Reptile whitelists haven't worked in Norway

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Written By Vickie Wigley

This is a story every reptile keeper should hear.

Norway had a complete ban on keeping reptiles between 1977 and 2017, but many people simply ignored it.

Then, in 2017 the Norwegian Government imposed a short whitelist of approved reptile species. We spoke to Svein Fosså of NZB to find out how the whitelist is working out in Norway. (Spoiler alert – it's not going at all well.)

Watch this video to find out why Norway's whitelist is unnecessary, unenforceable, bad for reptile science and, worst of all, causing reptile welfare issues.

Thanks to Reptile Basics for sponsoring this video.

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Vickie Wigley https://www.responsiblereptilekeeping.org
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