Your view of the reptile hobby

[psychocircus]

Originally Posted by lady_bug87

It depends sometimes conservation is needed to restore the balance of the ecosystem. For example dwindling bat populations affect insect numbers and in turn negatively impact other animals spreading disease.

Dwindling honey bee populations affect pollination and therefore food supplies for both animals and humans in the ecosystem are affected

absolutely, I'm referring to species that only exist in captivity, but are extinct in the wild, the ones that will probably never be reintroduced into the wild.

[lady_bug87]

Originally Posted by psychocircus

absolutely, I'm referring to species that only exist in captivity, but are extinct in the wild, the ones that will probably never be reintroduced into the wild.

Ah OK.

I would still consider that conservation.