Unfortunately, Florida will issue an incidental take permit to include Eastern indigos as well. As you may recall, I posted such a case on here a few months back.

As for treating the infected population, that has been attempted before, with desert tortoise populations in California, and has proven to be ineffective for an entire population.

Culling the infected animals, while placing the rest into quarantine and relocating those specimens which do not harbor the disease is perhaps the most effective tool.

As sad as it sounds, once the state has issued the permit, it is very rare to have such revoked.

I know we have a few folks down in the sunshine state. Would any of you be willing to track down teh names and addresses of the local legislators for that area?

Perhaps a mail and e-mail campaign would at least convince those in power to look at ther options...



Jeff

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• Gopher Tortoises to be buried in FL -- Indigos?? - mrand, Mon Jan 10 20:28:42 2005
• RE: Gopher Tortoises to be buried in FL -- Indigos?? - Eric East, Tue Jan 11 07:13:13 2005
• RE: Gopher Tortoises to be buried in FL -- Indigos?? - epidemic, Tue Jan 11 08:31:17 2005
• bottom line? - DeanAlessandrini, Tue Jan 11 10:41:41 2005
• Yep.. - oldherper, Tue Jan 11 13:26:30 2005
• "Its Tree Huggin Time!!!" - Fred Albury, Tue Jan 11 14:58:00 2005
• RE: "Its Tree Huggin Time!!!" - mrand, Tue Jan 11 16:06:58 2005
• RE: Gopher Tortoises to be buried in FL -- Indigos?? - shadindigo, Wed Jan 12 19:56:28 2005
• RE: Gopher Tortoises to be buried in FL -- Indigos?? - georget2, Tue Jan 11 19:46:54 2005
• RE: Gopher Tortoises to be buried in FL -- Indigos?? - PHILFRANK, Tue Jan 11 22:52:16 2005
• I agree Phil.............. - Fred Albury, Wed Jan 12 13:17:30 2005
• RE: Gopher Tortoises to be buried in FL -- Indigos?? - georget2, Wed Jan 12 17:28:03 2005