Click here for info on the Constrictors ( Boa/python ban? )

Scholarship winner 2007 Wendy Dobbins

No qualified scholarship applicants for 2008

NEW JUST IN

JHS WAYS TO SAVE GAS CLICK HERE

 

 

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Tonca's Birthday Bash '06
Ocean Pond '06
Earth Day '06
Tonca's Birthday Bash '05 
Tree Hill Butterfly Release '05 
Rodman Reservoir field trip '04

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Board of Directors 
Classifieds
Reptile Rescue
Adoptions new listing 6/20/08
Scholarship
Member Profile

  

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Reptiles & Amphibians of Duval County
Sandalwood Herpetology Club
Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol
FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Frog Calls
CITES  |  CITES checklist of species
Save the frogs Nonprofit

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Jacksonville Zoo
St. Augustine Alligator Farm

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Our Meetings

Join us on the first Sunday of each month 3:00PM -5:00PM  in the meeting room of MOSH

 Museum of Science & History  (MOSH)

1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville, Florida

Click here for membership application

 

Reptile Law Update

 
  • January 1 2008

  • New Reptiles of Concern law in effect

  • Click on the link for a copy of the FWC letter with all links and info

  • Reptiles of Concern

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>> **Oct 2007 News > A group called Big Cat Rescue may be invading your privacy..... check out the letter they are sending out to neighbors of FWC permit holders. Click this link to see a copy of the letter

>   Big Cat Rescue letter

________________________________________________________________   >> Click the link below to see Florida's Current rules and regulations concerning non-native species and wildlife kept as pets

 http://myfwc.com/nonnatives/RuleRegs.html

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>>**RED EAR SLIDER RULES

FWC Rule changes concerning Red Ear Slider Turtles

Effective July 1 2007 

 Click Here for more Info

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>> Senator Poppell's Bill **Be advised! Below is a copy Senator Poppell's new bill 1504 is still being worked on. Please take the time to click the link below and read through this bill. This is what we are up against  for Reptiles of Concern.

Copy and paste the link below into your browser to see a copy

 http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1505__.

doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1505&Session=2007 

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>> **NEWS RELEASE  Feb 8, 2007

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

FWC has approved new rules concerning reptiles and other captive wildlife which will go into effect as early as Jan 1 2008  Go to the link below to read the full Press Release

http://myfwc.com/whatsnew/07/statewide/captiveruless.HTML

 

 
     

 

   
 

Selected Regional Reptile Expos

Pet Market Show

Sponsored by Bobby & Kay Nipper

All kinds of "Domestic or Exotic Pets"

2008 Dates > March 22*June21*Sept 20*December 13

Gainesville Florida Alachua County Fairgrounds

contact bnipper@bellsouth.net  or call 352 376-9038

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Repticon  Shows

  www.repticon.com

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Last update:

 

Tuesday July 15, 2008

 
     
 

JHS Upcoming Events

  July 19   Alligator Farm Field Trip  RSVP Liz Shumaker

 

  August 3   JHS meeting James/Zack on Monitors
       
       
       
     
       
     
 

Local Area Happenings

6/24/08

 
We were just informed that Sandra Wade's son Josh unexpected died. As many of you may remember Sandra has been a member of JHS since it's beginning. She is a wonderful and caring person and is a large reason JHS survived it's many years. We'd like to express our deepest sympathy to her and her family and offer our prayers in this time of sadness.

 

Feb 3

 

 

Feb 11

JHS meeting startling news was announced about a proposed nationwide ban of boas and pythons by US Fish and Wildlife click link above to read all current information

 Update> US Fish and Wildlife are only gathering information as of this date. Click link at top of page for the PIJAC update.

 

 

Jan 12 2008

  JHS volunteers logged 36 hours of volunteer time at MOSH Thank-you all!
       
 
 

JHS SHOWS

 

 

 

   
 

MOSH

 

Steve Gott Tonca Manny Granados

 

Member Profiles

 
Check out our Member Profiles.  
- This month....  
 

July 2008 Karl Fethe

  Please submit member profiles by the 15th of each month
 

Sponsors

      Mid West Tongs

 

 

We are pleased to be using Gentle Giant Tongsä for our reptile rescue.

Lucky Lure Cricket Farm
  Thank you Lucky Lure for your continuing support of Reptile Rescue

In Memory of Robert H. Payne

8/13/62- 2/26/08

Cricketologist and Owner of Lucky Lure Cricket Farm

JHS would like to express their deepest sympathy to Beth Payne and her family.

   

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