Report from 64 45'N

[Paul Cherubini]

Bob wrote:

> It is obvious that NABA has appealed to and created some
> extremists as far as collecting is concerned.

It also seems obvious that NABA has effectively 
marketed two issues (collecting/pinning and 
breeding/releasing) in an emotion stirring, headline grabbing
way to help generate its large membership base from scratch in
just 8 years.

This marketing campaign continues today not just in
the NY Times but on the Internet. For example if a bride
and groom goes into Yahoo does a search for 
 "butterfly release" it brings up: 
http://www.saber.net/~monarch/naba1.jpg

"wedding butterflies" brings up:
http://www.saber.net/~monarch/naba2.jpg

A butterfly enthusiast/collector going on a NABA 
field trip for the firsttime will have to abide by this: 
http://www.saber.net/~monarch/naba3.jpg

A plant enthusiast/collector going on a NABA field 
trip for the first time will have to abide by this: 
http://www.saber.net/~monarch/naba4.jpg

Paul Cherubini

 
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