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Post by eric2 on Apr 28, 2008 11:24:14 GMT
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Post by apple on Apr 29, 2008 0:14:42 GMT
And what South African government have been doing with their giant snail fauna?? Forbidding trade for captive breeding ( maybe one of the most effective ways to save endangered species...) but allowing local people to kill them ( to have their shells or to eat) and habitat destruction that seems to be the biggest problem ( as usual).
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Post by eric2 on Apr 29, 2008 7:58:03 GMT
i read somewhere it has been legal to export snails from south africa since 2001 however i have only found one person who is willing to do it
luckily they dont mind travelling ;D
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Post by apple on Apr 29, 2008 22:58:26 GMT
What?? lool. How...?? LOOL. Did you found someone that is about to send achatinidae alive from south africa??
Is the first time I hear that... I have been in contact with some south africans ( some sell shells btw...) and they say it´s illegal and that south africa is one of the worse countries concerning export of alive wildlife...
But, now you put me curious, I have to ask sellers about it... If you are right would be a very, very good thing... Just to remind some people here that might not be aware, that south africa has some wonderfull snails, like A. varicosa, A. zebra and several other species...
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Post by zirliz on Apr 30, 2008 0:00:15 GMT
i read somewhere it has been legal to export snails from south africa since 2001 however i have only found one person who is willing to do it luckily they dont mind travelling ;D That is interesting it's a pity so many animals are endangered we're fast approaching a 6th mass extinction and this one will have been cause directly and indirectly by man making it very different from previous ones.  |
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Post by craigb on Apr 30, 2008 18:56:21 GMT
This is exactly the sort of species i've been looking to breed a true conservation project. Are there any in the uk at all?
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Post by eric2 on Apr 30, 2008 18:57:22 GMT
nope
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Post by AlienSnail on Apr 30, 2008 20:03:27 GMT
I hope someone manages to help the species out. Perhaps several of us could volunteer to try to breed them if we ever manage to get hold of any, and document the best conditions.
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Post by eric2 on Apr 30, 2008 20:16:42 GMT
i ahve had a word with some people in SA and gave them the exact location mentioned on the website fingers crossed
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Post by apple on May 1, 2008 4:09:15 GMT
Curious... I really hope things go well...
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