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Micha Petty

President
Chief Rehabilitator
Adoption Coordinator
Chief Naturalist
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Micha is a contractor and his business activities are what primarily fund L.E.A.R.N.  He has loved reptiles and amphibians since childhood and is glad to have a chance to be helping them now.  He has been keeping reptiles and other exotics since 1992.

His primary love is indigenous reptiles, and he practices Conservation Through Education whenever possible.

He is a member of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, the Herpetologists’ League, the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, and Partners in Amphibians and Reptile Conservation.

The International Herpetological Symposium selected Micha as the 2018 recipient of the A Primer on Reptiles and Amphibians. Micha has done over 50 news and television segments about animals and conservation.

Pamela Petty

Secretary and Treasurer
Safety & Security Supervisor

Pamela sells natural health and beauty products, and has been keeping reptiles for two decades.  She monitors the health of the animals at the shelter, and frequently performs our out-of-area rescue trips.  Her primary love is tortoises, and has been known to drive eight hours on Christmas to pick up one in need.