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Post by bluemoth on Aug 10, 2011 18:41:05 GMT -8
Thanks to a collecting friend that lives in Florida I have just been made aware of a new law in Florida to protect the Miami Blue Butterfly. It is now illegal to collect the fallowing Blues to prevent accidental collection of a Miami Blue : Cassius Blue, Nickerbean Blue and Ceraunus Blue. None of these three Blues have similar under wing markings of the Miami. In my opinion they could not be confused for a Miami Blue. This seems like another case of gone over board by fish and game. What are your thoughts folks? us.vocuspr.com/ Newsroom/ Query.aspx? article title - Fish and Wildlife List Miami Blue Butterfly As Endangered |
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Post by jackblack on Aug 11, 2011 2:44:59 GMT -8
Most interesting .
Not just overboard by the Govt depts , illegal operators are causing these situations , problem is the Govt depts don`t have the expertise to determine the species , for them to do that will cost more in employing staff and experts , easiest to simply stop the trade .
Am seeing it more and more in Australia .
I have just been informed about more excessive paperwork and permits and payment I have to go through , every parcel I export now will be tracked by customs , even though I`m legally permited to export , all because of one or two people who export and supply big dealers like one in France for instance , no names mentioned who is selling protected West Australian jewel beetles , but not only him,as I mentioned in a post earlier , some people don`t care about conservation only the hip pocket and the $`s.
There will be more and more of it , get used to it , don`t blame the depts I think , blame the guys who endure in the illegal trade .
Not an easy subject , I think we have opened a can of worms that has been ignored neglelected too long , if it were elephant tusks or Rhino horns you would be appalled , well , should we be supporting the illegal trade making elephants and rhino`s out of other more innocent insects we have enjoyed to collect and breed so long , better sit back and think more deeply .Times are changing environment is shrinking so is some peoples logic.
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Post by entoman on Aug 11, 2011 12:32:31 GMT -8
My thoughts are that this is ridiculous. Cassius and Ceraunus blues are the most common species of blue in my area (West Palm Beach), and I highly doubt that I might inadvertently catch a Miami blue this far north. Every time I hear about some ridiculous law like this, it corrodes my capacity to abide by all the laws regulating insect collecting as I become increasingly aware of the ineptitude with which the laws are made. I suppose I'll have to get papers proving that my specimens of Cassius and Ceraunus were collected before they were protected now.
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