ALERT: Arkansas tegu ban
UPDATE 4/16/26: The Commission voted to pass the new prohibitions, including tegus and these genera (Genera: Callopistes, Crocodilurus, Dicrodon, Dracaena, Euspondylus, Proctoporus, Salvator, Teius, Tupinambis). Legal possession of tegus will be restricted to only...ALERT: Idaho rat ban
UPDATE 4/1/26: Passed Senate and sent to House. Referred to Agricultural Affairs. UPDATE 3/31/26: S1445 passed the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee and will go to the Senate floor. It provides that local jurisdictions may take reasonable steps to address invasive...
ALERT: Powell, WY
Powell, Wyoming, is reviewing its animal ordinance. This will likely be about more than typical “exotic animals” (note that the definition for this term varies greatly and is determined by whatever definition a government body creates). Powell lawmakers...2025 CITES Recap
The CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP) was held from November 24 to December 5 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. David Garcia represented USARK as an observer, and Art Parola attended on behalf of the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA). Both coordinated closely...Become A member
