Would be conservationist fined $200
Paul Cherubini
monarch at saber.net
Sat Apr 8 13:06:46 EDT 2006
http://www.nbc4.com/news/8507478/detail.html?rss=dc&psp=news
Butterfly Bandit Fined $200
Butterfly Gatherer Said His Intentions Were Good
POSTED: 11:21 am EDT April 6, 2006
NORFOLK, Va. -- A Delaware man has been fined $200 for
gathering butterflies from the Great Dismal Swamp in southeastern
Virginia.
Joseph Wampler Jr. of Middletown, Del., pleaded guilty in federal
court this week to a misdemeanor charge of taking butterflies from
protected lands without permission.
He faced up to one year in jail and a $10,000 fine.
Wildlife refuge officials said they were suspicious of Wampler's
questions about butterflies. Law enforcement officers saw him and
his son pack butterflies into boxes.
Wampler concedes that what he did was wrong but said is intentions
were good, to restore rare butterflies in Delaware.
The Great Dismal Swamp is home to dozens of butterfly species,
including the great purple hairstreak, the sleepy orange and the zebra
swallowtail.
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