butterfly smuggling article

[drdn at mail.utexas.edu]

Interesting. Who are the people who buy stuff to keep these dealers in business?
I have never met any. This looks like a "straw man" to me.
   Also, Is this Newcomer any relative of the Newcomer from Brewster, Washington
with whom I exchanged specimens many years ago?
.................Chris Durden


Quoting Bruce Webb <BruWebb at surewest.net>:

> Here is an interesting article on MSNBC.com
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20283195/
> excerpt:  "These days the worldwide illegal trade in endangered species is
> worth an estimated $10 billion to $15 billion a year, according to law
> enforcement reports."
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> Bruce Webb
> U.S. Distributor for Wildlife Computing Software products
> http://home.surewest.net/bruwebb/Butterflychecklist.htm
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