From keeping to keeping alive: the evolution of preservation herpetoculture (ex-situ conservation through sustainable trade)

Welcome to the first in a series of White Papers by the Responsible Herpetoculture Journal. While our typical articles focus on individual species or breeding accounts, a White Paper is a strategic document designed to solve complex problems through data and proven expertise to find appropriate solutions. A primary goal of Responsible Herpetoculture is Preservation Herpetoculture. This is how Herpetoculture may still be alive and well 20 or 40 years from today.