i know this may be off topic a bit, but the USFWS took away the right (without a permit) to own a raptor/bird of prey. funny, cause the demise of at least the peregrine was caused by ddt....anyways, it was falconers that showed people how to breed, propogate, and reintroduce the peregrine. we(falconers got organized...NAFA....lawyers, etc.) i can tell you that the fed often has an agenda. alot of us falconers, thought hey my bird is gonna be off the list. nope. before long they had a rule that even "look alike" was regulated. some of us thought a hybrid would be off the list cause its not native? wrong. some of us thought captive bred would be safe? wrong. EVERYTHING regulated, permitted, form xxxx, and alot of stuff just no way, forget about it. It started slow, at first it was just hey no wild caught peregrines...okay, then something else, and before long everything. dont think for a minute your particular reptile is not on their list. They dont want any propogation of non-native wildlife/reptiles.....but to be fair, they dont want any propogation of native reptiles either!!!

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