And, I'll add.... I long ago ran out of fingers and toes to count the number
of enthusiastic hobbiest who were "Gonna breed {insert species}!"
As Chris said... I _do_ have enough fingers and toes to count the number of
people who've actually even made a decent attempt at that... Consistently.
;)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay DeLong" <thirdwind_at_att.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
>
> Animals aren't like Fords off the assembly line. It's the rare
unexpressed
> genes that hold the keys to survival in response to environmental changes,
> and it's the total amount of genetic information contained within the
> population-- not an individual-- that defines a species. The Aquatic
> Conservation Network (when still around) had guidelines/protocols for
> maintaining genetic diversity in a captive rearing program. Any such
> program would have to start with that. But no program is a remotely close
> substitute for conserving the species in the wild in its natural
> habitat. The health of a species is a reflection on the health of its
> ecosystem. Ecosystem health and species diversity, not how many
> individuals of one single species are there, are what were left us by
> Nature and previous human caretakers (good or bad), and what become our
own
> legacy.
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