NABA policy debate #4

[Michael Gochfeld]

Although NABA is not especially pro-collecting, it is carefully not 
anti-collecting as evidenced by the published instructions for the 4th 
of July Counts. 

FROM THE  4TH OF JULY COUNT INSTRUCTIONS

Use blank lines to write in the names of species observed but not on the 
count form. Please use NABA's checklist names (as in recent count 
reports), either scientific or English.

Optional: Write method of ID after number seen: S sighted, B 
binoculared, C collected, N netted and released, P photographed, G 
genitalia dissection.

People may object to "binoculared" as a neologism, but the option of 
collecting, netting-releasing, and genitalia dissection are included. 

Genitalia dissection and releasing is, however, apparently not an 
option.  

M. Gochfeld

 
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