The relative easy care of P. kauderni, combined with its appeal,
has sparked a strong interest for the species in the pet trade. Its
unregulated harvest for the international aquarium trade put such a
strong pressure on the species in the wild that it has been proposed to
be include under Appendix II of CITES at the CoP 14, and it has been
favorably assessed to be listed in the IUCN Red List of threatened
species. Human impact is already evident in the introduced population
in the Lembeh strait, more than 400 km from its natural range. It
is likely that other releases happened within and outside the Banggai
Archipelago. The most recent release in Bali, is indicative of an ongoing
trend. Tampering with such a threatened species (Allen, 2000)
is truly unfortunate, as its extreme philopatry has created pockets of
genetic uniqueness that are extremely vulnerable to unnatural gene
flow. Management of this species needs, therefore, to take into
consideration each locality as a separate genetic entity.
The relative easy care of P. kauderni, combined with its appeal,has sparked a strong interest for the species in the pet trade. Itsunregulated harvest for the international aquarium trade put such astrong pressure on the species in the wild that it has been proposed tobe include under Appendix II of CITES at the CoP 14, and it has beenfavorably assessed to be listed in the IUCN Red List of threatenedspecies. Human impact is already evident in the introduced populationin the Lembeh strait, more than 400 km from its natural range. Itis likely that other releases happened within and outside the BanggaiArchipelago. The most recent release in Bali, is indicative of an ongoingtrend. Tampering with such a threatened species (Allen, 2000)is truly unfortunate, as its extreme philopatry has created pockets ofgenetic uniqueness that are extremely vulnerable to unnatural geneflow. Management of this species needs, therefore, to take intoconsideration each locality as a separate genetic entity.
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