SURELY no one believed there would always be wild caught animals available in a place as unique and isolated as Madagascar?



Of course it will close to export, many countries have done this already, and really, who can argue against that? Look at Madagascar, its a small island, its got a lot of animals found nowhere else in the world, and the destruction of the primary forest is happening at a phenomenal rate. There will be nowhere for these animals to live except nature preserves that are in their natural range. A lot of the species collected and imported now only have "protected" areas left in their habitat range... So when all of the area outside the preserves are depleted, the demand for these animals is going to essentially force illegal collection, and potentially devastate an already dwindling number of animals. What other choice is there but to stop importing?



Theres been talk of this for a long time now, and eventually, yes, it will happen... but is that time now? Clearly not.
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