Disappointing that some of the private keepers have up to date CITES
and Import permits for Phelsuma specifically when I don't know even one zoo in
the US that does. I even have permits for some of those
SPECIES.
Do we
know ANY US zoos who have proven track records with some of the species in
question? P.serraticauda, P.flavigularis, P.guttata especially. I
can name keepers off the top of my head who do... Would have been nice to
re-export some of these to a few German keepers in particular in order to assure
future success.
Jamie
>>>>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----Hi Magnus and all,
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Subject: Re: [Gecko] Phelsuma confiscation rumor
Thank you for the information on this sad topic. I still have to say that I think the company
in question is to be held responsible for killing these animales ( if that�s what have happened).
I have spoken to an inspector, in fact the one that confiscated the animals and he assured me that no animals were euthenized and all were placed with zoos all over the country. U.S. Fish and Wildlife makes every effort to see to it that confiscated animals are well taken care of and delivered to institutions that have the knowledge to keep the animals. I agre that private breeders with a known track record would be the best choice but U.S. Fish and Wildlife cannot allow CITES animals such as these, into the pet trade even though they also acknowledge that many private keepers are better suited for this than are zoos! In any case the rumor that these animals were killed needlessly is nothing more than a rumor!
Don Wells
You'll notice that a turtle only makes progress when it sticks
out its neck.
