Endangered species act

Mark Walker MWalker at gensym.com
Fri Feb 8 12:23:23 EST 2002


Eric,

What pleasant news.  How great it would be if the rest of the nation took
Ohio as an example.  The bottom line is that with these sorts of policies,
there will likely be fewer species to list in Ohio.

Mark Walker.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric H. Metzler [mailto:spruance at infinet.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 6:25 AM
> To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu
> Subject: Re: Endangered species act
> 
> Dave,
> 
> In Ohio you are entitled to collect and kill state listed endangered
> species.  Ohio law recognizes that you cannot tell the difference with
> many of the moths, and Ohio law wants your data rather than to put you
> in prison.  Your obligation, under Ohio law, is to report what you
> collected, in this case, to The Ohio Lepidopterists. And, you cannot
> trade or sell the specimens - you may keep them or donate them to a
> public institution.  Ohio is remarkably progressive in it's views
> towards endangered species.
> 
> This principle does not apply to federally endangered species. There are
> no federally endangered species of moths in Ohio.
> 
> Not all states are as enlightened as Ohio.  When collecting in other
> states, it is your responsibility to know which species are state
> endangered. Then you should plan your collecting accordingly, in other
> words, don't go collecting with general kill traps where you might get
> an endangered species.
> 
> I cannot advise what to do with an inadvertant capture of an endangered
> species in another state.    I know what I'd do.
> 
> As for federally endangered species, there is no place where it is legal
> to capture or harm any federally endangered species.  It is your
> responsibility to learn which endangered species might be in the area
> where you are collecting and then make certain you do not collect any of
> them.
> 
> This information is a bit brief, but because you live in Ohio, and
> rarely leave Ohio for collecting, you are in a great place.  You can
> thank The Ohio Lepidopterists for helping lepidopterists and the Ohio
> Division of Wildlife for taking such an enlightened approach.  The Ohio
> Division of Wildlife will be glad to hear from you.
> 
> The sun is shining in Columbus Ohio today, but there is a fog with a
> very nasty odor.  I rather suspect that pollution, rather than
> collectors, are harming our native species.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Eric  Metzler
> 
> 
> David Smith wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> >     I am interested in moths, especially micros. I frequently catch and
> kill
> > moths that I do not know what species they are. What if one is an
> endangered
> > species? What do I do with it? Should I destroy it so as not to be
> > prosecuted? Could I turn it over to a museum?
> >     What about people who use insect traps of various kinds? Are they
> liable
> > if they kill an endangered species?
> >     Maybe these examples would be considered accidental. If someone who
> > doesn't know an ant from a butterfly stomps an endangered species on
> purpose
> > because they don't like bugs can they go to jail?
> >     Just curious as I truly do not know.
> >         David Smith
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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