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Just curious. Are there any tarantula species that are currently classified as being "endangered"?
Hopefully not, but then I'm not sure. I know there are some that are rare and hard to get a hold of for enthusiasts, but does that mean they're endangered or just are'nt being exported any more?Stardust said:hmm...are there ? :?
B. Smithi?!! Better not be endangered! So what does it mean to be "protected"?8 leg wonder said:I know that B.smithi is protected if not endangered
Exactly. Those organizations exist to protect the "cute and fuzzy" creatures of the wild. People have a hard time watching whales and pandas die off in numbers because of us, but when it comes to tarantulas and such I'm afraid the general feeling is "good riddance."cire007 said:It's almost undoubtable, that with both time and human expansion, many species of tarantula have become extinct. The same can be said about now, since while we are not only exporting them and removing them from their natural habitats, we are also slowly, but surely, destorying their homes.
I may be mistaken (and correct me if I'm wrong, because I'd like to read about it) but it doesn't seem like there have been many studies on the declining/expanding population of tarantulas and the effect it has on the area in which they live. It seems that such studies and the funding for such studies is directed to the "not-so-spineless wonders"...