AllThingsReptile
Very Well-Known Member
As there seems to be a lack of proper discussion/debate threads on here atm,
and this is something i have been thinking about for a while now,
Are there any release programs for Murray Darling Carpets?
and if not, why?
They are very endangered, and the Keeper/Breeder community has the means to help re-populate and save them from extinction, so why don't we do something!
My thoughts are, there are definitely enough of them in captivity, and enough genetic diversity, to be able to successfully set up a breed and release program.
With enough willing breeders, say donating one individual out of each clutch they produce,
in a few years there would be enough adult snakes to begin to breed them and release the offspring.
Obviously the donated snakes would have to be 100% pure, and would be released into areas where there are known populations of MD's (however small that population may be).
As stated above this i posted this as a discussion thread,
anyone want to add any pro's/con's or point something out, do it!
and this is something i have been thinking about for a while now,
Are there any release programs for Murray Darling Carpets?
and if not, why?
They are very endangered, and the Keeper/Breeder community has the means to help re-populate and save them from extinction, so why don't we do something!
My thoughts are, there are definitely enough of them in captivity, and enough genetic diversity, to be able to successfully set up a breed and release program.
With enough willing breeders, say donating one individual out of each clutch they produce,
in a few years there would be enough adult snakes to begin to breed them and release the offspring.
Obviously the donated snakes would have to be 100% pure, and would be released into areas where there are known populations of MD's (however small that population may be).
As stated above this i posted this as a discussion thread,
anyone want to add any pro's/con's or point something out, do it!