Captive Care, Breeding & Natural History

Publication Identification

Field	Information
Country	Canada
Publisher	MeisterWorks Graphic Design
Publisher address	Unavailable.  Exact historical street address not established without masthead.
Magazine title	Canadian Reptile Hobbyist
Publication status	Presumed discontinued.
Publication run	September 2016 to approximately 2017.  Final issue and exact cessation date unverified.
Editor	Pending research update.
Printer	Pending research update.
ISSN	Unavailable.  Not displayed on the supplied cover; masthead not supplied.
Language	English
Publication type	Specialist reptile and amphibian hobbyist magazine
Publication frequency	Unavailable.  Not established from the supplied evidence.

Preservation Significance

Canadian Reptile Hobbyist has preservation significance because it documents an effort to create a distinctly Canadian reptile and amphibian publication focused on captive care, breeding, natural history, conservation, and the Canadian herpetocultural community.  This September 2016 copy is Volume 1, Issue 1, the premiere issue of the publication.  Contemporary records show that the magazine was launched through MeisterWorks Graphic Design by Neil Meister and that a second issue was being prepared in 2017, but the publication has left a relatively limited public record.  Preserving the first physical issue therefore retains direct evidence of the magazine’s launch, its original design and editorial focus, and an early attempt to give Canadian breeders, businesses, conservationists, researchers, and reptile keepers a publication centered on their own community.