NABA proposes policy that could harm nearly 1,000,000 Painted Ladies

[Bob Parcelles,Jr.]

--- Paul Cherubini <monarch at saber.net> wrote:
> The following appeared in the current copy of American Butterflies 
> published by NABA:
> 
> "We urge you to write the USDA and make the following points:
> The proposed regulations can not adequately meet the needs of 
> scientists interested in tracking migratory movements of Painted 
> and/or American Ladies. At the least, the USDA should require 
> small color dots on farmed butterflies intended for release, so 
> that butterfliers can recognize individuals in the field as far
> animals, not wild butterflies."
> 
> HOW  COULD 1,000,000 PAINTED LADIES BE HARMED? :  
> Each year Insect Lore, a California based Painted Lady breeding 
> operation supplies schools, brides, grooms, widows and widowers
> with nearly 1,000,000 Painted Lady caterpillars or chrysalids. When
> the adult Painted Ladies emerge, they are released without ever
> having 
> to forcibly handle or manipulate the butterflies in anyway. For
> example,
> in the case of wedding and funeral releases, each Painted Lady
> adult 
> is packaged in its own little box that springs open after a
> securing 
> string is removed.
> 
> Now if brides, widowers and school children are required to
> forcibly 
> hold down a fragile and struggling Painted Lady, while trying to
> paint 
> colored dots on them, the risk of butterfly injury is obviously
> going 
> to be high.
> 
> NABA's proposed colored dot marking policy appears to contradict
> it's website mission statement:  "NABA, a non-profit organization,
> is working to promote the public enjoyment and conservation of 
> butterflies."
> 
> Paul Cherubini


Paul,

This is one time I agree with you wholeheartedly. While, I still
question m"mixing up populuations", I think statisticaly this might
be going to extremes.

Bob 

=====
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

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail!
http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/

 
 ------------------------------------------------------------ 

   For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit:

   http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl