Bouchardina robisoni

zapisto · Post by **zapisto** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:30 am

Hello,
Anybody know if Bouchardina robisoni is protected in US ?
specially in arkansas where they are coming from.

thanks

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:07 am

They do not seem to have a federal protection status, but are listed as

SPECIAL CONCERN
a species or subspecies that may become endangered or threatened by relatively minor disturbances to its habitat and deserves careful monitoring of its abundance and distribution

And Globally as
CRITICALLY IMPERILED
typically 5 or fewer occurrences or 1,000 or fewer individuals

See http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewA ... isoni&ssp=

They appear to be in trouble as a species and could bennefit from captive breeding. Looks like they are about to be wiped out.

zapisto · Post by **zapisto** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:09 am

badflash wrote:They do not seem to have a federal protection status, but are listed as

SPECIAL CONCERN
a species or subspecies that may become endangered or threatened by relatively minor disturbances to its habitat and deserves careful monitoring of its abundance and distribution

And Globally as
CRITICALLY IMPERILED
typically 5 or fewer occurrences or 1,000 or fewer individuals

See http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewA ... isoni&ssp=

They appear to be in trouble as a species and could bennefit from captive breeding. Looks like they are about to be wiped out.

was my concern.
and look like the are very restricted to a certain area who is not huge.
prob is i dont know anybody who maintain them , so they can be really in denger sooner that we think.

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 5:25 am

They appear to be in trouble as a species and could bennefit from captive breeding. Looks like they are about to be wiped out

As badflash has stated.
I also believe that a Captive Breeding Program is needed for the Invert. Hobby.
We as Hobbyist can not only keep the colorful species but also help keep the species from disappearing.

For Example
There is a species of Shrimp in Califorinia.
And after the fires, and the mud slides to come.
May not be around any more.

Just My Thoughts
John

zapisto · Post by **zapisto** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:23 am

Newjohn wrote:
They appear to be in trouble as a species and could bennefit from captive breeding. Looks like they are about to be wiped out
As badflash has stated.
I also believe that a Captive Breeding Program is needed for the Invert. Hobby.
We as Hobbyist can not only keep the colorful species but also help keep the species from disappearing.

Agree

Newjohn wrote: For Example
There is a species of Shrimp in Califorinia.
And after the fires, and the mud slides to come.
May not be around any more.

Just My Thoughts
John

Sad to read that.