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Updated: June 5, 2009
The ACA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program
ACA Conservation Committee Chairman Dr. Paul V. Loiselle |
ACA C.A.R.E.S. Coordinator Technical Editor of Freshwater Fishes....................Dr. Paul V. Loiselle CARES Conservation Priority List Regional Coordinators
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For the current list...
The ACA CARES Conservation Priority List (March 16, 2009)
The ACA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program is based on the critical and timely significance of Conservation, our Awareness, as hobbyists of the issues involved, and the public Recognition of members, offering Encouragement and Support for those who take part in playing a vital role in ensuring a positive future for species-at-risk.
The purpose of the ACA CARES Preservation Program is to encourage hobbyists worldwide to devote tank space to one or more species-at-risk, while forming an information network between aquarists, scientists and conservationists.
A warm thank you to our registered members of ACA C.A.R.E.S. for your invaluable contribution towards preserving our cichlids for generations to come! Ivan Alfonso |
Please be certain that you are included in the ACA C.A.R.E.S. database! How to register: 1) Check the current ACA C.A.R.E.S. Conservation Priority Species at Risk List which is posted on the ACA website www.cichlid.org and the ACA forum www.acaforum.org 2) If you are maintaining species on the List, please e-mail Claudia with the following information at Claudia@CARESPreservation.com
Claudia |
Once recognized as a registered member of ACA C.A.R.E.S.
- You will receive an award of recognition for each species maintained.
- You will receive an award for an article written by you on your registered ACA C.A.R.E.S. species at risk and accepted for publication in the Buntbarsche Bulletin.
- You will receive an award of recognition for sharing fry of your registerd ACA CARES at-risk species with another member of the ACA, when those fry are registered in ACA CARES, or for donating fry of your registered ACA CARES at-risk species to a Species Maintenance Program (SMP)
- You will receive an award of recognition for sharing fry of your registered ACA CARES at-risk species with a hobbyist or school from another society or educational organization who has instituted the CARES Preservation Program, when those fry are registered into that organization's CARES Preservation Program.
- You will receive an extra award of achievement for each year that you continue to maintain that species
- Your name and achievements will be acknowledged on the ACA website for as long as you are a registered participant in good standing of ACA C.A.R.E.S.
Purpose and Objectives of the ACA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program
The purpose of the ACA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program is to encourage hobbyists worldwide to devote tank space to one or more species-at-risk, while forming an information network between aquarists, scientists and conservationists.
The ACA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program has Four Major Objectives
1) To bring AWARENESS to the critical situation of our fish in nature
2) To RECOGNIZE and ENCOURAGE hobbyists who maintain species-at-risk
3) To SHARE data and experiences through notes, graphing and manuscripts so that others may learn to maintain those same, and similar species
4) To PRESERVE species-at-risk for future generationsFor further information, please contact Claudia at ivyrose@optonline.net or Claudia@CARESPreservation.com
For the ACA CARES Discussion Forum, please be certain to visit: http://www.acaforum.org
We look forward to adding your name to the growing list! I am certain that with your help we can obtain our goal of placing every species on the list into at least one of your tanks! ...and then to learn that your species is herding a group of fry around the tank.....
The ACA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program is about our fish, and it is about people. We are one team, working together. Please, clear a tank ~ save a fish!
We can and we will make a difference!