Posted by:
spottedturtleman
at Sun Dec 7 06:14:17 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by spottedturtleman ]
I have to agree. The selfrighteous conservationist who talk about saving reptiles always seem to disagree. I do worry about the transformation of disease. I know that some california desert tortoise populations were destroyed because of RELEASED desert tortoises with respiratory illness. But animals that have never been in captivity I think would be fine. I have relocated spotted turtles, box turtles, painteds, and redears(feril of course). I have found some of these turtles 10 years later doing fine. (You kinda remember a box turtle that has a name carved in to it, or a 2legged painter). I went to a local nature center to tell them that a spotted turtle population was in the line of a road project , I was told that spotteds were not endangered so there was nothing they could do. I relocated 15 adults and 10 subadults to another swamp. My only regret is that I didn't find more. I did however fine 8 dead turtles is one day of walking after work had started. I have been scolded more than once by my peers ,but while they preech conservation people like us are doing it.
[ Hide Replies ]
- To collect or not to collect, that is the Question. - smokeysshadow, Sun Dec 7 00:19:01 2003
 RE: To collect or not to collect, that is the Question. - spottedturtleman, Sun Dec 7 06:14:17 2003- RE: To collect or not to collect, that is the Question. - paalexan, Sun Dec 7 10:14:00 2003
- RE: To collect or not to collect, that is the Question. - RichardFHoyer, Sun Dec 7 14:00:30 2003
- My Opinions >>> - chris_mcmartin, Sun Dec 7 20:33:27 2003
- Sustainable yield - Jeff Schofield, Mon Dec 8 01:57:41 2003
- Thank you all for the replys - smokeysshadow, Tue Dec 9 01:48:11 2003
- Unpopular reply! - chuckelliott, Tue Dec 16 18:59:18 2003
|
