Defra

[EJ]

From what I can tell they have not developed a chip smaller than a grain of rice... a big grain of rice.

The Bee dots are a carryover from an old bee marking technique. The bee chips are about the same size as the current chips except they are attached to the outside of the bee.

If someone has a reference to the smaller chip... I'd like to see it.

[EJ]

Who's selling what it compete with the Slovenians?

Originally Posted by Kirkie

Its a subject I'll be following wirh interest. The possible downside is that the additional costs will encourage a move towards the importation of non protected species such as the Horsfield which is offered little or no realistic protectipn under CITES. There is a huge price war going on between 3 tortoise producing countries at the moment with our old friends the Slovenians trailling in a distant third. I wouldnt be at all suprised if there was a shift toward non CITES species if this comes to pass but it should help no end in protecting CITES listed animals I feel.

[Alan1]

I would guess at Macedonia being one but no idea who the other one is