we can really determine that, other than habitat destruction. I believe populations of animals and plants fluctuate. One year harsh weather may reduce populations of a particular species and then they can easily recover when conditions improve. Remember most snakes can double and triple clutch when conditions are optimum. Fluctuation is how nature works in almost every area. Cycles everything is cycles!
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