Asian Arowana Ban Being Removed in the US?

[davo]

yea US - QUIT WINNING

 

[loach43]

We'll need horse tranquilizers to stop winning over the ban

 

[Timpon]

I realize you Brits are used to seeing the word 'Winning' when discussing the USA. However, I think the word you're trying for is... whining.

I'm guessing you don't follow soccer or most forms of motor sports oddball?

 

[Jesse]

actually CITES is NOT the reason of the continual ban (there are CITES approved farms), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the US is. problem is i think the asian aros are still endangered IN THE WILD, or at the very least, no one has proved that the wild population has re-established. the wild population is what matters as far as the ESA is concerned, so unless the farms start dumping aros back into the wild and show that the population is increasing, or someone show that the wild population is re-establishing itself, the ESA will always stand in the way.

Well put!

The key distinction between the U.S. and other countries is that S. formosus (and presumably the new species that have been described that were formerly considered to be S. formosus) is listed under the ESA. Therefore, even if you have all of your CITES paperwork, you still can't get around the ESA. To my knowledge, the USFWS has no plans to remove S. formosus as a listed species under the ESA.

Also, unrelated to Infblue's post, I echo Phil's (Oddball) concern about the continued misspelling of the word "whine." There's whining, wining, and winning. The first is complaining, the second is consuming wine, and the third is victory.

 

[PufferXtreme]

Personally, I can't stop wining!

 

[dodgefreak8]

I'm guessing you don't follow soccer or most forms of motor sports oddball?

And I'm guessing you don't follow the olympics or most of the military conflicts JK

 

[Jesse]

And I'm guessing you don't follow the olympics or most of the military conflicts JK

But what about the Falklands War?

 

[dodgefreak8]

you mean the Falkland occupation? haha!! not much of a war was it.

 

[kriztu]

I agree with most everything said. Not gonna happen anytime soon. First and foremost, you have to prove they are not endangered in the wild. Authorities don't care about captive population at all. However, we're not going to see wild populations grow without those who can legally breed reintroducing some to the wild. However, due to the blackmarket (and some legal sales) there is no profit in it for them.

Until that point, locate a zoo or aquarium in the US that has them, and go see them there.

its a shame nobody is doing anything for this...

 

[rkc772]

its a shame nobody is doing anything for this...

yup! it's a shame! US is the only country that bans asian arowana (from what i know)