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Doug Wynn is putting on a presentation of our state's rattlesnakes at 7pm tonight at Blacklick Park.
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>>Doug Wynn is putting on a presentation of our state's rattlesnakes at 7pm tonight at Blacklick Park.
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>>U.A.P.P.E.A.L.
>>Uniting A Proactive Primate and Exotic Animal League
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Uniting A Proactive Primate and Exotic Animal League

Ehh take good notes...

Jason

LOL. I plan to. Some people have had some "discrepencies" with Doug Wynn. I have never met him, so I will make my own determination. Regardless.....he knows more than me...so it would be worth it for me to attend and learn as much as I can.

Chris
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Uniting A Proactive Primate and Exotic Animal League

Doug is a very good guy and an entertaining speaker. In the field, he is one of the best! I wouldn't exactly say we agree on all issues (I am just a young lad), but he is a pleasure to talk to and is extremely knowledgable. I have learned much from him and hope to be able to learn more. Have fun.

Jason

Overall the presentation wasn't quite what I had expected, although he did give some good information. I had lots of questions that I was asking regarding the whole PIT tagging deal. That's my biggest problem overall. However, he was able to answer most of my questions and he will be emailing me some articles that I can read up on regarding the process and some of the zoos experiences with it. I think the presentation was more for boy scouts, hunters, etc. than anyone else. He does seem to be a pretty nice guy and very knowledgeable individual.

Chris

>>Doug is a very good guy and an entertaining speaker. In the field, he is one of the best! I wouldn't exactly say we agree on all issues (I am just a young lad), but he is a pleasure to talk to and is extremely knowledgable. I have learned much from him and hope to be able to learn more. Have fun.
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>>Jason
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Uniting A Proactive Primate and Exotic Animal League

I used to worry a bit more about PIT tagging and still do to some extant. Having now been involved first hand I can say I have personally recaptured PIT tagged animals. A couple of these were 3 and 4 time recaptures and some were gravid as well.

The number of researchers around the country currently using this technique with success seem to speak on its behalf. Could everyone end up being wrong? Sure, but I think as a whole PIT tagging is a very small issue. Populations are crashing because of improper land management, habitat destruction, and habitat fragmentation.

That being said, the procedure is still invasive and the person must know what they are doing. It can easily be learned though.

Were you ever able to hook up with anyone for some venomous training??

Jason

Jason,

I definitely see your point. These are also some of the things that Doug mentioned. I still wish to learn more about it, but as for now, it seems to be ok for the most part. However, I feel that the need to PIT tag our pets is a bit on the extreme side.

As far as the venomous training, unfortunatley, I have been unsuccessful in that endeavor. I am still looking, so if you happen to have any ideas of someone who can help and hopefully aren't that far from Columbus (although I will drive a decent distance if necessary) then please let me know!

Much appreciated,

Chris

>>I used to worry a bit more about PIT tagging and still do to some extant. Having now been involved first hand I can say I have personally recaptured PIT tagged animals. A couple of these were 3 and 4 time recaptures and some were gravid as well.
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>>The number of researchers around the country currently using this technique with success seem to speak on its behalf. Could everyone end up being wrong? Sure, but I think as a whole PIT tagging is a very small issue. Populations are crashing because of improper land management, habitat destruction, and habitat fragmentation.
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>>That being said, the procedure is still invasive and the person must know what they are doing. It can easily be learned though.
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>>Were you ever able to hook up with anyone for some venomous training??
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>>Jason
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U.A.P.P.E.A.L.
Uniting A Proactive Primate and Exotic Animal League

I agree about the captive animals and PIT tags.

No help on the venomous keepers unfortunately as well...

Jason