[leps-talk] value

[Chris J. Durden]

Ok. May we have the name of this "commercial collector" or the name of his 
business so we can avoid purchasing any specimens from him or her.
    If the locality was on a "reserve", what legal action was taken against 
this vandal.
    If the name is not known, or the story is hearsay, I am afraid it must 
be considered propaganda and malicious rumor.
........................Chris Durden

At 10:30 PM 6/2/2002 +0100, you wrote:

>It wasn't in Wales but I can give you the original posting that was made on
>the subject back in 1995. Here is the relevant extract. It was followed by
>several condemnatory statements, as you would expect.   As far as I can find
>there are only 9 colonies left in Flanders. It is a very interesting species
>in that the larvae are adopted by ants who feed them mistaking them for queen
>ant larvae. A butterfly equivalent of the Cuckoo.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>
>I know about a place in Belgium where the vulnerable Maculinea alcon was
>found. A 'commercial collector' came by and caught as many he could. After
>this he digged out ALL the Gentiana pneumonanthe (food-plant of M. alcon) he
>could find.  He argued: this makes me be sure that I collected the LAST one
>in this reserve (wich makes its commercial value higher...)
>That's what I DO NOT AGREE WITH.
>----------------------------------------------------------
>Bart Vanholder
>Belgian Migrating Lepidoptera Survey
>Droeskouter 33
>B-9450 Haaltert
>Belgium
>e-mail: bvholder at innet.be
>
>
>--
>Neil Jones- Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk http://www.butterflyguy.com/
>NOTE NEW WEB ADDRESS
>"At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
>butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn Bog
>National Nature Reserve



 
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