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bmendyk
at Mon Jan 19 09:27:35 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bmendyk ]
Under no circumstances, ever, will captive ball pythons here in the United States, or europe for that matter, will ever be released into the wild for consevation purpases. It is silly to think that we are all doing "our part" in conservation by breeding and keeping ball pythons, as well as other species. Yes, it is increasing a species population here in captivity, however, these animals cannot and willnot ever be rereleased. As good as it might sound, it will cause an ecological catastrophy, especially because of all the pathogens that have been floating around in captivity, as well as the weak genes cause by selective breeding for morphs.
If we really wanted to conserve, the ball python, or other species, you must first start with stopping the exportation of hundreds of thousands of ball pythons each year. Do you not think that by sending thousands of adult females over here to the states, to found our breeding projects, is not taking a horrible toll on the wild population over there?? It is our greed that is attributing this. Soon, if no legislation is done to protect the species, as well as others, they will no longer exist in the wild, only in captivity. And there will be nothing that we can do to "re-stock" wild populations, because of the ecological threat.. What's gone is gone...
bob
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a bit about conservation.... - bmendyk, Mon Jan 19 09:27:35 2004