So if no assessments were done, how were they classified ? You can see how they are supposed to work according to their own guidelines, before any specie is deemed invasive.

www.tarantulaforum.com/index.php?threads/1755/

I could have sworn that I found a website by some zoology students making the claim that they could do RA's for import of snakes and stuff. Think they were in KZN. There must be someone doing it for the aquarium guys too. Ill keep looking...

Im busy putting together a submission for my academic collegues who feel that their research is being hampered by the Gauteng legislation specifically. No-one here seems particularly concerned about the NEMBA lists though.
If I get any more information or insight I will share it here but, guys, you need, need, need, need to get your submissions in on both, and encourage everyone else to do it too.

May I suggest that you draw up a format here on the Forum, Admin and/or Mods? I will be happy to help you with the wording but have my handfull with my "proper job". Get Hendrik and others to put in feedback too?
The more information you put in and the greater the challenges you can level the better our chances are, particularly if this ends up in court.

Another thing, there seems to be the misconception on some of the other forums Ive been trying to involve that if you are in to T's (for excample), you should restrict your submission to them. That is nonsense, challenge this anyway you can, throw in the muti markets, proffessional hunting, anything that you can speak with authority about, but challenge this!

Theres a lot of talk of RA's on SAReptiles. Does anyone know how to get hold of Arno Naude and ask him who does these and how much?

Get hold of him on facebook www.facebook.com/groups/177011435685366/


Can you please post some links to those threads.

@Martin,

I will let him (the lawyer) have a look at all the documentation attached to this thread. I'll let you know what he says.