Very sad news on non indegnious species

The friendliest place on the web for anyone with an interest in aquariums or fish keeping!
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
Status
Not open for further replies.

fishfreek

Aquarium Advice Addict
Joined
May 16, 2002
Messages
2,256
Location
Virginia
Here is another monthly newsletter from Habitattitude.net I urge everyone whom consiters themselves to be enviormentally aware to take a read thru these articles. Only thru education of others can we put a stop to things like this occuring.

HEADLINES: UNWANTED PETS IN VARIOUS STATES STRESS THE NEED FOR A NEW
HABITATTITUDE, SUCKERS ON THE LOOSE IN TEXAS AND ARMORED CATFISH IN
FLORIDA, PEOPLE THREATEN HAWAII'S MARINE ECOSYSTEM, NATIONWIDE EXOTIC PET
INCIDENTS PROVIDE FUEL FOR MORE REGULATIONS

Here's another email news update from the national Habitattitude campaign.
If you are interested in these news updates, feel free to read the 17 newly
posted articles and online resources. Three articles are found under the
"What's Hot News" category, five under the "General News" category, seven
under the "Fish/Plant News" category and two under the "Campaign News"
category. Click on the hotlinks below to read these articles and access
these resources.

- What's Hot:
- Headlines: Suckers on the Loose
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=281
- Archived News:
- Armored Catfish Invade Winter Refuge for Manatees (2 articles)
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=282

- General News:
- Headlines: Public Aquaria Assuming a Role with Invasive Species
Education
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=276
- Archived News:
- Davidson College Biologist Tracking Pythons In Florida Everglades
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=280
- People Pose Greatest Threat to Hawaii's Delicate Marine Ecosystem
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=283
- Owners of the Exotic Could Face More Rules
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=288
- California Animal Abuse Case Highlights Neglected-pet Problem
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=289

- Fish/Plant News
- Headlines: Trained Fish Does the Trick (2 articles)
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=277
- Archived News:
- The Tiger Barb, a Much Maligned Little Cyprinid
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=278
- Father and Son Earn Living on Saltwater Fish
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=279
- Animal ID: Portent of the future
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=285
- APPMA Announces Top Six Pet Industry Trends for '06
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=286
- Simple Solutions for Invasive Plants
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=287

- Campaign News
- Headlines: Pythons in Florida, Snakeheads in Virginia and Now Prairie
Dogs in Minnesota Stress the Need for a New Habitattitude (2 articles)
http://www.habitattitude.net/news/display.php?id=284
 
I'm glad you posted this, I find the articles informative. It will certainly take a lot of education to change the ways of people in the world and that is step one. I for one had no idea that things like that were getting so out of control! It certainly makes clear the understanding why you should never dispose of your fish into lakes and rivers!
 
This is true and the first step starts with each and every one of us. THe next step is to share this information with those whom you know best, friends, neighbors and family.
 
I get these news updates several times a day....I wish it were so little that I got maybe one a month....very distressing, especially when you see the impact that such things have had in places like Florida, Hawaii, Guam, Lake Victoria, etc. I predict that the snakehead and piranha bans are just the beginning of the impact on out hobby (alone) if people do not get a serious hold of things and start acting responsibly...as of now.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top Bottom