This situation with B albanica is disturbing to say the least!
This might come across as a little OTT but doesn’t anyone else feel a duty to try and save these animals?
I would love to start a captive breeding, re-introduction to a conserved environment project for these animals but I don’t poses nearly enough experience or capital, never mind actually finding specimens to start with.
As a member a the largest South African reptile community, surly we can come up with something, like nominating someone who is worthy of the job and donating funds, which I would gladly do on a monthly basis in return for regular updates.
Maybe the SA reptile community could take this to the next level and start some sort of project.
We will all be kicking ourselves a few years down the line when B albanica is just a distant memory!
Any thoughts, especially from members who have had experience with this sort of thing?