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Re: KillieTalk Digest V2 #318(Species maintenance)
>In a message dated 8/2/98 5:31:37 AM, Raymond ROMAND writes:
>
><<I might go further saying that I do not believe too much in
>any killifish association as being really involved in conservative projects
>despite some attempts to do so.>>
>
> Why is this? (Snip)
I think the essential reason is that this is a hobby and most people are in
it for that reason. Conservation of a species is more like a professional
commitment. I would suggest that we really need to focus on a very limited
number of species. To qualify a species needs to be documentedly threatened
and needs to be attractive to hobbyists. For the genus Nothobranchius, for
example, something like 10 species were nominated in the past for
conservation efforts. However, as far as I know, only one species is
documentedly under threat, namely N. rachovii KNP Black. I suggest
therefore that those of us interested in Nothos focus on that species for
conservation. This free other hobbyists to concentrate their efforts on
other truly threatened species. I realize that there are plenty of those,
but we will need to make some decisions. Even having done that, I am a bit
pessimistic about the chances of a group of hobbyists, whose ability to
contribute over the long term is not guaranteed, being able to sustain such
a program.
Nevertheless, we have to fight the good fight. Don't give up the idea, but
focus it.
Barry Cooper
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