https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing Add information about your chosen species en-us 2016-09-12 12:44:08 UTC 2025-10-22 10:43:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124006964 Origin: this species was thought to be restricted to the Dayao Shan mountain range of the east central Guangxi Province of south-eastern China, but in 2003 a population was also discovered in the Quang Ninh Province of north-eastern Vietnam
How are they sourced: This species has been collected for the pet trade; a total of 642 individuals were reported in CITES exports between 1990 and 2012, with a peak in 2005 when 200 animals were recorded in exports from each of Thailand and Japan (presumably re-exports, as the species is not native to either country). The most recent recorded exports are from 2012, with a total of 17 individuals; in every other year except 2005 33 or fewer animals were recorded in trade, with no consistent trend. The species is, however, thought to be collected for illegal trade in higher volumes; a survey of local villagers in Chinese villages near Shinisaurus habitats found that 54 of 75 (72%) men surveyed hunted the lizard. Twenty one of 75 (28%) hunted the lizard “frequently” (Huang et al. 2008). At the time of the survey, one animal would sell for between 10 and 1,000 RMB (up to $164 USD). More recently, prices have increased to $800-1,500 in the US market (P. Hamilton pers. obs.), but CITES documentation suggests that very few animals are captive-bred. Two hundred RMB is equivalent to two months’ salary in the surveyed areas, so the economic incentive to exploit the species is high (Huang et al. 2008).

]]> 2016-09-15 10:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124006964 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007114 Bearded dragons ]]> 2016-09-15 10:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007114 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007166 They originate from Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania and Indonesia. They are captive bred. You can get them from reptile shows, pet shops, private breeders, classified ads in magazines and on the internet. ]]> 2016-09-15 10:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007166 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007238 Several of the Pogona genus are bred in captivity as pets; the two most popular are this species, P. vitticeps, and the western bearded dragon (Pogona minor minor). The bulk of captive-bred bearded dragons today are thought to have originated from stock illegally exported from Australia during the 1970s.]]> 2016-09-15 10:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007238 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007244 A European tortoise, Hermann's tortoise(Testudo hermanni) has a distinctly coloured, yellow-orange, domed shell, with bold black markings. ]]> 2016-09-15 10:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007244 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007256 They are found in southern Europe, and is distributed from north-eastern Spain, across southern France, western and southern Italy to Romania and Turkey.
Many were first wild caught to be sold as pets but are not mainly captive bred to be sold in pet shops to be pets]]> 2016-09-15 10:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007256 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007348 Crested geckos are found in New Caledonia, a French territory near Australia ]]> 2016-09-15 10:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007348 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007363 Several bearded dragons are captive bred to be pets ]]> 2016-09-15 10:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007363 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007490 The leopard gecko is a crepuscular ground-dwelling lizard naturally found in the highlands of Asia and throughout Afghanistan, to parts of northern India. Unlike most geckos, leopard geckos possess movable eyelids. Most leopard geckos are captive bred for more variation in colours and patterns so they're ]]> 2016-09-15 10:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007490 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007554 The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) is a North American species of rat snake that subdues its small prey by constriction. It is found throughout the southeastern and central United States. They are usually captive bred for the pet trade and have a naturally docile behaviour]]> 2016-09-15 10:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124007554 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124008338 The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world. Historically, giant tortoises were on many of the western Indian Ocean islands, as well as Madagascar, and the fossil record indicates giant tortoises once occurred on every continent and many islands with the exception of Australia and Antarctica. Many of the Indian Ocean species were thought to be driven to extinction by over-exploitation by European sailors, and they were all seemingly extinct by 1840 with the exception of the Aldabran giant tortoise on the island atoll of Aldabra.Although some remnant individuals of A. g. hololissa and A. g. arnoldi may remain in captivity, in recent times, these have all been reduced as subspecies of A. g. gigantea.]]> 2016-09-15 10:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124008338 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124276399 2016-09-16 08:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124276399 https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124276421 They are found in North America. They have been captive breed and caught from the wild for the pet trade. ]]> 2016-09-16 08:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/blaney2/ethicalsourcing/wish/124276421