Bob Pyle Responds/Fourth Attempt

Bob Parcelles,Jr. rjparcelles at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 6 12:41:14 EST 2002


--- Valerie Passoa <vapassoa at copper.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>     The following is Bob Pyle's response to the comment made by
> Paul Cherubini yesterday that read "Reminds me of Bob Pyle's
> comment that people who breed and sell Monarchs and Painted Ladies
> for release are 'entomology's lowlifes'."
> 
>
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> 
>  From Bob Pyle:
> 
>     I am a visiting professor at Utah State University this
> semester and not currently tuned in to Leps-L, so I have asked
> Valerie to kindly pass on my response to Paul Cherubini's
> tossed-off comment.  When Paul and I met at the Bay Area Monarch
> Conference last fall he was actually civil, so I am sorry to see
> his venom leaking again.  Is Paul aware that attributing a direct
> quotation to someone else incorrectly is potentially libelous?
>     It is true that I criticize the practice of transferring and
> releasing butterflies far away from their point of nascence, for
> very good reasons that were more or less accurately (if
> incompletely) quoted in the January 14 Wall Street Journal article.
>  But I believe Paul is incorrect in attributing me with the
> statement that people who breed and sell Monarchs and Painted
> Ladies for release are "entomology's lowlifes".  I don't believe I
> have ever spoken or written such a thing.  If Paul can
> show where that quote appears in print under my name, I would be
> very surprised.  If he cannot, then he had better be more careful
> about putting words in my mouth, or anyone else's.  I do think
> those who transfer and release are misguided and mistaken in their
> actions; but they have nothing to do with entomology, and I do not
> tend to use the term "lowlifes" for anyone.  
>     By the way, for those still debating the netting/collecting/
> watching issue as if they have to be mutually exclusive, I
> recommend the section on "Watching Vs. Catching" in my HANDBOOK FOR
> BUTTERFLY WATCHERS and the part called "Enjoying the Butterfly
> Resource" in my BUTTERFLIES OF
> CASCADIA, currently at press in Hong Kong and due out in April.
> 
> Best to all, and be nice, Paul; it becomes you.
> Bob 
>  


Thank you Valerie,

Your perseverance has been extremely appreciated by all scientists
who beleive in truth and factual data.

bob

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Bob Parcelles, Jr
Pinellas Park, FL
RJP Associates, C2M-BWPTi
rjparcelles at yahoo.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturepotpourri
"Change your thoughts and you change your world."
- Norman Vincent Peale

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