cross breeding

[drache]

thanks for the link
I took a quick look and decided it was too early in the day to get angry

[Stefan-A]

If I remember correctly, the key difference there was that we humans were the cause. We were the "predator" in both cases.

[drache]

I thought of pointing that out
then it occurred to me that we're probably the cause of most animal extinctions, endangerments and habitat destruction
I'm guessing more than 99% of the time
I can't at current think of any case where humans were not at the root of an animal going extinct although I'm certain it has happened
of course when it's a case of human predation there are some places in the world where laws sort of work to keep humans from destroying everything

[anji1971]

Unfortunately, they usually make those laws just a little too late to do any real good. Hmmm...... let's see..........just a few acres left, and everything important is extinct or close to it..........guess we should make it a protected area....??
I would like to see a few more conservation areas around, they are wonderful places and great for educating the young ones!

[zooplan]

There are several species only conserved in zoos because protection of thier habitats came late.
T.s.tertrataenia is more common in European terrariums than on San Francisco peninsula yet.

[Stefan-A]

I could be wrong, but I think that the same thing happened with either Rhacodactylus or Phelsuma geckos. More common in the pet trade than in the wild due to habitat destruction.

[zooplan]

This may also match to Natrix tesselata in Germany. When breeding becomes easier as a result of keeping studies, new food recources or tricks of maintenance pet population can grow very fast.

[Stefan-A]

Yeah, I'd really like to get my hands on 1.1 N. tessellata myself, since N. natrix is out of the question due to our stupid local laws.