Motherlode Chameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
I hear you, just the point is that working these animals is a privilage and to justify working with them in captivity we should also be conserving them in the wild. I think CITES has done a good job with Madagascar (significantly limited the number of wild caught chameleons for export) and if they approve and the animals they approve come from a breeder with a good track record (selling Parsoni for consistantly for six years without incident from Fish and Game or CITES that's good for me). Just make an attempt to give back to conserving Madagascar wild lands. However you justify it in the end is up to you.