June Recap
We are in the thick of summertime, and it is a perfect time to find critters soaking up the sun or out on the prowl at night. June ended with a fabulous weekend in Pomona at the LA Pet Fair. View a few pics from the show below. There is still more to come in July, so stay tuned!
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...6b89b13864.jpg Happy 4th of July! Be safe out there!
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...bc9fcffb0.jpeg Thank you to all of our Little Herpers!
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...125f9b27e.jpeg The future of herp husbandry and conservation.
The Thursday before the LA Pet Fair we hosted a board meeting. Lots of planning and exciting news to look forward to in the next few months.
Top photo from left to right: Phil Goss, Jeremy Turgeon, Ramy Guirguis, Todd Goodman, and James Badman
Bottom photo from left to right: Vanessa Gagne, Jeremy Turgeon, Vanessa Costanzo, and Art Parola
We were super excited about the fish displays at the LA Pet Fair. Check out these beautiful eels!
Left: A gorgeous indigo snake from Robert Bruce.
Right: Ted Shred showing off his new ball python.
Every color combination of chameleons!
Left: Debbie Goodrich, the Parrot Lady, from the Flight Club Foundation giving her educational talk about birds.
Right: Chris and his cheeky hyacinth macaw.
ALERTS & UPDATES
- Salmonella education: https://usark.org/salmonella/
- Louisiana Herp Regulation Overhaul and Ban (tabled but ongoing):https://usark.org/24_la/
- Lacey Act Amendments in House Report: https://usark.org/23laceyhousereport/
- Chevron deference was overturned by SCOTUS: one article athttps://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-chevron-regulations-environment-4ae73d5a79cabadff4da8f7e16669929
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In the News & Upcoming Events
Here are some recent news articles that may be of interest:
- Resident hands over endangered clouded monitor to rangers in Ho Chi Minh City
- Five new species of the Cnemaspis beddomei clade (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from high elevation, evergreen forests of the Southern Western Ghats, India
- LDWF Reminds Public About Illegally Imported/Owned Venomous or Non-Indigenous Constricting Snakes