Membership Renewals and Shirts We apologize to any renewing members who have not received shirts. If you renewed your membership and did not receive your shirt(s), please follow the directions below:
- Email the following information to support@usark.org :
- Full name
- Mailing address
- Level of membership: bronze, silver, or gold (NOTE: The student membership does not receive a shirt.)
- Shirt size(s): bronze = 1 shirt, silver = 2 shirts, gold = 5 shirts
- Send your email from the email address used for your USARK membership so that we may verify your renewal.
- Even if you have already emailed us regarding these shirts, please send another email to support@usark.org with this information (unless we have already replied that your shirt(s) will be shipping).
- You will receive an email with tracking when your order ships.
We apologize for any delay with your membership renewal shirts. Thank you for your continued support! Your memberships help make our fight possible.
NOTE: If you are a new member at bronze or higher level and have not received your shirt(s) and joined over one month ago, please send an email to support@usark.org. Usually, this happens because no shirt size was chosen during the registration process (see our disclaimer on the registration page) but we can still ship your shirt if you forgot to select a size.
USARK FL: FWC Commission Meeting The September meeting was canceled due to Hurricane Ian. The next meeting is scheduled for November 30 - December 1 in Panama City. The agenda will be posted at https://myfwc.com/about/commission/commission-meetings/november-2022/.
From USARK FL: USARK Florida has presented a Proposal for the Captive Breeding of Diamondback Terrapins to FWC.
For too long, Florida's reptile breeders have been deprived of the opportunity to economically benefit from this native, non-invasive turtle species.
Bans on the captive breeding of turtles as recommended by law enforcement officials do not have conservation benefits supported by scientific studies.
The availability of captive-born offspring to supply markets has been shown to reduce poaching in other reptile species.
Florida breeders want the opportunity to work with legally acquired captive-bred terrapins, not wild-caught terrapins. They are not asking to work with "wild animals" or "wildlife."
FWC already has a permitting system for captive terrapins that requires detailed photos for identification purposes.
FDACS division of Aquaculture has been very supportive of our proposal and has told us that they can administrate the program so there will be no additional cost to FWC.
Governments and organizations all over the world are embracing captive breeding as a conservation solution.
The government of Colombia has endorsed a captive breeding program for Dart frogs to supply to market with captive-bred animals as an alternative to wild-caught.
Farming and commercialization of many crocodilian species have been recognized by the IUCN crocodilian specialist group as being essential to conservation efforts.
Herpetological Conservation International Fundraiser As you all know HCI is a grassroots reptile and amphibian conservation organization with several projects around the world funded by a mix of gracious donors, members, and our fundraisers like T-shirts and the annual auction. Over the past two years, we took an auction hiatus due to the pandemic, but it's coming back! That means we need donations of art, books, and collectibles.
Art Auction Details:
Submission Deadline November 12th
Auction dates: November 13-19th
All we need from you by the deadline is a photo of the work, your name, website, and the best email address to contact you. If the item is shipping internationally, please indicate it as such. Send all submissions via DM to the HCI Facebook Page. Thank you all for being the support that makes HCI possible.
HCI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/herpconservation/
Find A Vet Need a good herp veterinarian? The Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV) can help. ARAV provides a free Find-A-Vet service at http://arav.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=3661. |
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