Taking Wild Chameleons: Effects of the Pet Trade on Wild Populations…

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One more article on chamekeons taken from the wild…it’s done by Chris Scarffe…”Pet trade relies on ‘disposable’ wild chameleons from Madagascar”…
”Chris Scarffe is an independent filmmaker, photographer and writer who specializes in environmental and wildlife related content.”…
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/pet-trade-relies-on-disposable-wild-chameleons-from-madagascar/

 

[CCT Reptiles]

One more article on chamekeons taken from the wild…it’s done by Chris Scarffe…”Pet trade relies on ‘disposable’ wild chameleons from Madagascar”…
”Chris Scarffe is an independent filmmaker, photographer and writer who specializes in environmental and wildlife related content.”…
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/pet-trade-relies-on-disposable-wild-chameleons-from-madagascar/

Enjoyed this article a lot more appreciate the share

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

One more article on chamekeons taken from the wild…it’s done by Chris Scarffe…”Pet trade relies on ‘disposable’ wild chameleons from Madagascar”…
”Chris Scarffe is an independent filmmaker, photographer and writer who specializes in environmental and wildlife related content.”…
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/pet-trade-relies-on-disposable-wild-chameleons-from-madagascar/

I have gone through this article a couple of times. The gist is there is a lot of progress to be made. Take care of what you prize!!

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

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Just providing links to other papers/studies mentioned…
I found this very interesting…”When comparing age/size and sex ratios of the most valued species for the exotic pet trade, Trioceros deremensis, we found a strong female sex-bias in adults only, and that adult females were larger than adult males. This is in contrast to reports in published literature showing that males are capable of growing larger than females”…
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._Tanzania_and_potential_effects_of_harvesting


Look at the number of Senegal chameleons imported…
“C. senegalensis was the single most traded species
accounting for over a quarter of the recorded exports”…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222010185_The_dynamics_of_the_global_trade_in_Chameleons

Impact on wild populations and the role of the European market…
https://www.researchgate.net/public...pulations_and_the_role_of_the_European_market