tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728131049387138635.post59588834294552717..comments2020-07-23T00:14:37.175-05:00Comments on GVI's Amazon Rainforest Conservation Expedition: Yachana Lodge and the Rescued OtterDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12398472209765445922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728131049387138635.post-6103861828873117962011-11-29T19:46:34.499-05:002011-11-29T19:46:34.499-05:00Dear icecoldjava,
I think you may not have seen t...Dear icecoldjava,<br /><br />I think you may not have seen the staff comment in it's entirety, as that is exactly the point we are trying to make: buying animals from the market increases demand and may then lead to the sale of more animals. As you can read in the article, this otter was not 'rescued' by GVI, it was brought to our partner organization, the Yachana Foundation, from upriver. However, we felt that meeting the otter was an excellent way to discuss the issues of the pet-trade and sale of wild animals (both alive and for meat) in the Amazon with a larger audience so that more people like yourself can be made aware. Thanks for your comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728131049387138635.post-12010166780808777132011-11-06T17:31:38.756-05:002011-11-06T17:31:38.756-05:00I am surprise to hear that the way you guys save t...I am surprise to hear that the way you guys save the animals is by buying them off the market. From a simple, business, supply-and-demand stand point, I wouldn't think this is the way to stop these animals from being taken from their natural habitat. If the animals are being bought, at full price, then the conservationists are creating the demand for the capture of these animals. You guys are keeping the 'businessman' in business.Sherry Leunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747511631590878494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728131049387138635.post-85740086511151147402011-10-03T09:20:19.554-05:002011-10-03T09:20:19.554-05:00Ahh the last point has been bothering me for weeks...Ahh the last point has been bothering me for weeks! I was reading about a woman that bought an african grey parrot whilst working as a missionary in africa, and now wants to bring it home. But as the parrot was trapped illegally she has no permit so can't bring it home. She originally bought it to 'save it' from being sold and transported illegally anyway, but by buying it obviously increased demand for the birds. I don't think that buying things to save them 'helps' in any way, but ignoring the trade doesn't help either. the only real solution is to decrease demand and make illegal trapping less profitable, which really just make things more complicated!Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196082526901740647noreply@blogger.com