Help To Bring Asian Aros Back To The US...
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T1KARMANN;920254; said:buy lifting the ban in the US do you realy think that will help the wild population of asian aros how ?
you think that US farms will realease their fish back into the wild the asian farms are years ahead yet they dont relase any aros back into the wild
why would you need to save the asian aro acording to some other posts hear they are not even endanger in the wild anymore
as far as i can see people want the ban lifted so the fishkeepers/hobbyist can buy the asian aro nothing else
Can you research what you're posting about a little bit please? You're bringing a negative vibe to a thread that needs as much positive input as possible.
This thread and savethearowana.com are aimed at helping develop a program in the US allowing Asian aros in for a fee which will be donated to conservation. Thus helping conserve the fish in the wild. If you aren't sure what you're posting about, please research it fully before posting negative remarks.
davo;920267; said:
Only a small study is currently underway. So far, less than 5% of the aros range has been studied. And, due to the unsafe climate in much of the aros range (pirates, poachers, etc.) it will be a long time before a comprehensive study can be achieved with currently available resources.
wizzin;920270; said:
so basicaly what you are saying is you have tryed everything else to get asian aros into the US the next step is to try to bribe people buy offering a donation dont you think the asian farms do that already
i chould totaly understand if this was a native US fish but its not just face it the whole world doesnt need the US to bail them out all the time
asian aros are doing fine the world over its just the US that cant import them if you want one that bad move to the UK or canada
T1KARMANN;920285; said:so basicaly what you are saying is you have tryed everything else to get asian aros into the US the next step is to try to bribe people buy offering a donation dont you think the asian farms do that already
i chould totaly understand if this was a native US fish but its not just face it the whole world doesnt need the US to bail them out all the time
asian aros are doing fine the world over its just the US that cant import them if you want one that bad move to the UK or canada
Bribe who? Why would the US be bailing anybody out? They're doing fine? Then why does CITES (international body) have them listed as Appendix I (last step before extinction) ??? I'd like to have one, yes, but this is all a result of nobody else doing anything, and the concept is a win/win for everyone involved (except those who hate the US).
No one said anything of the sort. And, it's already been reported that aro farms do not contribute to the conservation effort.
Your responses are becoming troll-ish in nature since it's evident that the background reading hasn't been done yet.. Stop inciting these baseless arguments now.
Your responses are becoming troll-ish in nature since it's evident that the background reading hasn't been done yet.. Stop inciting these baseless arguments now.
wizzin;920293; said:
Can you explain to me why they are then?
Hating the US has nothing to do with it. Time to chill out. If this scheme allows an increase to conservation efforts of any kind, i'm for it, regardless of the reasons. However nothings that simple any more.
davo;920300; said:
for starters, look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleropages_formosus
specifically under "conservation status". There is an animals committee with CITES who look at a number of criteria for listing a species. Trade, and the IUCN listing are two things, but there are a lot. Check out: http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.shtml
for how it works. Hope this helps.
