Have kept and bred birds for some 50 years, and combine with interests in Herpetology and the keeping of non-domestic animals.
Interested in the "unusual"!
Also take a keen interest in breeding programmes - usually private - and feel very strongly that new blood is required in many areas.
Also feel that, in many cases, the "Zoo fraternity" should have more time for the private keepers - the private sector can survive without the Zoo sector, but is the reverse true?
In case anyone wonders about the user-name - have kept a number of species of Hummingbirds in the past!
Interested in the "unusual"!
Also take a keen interest in breeding programmes - usually private - and feel very strongly that new blood is required in many areas.
Also feel that, in many cases, the "Zoo fraternity" should have more time for the private keepers - the private sector can survive without the Zoo sector, but is the reverse true?
In case anyone wonders about the user-name - have kept a number of species of Hummingbirds in the past!
