Endangered species act

[Grkovich, Alex]

Yes, Mark, and it will be up to all of us to achieve that. 
   Alex

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mark Walker [SMTP:MWalker at gensym.com]
> Sent:	Friday, February 08, 2002 12:23 PM
> To:	'spruance at infinet.com'
> Cc:	leps-l at lists.yale.edu
> Subject:	RE: Endangered species act
> 
> 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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