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Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 56, Issue 19
Geez, that is skrewd and totally bass-akwards... the world never ceases to
amaze me. Meanwhile, back at the "ranch," the Exons of the world are buying
up land everywhere and "unintentionally" plowing them under :-(
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:00 AM, <killietalk-request at aka_org> wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 11:37:25 -0500
> From: Sue & Charles Harrison <csharrison at inkmaker_net>
> Subject: [Killietalk] animals/wildlife/conservation
> To: killietalk at aka_org
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> Is Crenichthys baileyi still in the hobby? Can
> anyone keep this fish? are there restrictions on
> this one also/still?
>
> Charles H
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:39:22 -0700
> From: Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] animals/wildlife/conservation
> To: killifish discussion list <killietalk at aka_org>
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> Sue & Charles Harrison wrote:
> > Is Crenichthys baileyi still in the hobby? Can
> > anyone keep this fish? are there restrictions on
> > this one also/still?
> >
> > Charles H
> >
> It is a marvelous aquarium fish, but still quite illegal to keep in
> captivity, here.
>
> BTW, not only USA's endangered species are prohibited. Our Endangered
> Species Act of 1973 allowed for no grandfathering. What is worse, as
> soon a any other foreign govt. declares a species endangered or
> threatened (like Brazil with most of their annuals) those species are
> immediately prohibited in our tanks by the ESA. This is truly stupid,
> and I think the AKA needs to whip up a lobbying effort to get some sense
> written into these laws. As currently enforced, they do more to prevent
> maintenance than to help preserve species.
>
> Wright
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> whuntley at verizon_net 760 872-3995. Cell 760 937-2276
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 13:05:49 -0600
> From: "Roger Langton" <rlpanchax at comcast_net>
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] animals/wildlife/conservation
> To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
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> Wright is correct in saying that Brazil has placed many animals, including
> most, if not all of the popular South American annuals, on an in-country
> threatened species list. This means that it is prohibited to collect, let
> alone ship, any of these listed species. This type of regulation is likely
> to be implemented by other countries as well. It is clear that we need to
> breed the fish we currently have in the hobby. Wild imports, whether from
> commercial, scientific or hobbyist collectors, are less and less likely to
> show up in the coming years. Every killifish species we lose now may not
> be
> replaceable.
>
> Over the years I have more and more respect for the people who have spent
> large amounts of money and taken health risks to collect fish for the
> hobby.
> All the of the fish we have now were once found only in nature and
> somebody
> had to collect them and bring them back alive- not an easy task for many
> of
> our popular species. We should have a Collector's Hall of Fame in the AKA
> and other aquarium societies.
>
> Roger
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wright Huntley" <whuntley at verizon_net>
> To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 12:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] animals/wildlife/conservation
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> > Sue & Charles Harrison wrote:
> >> Is Crenichthys baileyi still in the hobby? Can
> >> anyone keep this fish? are there restrictions on
> >> this one also/still?
> >>
> >> Charles H
> >>
> > It is a marvelous aquarium fish, but still quite illegal to keep in
> > captivity, here.
> >
> > BTW, not only USA's endangered species are prohibited. Our Endangered
> > Species Act of 1973 allowed for no grandfathering. What is worse, as
> > soon a any other foreign govt. declares a species endangered or
> > threatened (like Brazil with most of their annuals) those species are
> > immediately prohibited in our tanks by the ESA. This is truly stupid,
> > and I think the AKA needs to whip up a lobbying effort to get some sense
> > written into these laws. As currently enforced, they do more to prevent
> > maintenance than to help preserve species.
> >
> > Wright
> >
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> > Wright Huntley - 805 Valley West Cir., Bishop CA 93514
> > whuntley at verizon_net 760 872-3995. Cell 760 937-2276
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