Asian Arowana Petition
- Thread starter lonzoencho
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Hey man, even though many have tried and failed it only takes one person to succeed. You'll never know unless you try
Where do I sign and can the wife n kids sign as well?
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Without reading this whole thread, a petition will do NOTHING legally. If you really want to make a change, you need to go about it the right way.
They are protected because it's an endangered species. End of story. In order for them to be legal in the trade, you need to prove via scientific research that the wild population is enough to support having them removed from the Endangered Species List. That takes time and money - not writing your name on a list. The last studies show that the wild population won't support the number needed. The solution is breeding and reintroduction. But that means no more breeding crazy color variation etc... they will need to be pure (light tan/brown with red highlighted) asian arowana. You can start by trying to find pure genetic stock and not the mutated fish that shows up in the trade. It also means people need to fund the breeding and reintroduction. However most of the places that could do that won't. They are making too much money selling them to the pet trade - which in the long run they are killing for short term profit.
They are protected because it's an endangered species. End of story. In order for them to be legal in the trade, you need to prove via scientific research that the wild population is enough to support having them removed from the Endangered Species List. That takes time and money - not writing your name on a list. The last studies show that the wild population won't support the number needed. The solution is breeding and reintroduction. But that means no more breeding crazy color variation etc... they will need to be pure (light tan/brown with red highlighted) asian arowana. You can start by trying to find pure genetic stock and not the mutated fish that shows up in the trade. It also means people need to fund the breeding and reintroduction. However most of the places that could do that won't. They are making too much money selling them to the pet trade - which in the long run they are killing for short term profit.
Then why are other animals that are endangered and even extinct in the wild able to be traded? Chinchillas, many parrots and Guiana Pigs come to mind. I agree that what you said is the reason the law was enacted, but that was prior to captive breeding started in the mid 80's.
But isn't it true that the wild,green arowana is not what is sought after but the reds,golds,and so forth that are bred on farms?
