The goal of SDHS??

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Posted by Barry on January 26, 2001 at 20:17:50:

Having seen from a distance what seems to be the goal of the "new" SDHS and having received a personal e-mail from the new president, it seems that there is quite a bit more emphasis on conservation than captive propogation. If I'm wrong, I welcome a follow up. If this the aim, then having private breeders speak at the meetings is going against the grain isn't it? While we, as a whole, can never do enough to conserve and educate, captive propogation is the only insurance/back-up for animals to survive. Everyone knows that this world is getting bigger, so what are we to say when humans worldwide have encroached on reptile areas and none of these animals were bred, marketed, and are almost extinct or gone completely? "Oh well, we tried". I'm sorry, but that isn't good enough. Just to leave endangered animals in their "endangered" native homes, and put a few on display isn't going to cut it. We need to learn, study, and market those animals that are either difficult to breed or endangered and apply some economics for them to survive. I wish that things could be in a utopian state and animals were protected and abundant, but they aren't. Should anyone have a different stance, I'd appreciate their input. I would think that the goal of the SDHS would be a 50/50 view on this and not lop-sided. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong....

Barry

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Re: The goal of SDHS?? Jeff Lemm 01/27/01 (4)
- Re: The goal of SDHS?? Barry 01/28/01 (3)
  - also..... Barry 01/28/01 (2)
    - Ok Barry... SteveS 01/28/01 (1)
      - Re: Ok Steve... Barry 01/28/01 (0)
Dont get me wrong................ SteveS 01/26/01 (2)
- No worries, I'm not.......(more, kinda long) Barry 01/27/01 (1)
  - Re: No worries, I'm not.......(more, kinda long) SteveS 01/27/01 (0)
Re: The goal of SDHS?? joe r. 01/26/01 (0)
Re: The goal of SDHS?? joe r. 01/26/01 (0)
Re: The goal of SDHS?? steve bozsik 01/26/01 (1)
- Way to go barry(right to the point) Aztec ED 01/26/01 (0)

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: Having seen from a distance what seems to be the goal of the "new" SDHS and having received a personal e-mail from the new president, it seems that there is quite a bit more emphasis on conservation than captive propogation. If I'm wrong, I welcome a follow up. If this the aim, then having private breeders speak at the meetings is going against the grain isn't it? While we, as a whole, can never do enough to conserve and educate, captive propogation is the only insurance/back-up for animals to survive. Everyone knows that this world is getting bigger, so what are we to say when humans worldwide have encroached on reptile areas and none of these animals were bred, marketed, and are almost extinct or gone completely? "Oh well, we tried". I'm sorry, but that isn't good enough. Just to leave endangered animals in their "endangered" native homes, and put a few on display isn't going to cut it. We need to learn, study, and market those animals that are either difficult to breed or endangered and apply some economics for them to survive. I wish that things could be in a utopian state and animals were protected and abundant, but they aren't. Should anyone have a different stance, I'd appreciate their input. I would think that the goal of the SDHS would be a 50/50 view on this and not lop-sided. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.... : : Barry

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