conservation

[naturechris]

i was wondering which species are regarded as endangered and which are protected by CITES, and what is being done to protect them. personally i believe that all boarders should now be closed and steaper regulations/ punishments for people getting caught smuggling.
if we cant breed them...we shouldnt be allowed to keep them.
thanks

[invertasnakes]

Originally Posted by naturechris

i was wondering which species are regarded as endangered and which are protected by CITES, and what is being done to protect them. personally i believe that all boarders should now be closed and steaper regulations/ punishments for people getting caught smuggling.
if we cant breed them...we shouldnt be allowed to keep them.
thanks

Found this site a while back which was pretty interesting to read and study

http://www.iucnredlist.org/

Also found these on there


Poecilotheria metallica (Gooty Tarantula, Metallic Tarantula, Peacock Parachute Spider, Peacock Tarantula, Salepurgu)
Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica (Rameshwaram Ornamental, Rameshwaram Parachute Spider)
Poecilotheria formosa (Beautiful Parachute Spider, Finely Formed Parachute Spider)
Poecilotheria regalis (Indian Ornamental, King Parachute Spider, Regal Parachute Spider)
Poecilotheria rufilata (Reddish Parachute Spider, Red Slate Ornamental, Rufus Parachute Spider, Travancore Slate-red)
Poecilotheria striata (Mysore Ornamental, Striated Parachute Spider, Striped Parachute Spider)

[Oderus]

Originally Posted by naturechris

if we cant breed them...we shouldnt be allowed to keep them.

This is a vaild point but it can be a tough one to make a judgement on, in some cases there are things have been imported in good numbers for 10/20/30+ years and no one has yet had success in breeding or even keep them alive long term, in other cases there are those succeeding with things that were thought to be near impossable to get going in the past, It depends on whether the imports are hurting the wild populations or not, which is another can of worms .