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USARK Urges Herpers In Ohio To Say No To House Bill 352
Bill would ban all exotic animals, including constricting snakes, venomous snakes and crocodilians. [...]
USARK Files Appeal With The USGS
USARK Files Appeal with the USGS on Information Quality Act challenge. [...]
USARK Intern Wanted
The United States Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK) is seeking an intern. [...]
ZooMed's Gary Bagnall Joins USARK
Gary Bagnall from ZooMed, joins the USARK board of directors and creates a matching funds campaign. [...]
USARK Succeeds In California
USARK and Reptile Nation have success in California regarding ban on frogs, turtles and beaded lizards. [...]
H.R. 2811 And USARK
H.R. 2811 is bad science no matter how you look at it. [...]
Why USARK?… Why Now?
USARK has created a vehicle to oppose the destructive trend in the reptile industry. [...]
ALERT: Diamondback Terrapin ESA Listing
The species has a large range from Cape Cod in Massachusetts through the Florida Keys and west along the Gulf Coast to the Corpus Christi area in Texa [...]
ALERT: Bill to Add Herps and Fish to the Animal Welfare Act
This will add reptiles, amphibians, fish, and cephalopods “as animals” under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), meaning the USDA must develop new regulatio [...]
The Importance Of Veterinarians In Reptile Keeping
Veterinarians are wonderful sources of knowledge for keepers. They can guide owners and breeders on proper biosecurity and quarantine practices, espec [...]
The Reptile Talks: 1st Symposium To Be Held May 17-19 In Anaheim
The Reptile Talks seeks to promote inclusion and provide content that benefits the entire hobby; not just one segment or another. [...]
NARBC Arlington and CITES Amphibian Trade Review
When a nonnative species is listed under ESA, even domestically born and bred animals can no longer be sold in interstate commerce by private breeders [...]
Updates to Endangered Species Act, Lacey Act Amendments
Phil and Garrett discuss the potential additions to the Endangered Species Act, as well as the ever-threatening Lacey Act Amendments [...]
Bornean Earless Monitor, Blue Tree Monitor Considered For ESA Listing
FWS will be considering these species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Bornean earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis), bl [...]
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida Wants to Amend Lacey Act, Again
The bill creates a “white list” of species that can be imported. This means that any animal that is not on the white list is by default treated as pot [...]
Florida Reptile Keepers to Demand Change at FWC Commission Meeting in Miami
Reptile keepers and members of all of Florida’s animal industries will also oppose FWC’s “Whitelist” regulatory proposals to restrict import of nonna [...]
Necropsy Reveals Unborn Babies In Boa Constrictor Killed By Florida FWC
29 of the snakes killed were reticulated pythons. Reticulated pythons ARE NOT an invasive species in Florida and this has been misreported in many med [...]
Freedoms in Florida Dwindle As FWC Slaughters Pet Boa And 34 Other Snakes On Holy Thursday
USARK Florida is also calling on Governor DeSantis to hold FWC accountable by asking for the resignation of the FWC employee who gave the unjust order [...]
Florida Venomous Reptiles Bill Amended To Exempt Native Species
The bill, if passed would increase penalties to up to five years in prison, five years probation and a $5,000 fine. [...]
Florida Venomous Reptiles Bill to Make Release a Felony Offense
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) drafted the text for SB1164 and the accompanying HB1161 and has lobbied their progress und [...]
