How to Save HERPETOCULTURE from DESTRUCTION! | Abronia Alliance

If this episode doesn't inspire you to do something great in herpetoculture, nothing will! Nick Gordon is the Founder of the Abronia Alliance. In this episode, Nick explains how the Abronia Alliance works, he gives us an overview of the genus Abronia and we also discuss the Reptile Preservation Party. We also briefly touch on Nick's next project, the Cloud Forest Alliance. This project will allow keepers like yourself to be directly involved with the preservation and conservation of any species you are passionate about! Personally, I think the structure Nick has built for Abronia Alliance is a perfect template for other keepers to follow in order to make a positive change for not only herpetoculture but the natural world as well.

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0:00 Coming Up
1:25 Guest Introduction
3:30 Housekeeping
4:50 Reptile Preservation Party!!
5:54 Welcome Nick
6:14 What drew you to reptiles?
13:48 How did you get started with Abronia?
18:10 Why Focus on Abronia Conservation?
25:40 Partnering with Forrest Fanning
31:36 Overview of the Abronia Genus
42:42 Abronia Alliance Mission
53:50 Can Herpetoculture actually aid conservation?
1:05:25 How much do they cost? DO you have a studbook?
1:13:00 Basics of Abronia Care
1:33:00 Using this model to save herpetoculture
1:45:00 Reptile Preservation Party
1:53:03 Closing Thoughts
1:56:15 Outro

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