<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Mike Ivie talked about National Park Specimens and I outlined a game plan last year. I suspect no one followed up on it. I would but I’m engaged in several other projects no one is interested in and didn’t have time. (I did email some people but never heard back). <br><br>If we actually knew what we were talking about, it would help. Again, I would suggest that we all agree, we are scientists, not lawyers. We need to consult a professional and not pretend we know what we are talking about. <br><br>Concerning USFWS 3-177, we need to proceed cautiously. Our view is dead invertebrates. What about tigers? <br><br>If we suggested anything, it would probably be best to state NON-CITES INVERTEBRATES often. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">See how I'm pretending that I know something?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We need to consult a professional! </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Cheers, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Mike</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM Dewalt, R Edward <<a href="mailto:dewalt@illinois.edu">dewalt@illinois.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg1158210817142313447">
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Could some of you put together some talking points? We can then submit something informative as a group and maybe be more effective.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 23, 2025 2:50 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> RE: [ECN-L] USFWS 3-177 - deregulation?</font>
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<p>Yes, if we can get anything useful out of this government, then some deregulatory measures would be the most likely. It would be great if many of us could submit a 3-177 deregulation idea – if you agree that it should be deregulated or
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> 'Derek Sikes' via ECN-L <<a href="mailto:ECN-L@ecnweb.org" target="_blank">ECN-L@ecnweb.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 23, 2025 1:37 PM<br>
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<p>Perhaps now is the time to remove or at least improve the USFWS 3-177 process.</p>
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