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!
Happy 4th of July! Be safe out there!
Thank you to all of our Little Herpers!
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