Louisiana Exotic Animal Resource Network
Louisiana Exotic Animal Resource Network
Rescue Locally. Educate Globally.

Additional Resources

Here are links to various helpful and informative resources. 
There is a form at the bottom to suggest an additional link if you know of one.

Naturalist Resources and Citizen Science

Louisiana Master Naturalists

Audubon Nature Institute

Louisiana Wildlife Federation

Nature Conservancy

Snakes of Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Louisiana Amphibian and Reptile Enthusiasts (LARE)

HerpMapper

Field Herp Forum

USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative

Tadpoles of the United States and Canada


Herpetological Resources and Scientific/Conservation Organizations

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles

AmphibiaWeb

Herpetologists' League

IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Save the Frogs!

Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

Chytrid Fungus Information

North American Amphibian Monitoring Program


Wildlife Rehabilitation

Louisiana List of Wildlife Rehabilitators

LSU Wildlife Hospital

Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation of Louisiana (WERLA)

Wings of Hope (South Louisiana)

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association

International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council

Arkansas Wildlife Rehabilitators by County

Texas Wildlife Rehabilitators by County


Exotic Animal Vets in Louisiana

Benton Road Animal Health Clinic in Bossier City

LSU Small Animal Clinic in Baton Rouge

Minden Animal Hospital in Minden


Exotic Animal Husbandry (Care Sheets)

Melissa Kaplan's Herp and Green Iguana Information Collection

Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital of Louisiana Care Sheets

Turtle & Tortoise Care Sheets on World Chelonian Trust

Chinchilla Basic Care

Taking Care of Pet Tortoises

The Tortoise Table


Herpetocultural Organizations

United States Association of Reptile Keepers

Reptiles Magazine

World Chelonian Trust

Tortoise Trust


Other Species-Specific Rescues

Magic Happens Rescue - Facebook -  Rabbits (Baton Rouge)

Holley's Hopping Habitat - FacebookRabbits (Haughton)

For The Love of Rats - Facebook - Small Mammals (Walker)

NOLA Chinchilla Rescue - Facebook - Chinchillas (New Orleans)


Legal Information

Lacey Act Injurious Species

LA WLF Reptile and Amphibian Regulations

LA RS §632.5.1. Constrictors and poisonous snakes

LA RS §632.6. Methods of collection

LA RS §636. License requirements

LA Administrative Code, Title 76, Wildlife and Fisheries (Part XV.  refers to reptiles and amphibians)

Municode Municipal Law Search Tool


Additional Resources

More Herp Links at Save The Frogs

More Herp Links at ASIH

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