re. Graellsia cocoons

[Roger Kendrick]

Not too sure about trade regulations.
G. isabellae is the only Lepidopteran listed under
Appendix III (protected species) of the Bern
Convention - see their website for the degree of
protection afforded thereby
(http://www.nature.coe.int/english/cadres/berne.htm).

It is also listed in Annex 2 (special animals occuring
in habitats designated for conservation)
(http://www.arborea.com/fr/europe/annexe2.htm) and
annex 5 (animals susceptible to exploitation)
(http://www.arborea.com/fr/europe/annexe5.htm)of the
European Parliament Directive 92-43-CCE
(http://www.arborea.com/fr/europe/Directive92-43-CEE.htm).
(Apologies to all Francophiles, but does a mirror site
in English exist?)

Hope this gives some indication of this species
status.

Roger Kendrick.
Ph.D. candidate, Dept. Ecology & Biodiversity
The University of Hong Kong

--- Martin Honey <M.Honey at NHM.AC.UK> wrote: > >Date:
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:25:59 -0400
> >From: Patrick Marceau <lepsjournal at sympatico.ca>
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> >To: Leps-l <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> >Subject: Graellsia cocoons
> >Reply-To: lepsjournal at sympatico.ca
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> >
> >Hi,
> >I will have soon my Gi cocoons to sell and around
> 15-20 Graellsia
> >isabellae galliaegloria to sell also at 20$ US
> each.
> >Contact me at lepsjournal at sympatico.ca
> 
> Dear All
> 
> I have some concerns about this and a previous
> message received from the
> same source on two counts and would welcome
> information to allay my fears.
> 
> Firstly, to quote from the leps-l faq sheet:
> 
> "Contributors to LEPS-L/SBEL are asked to please
> refrain from posting
> messages regarding overtly commercial transactions
> in Lepidoptera that
> otherwise do not contribute to broader discussions."
> 
> and secondly:
> 
> as this species is protected by laws in both Spain
> and France (the only
> countries in which it occurs), under what
> regulations is trade in it
> possible. I have no experience in such matters.
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Martin
>
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