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cris78 12-26-2006 01:29 PM

Boa Conservation
 
Does anybody know of any captive breeding programs in which endangered Boas such as the Island Boas are bred then reintroduced into the wild?

kmurphy 12-26-2006 02:07 PM

Not sure why you want this. If it's for research then the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Fund has a program for the Round Island Boa. The Round Islands are to the east of Africa way off Madagascar. Just Google Casarea dussumieri or Bolyeria multocarinata.

If you're looking to release your boas into the wild then I don't know of any programs for that.

cris78 12-26-2006 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmurphy
Not sure why you want this. If it's for research then the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Fund has a program for the Round Island Boa. The Round Islands are to the east of Africa way off Madagascar. Just Google Casarea dussumieri or Bolyeria multocarinata.

If you're looking to release your boas into the wild then I don't know of any programs for that.


just wondering if there is any preservation of the rare boa species in the wild under way

Metachrosis 12-26-2006 03:23 PM

Acouple of Zoo's in Costa Rica are working with several different forms of BCI.
Most are already on the market.They do have some "stuff" that has yet to be made public.

M/

crotalusadamanteus 12-26-2006 07:02 PM

I believe any consevation efforts would only involve protection laws, and enforcement. Seems reptiles are not deserving of the same sort of effort we put into the Bald Eagles, or California Condors, or the Bison.

It would be nice to have such an effort started though. Of course, what's to stop people from collecting them AGAIN, and depleting the new population these efforts would create? Laws would have to be made as well.

Good thought though IMO.

Rick


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