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Arias Sentenced
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om... "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message k.net... Peruvian grower gets 21 months for smuggling rare orchids Associated Press The dealer, George W. Norris of Spring, Texas, also has pleaded guilty and faces sentencing Sept. 2. The investigation was based on a tip about Norris offering endangered species for sale on the Internet. Arias, 70, was one of three Peruvian growers with permission to cultivate endangered and newly discovered orchids from recently deforested areas. He apologized in a letter to the judge asking for mercy and noting his "sincere" conservation efforts. The Peruvian lady slippers, known as "phrags" in collecting circles, are considered seriously endangered in the wild and are protected by international treaty. Nursery-raised varieties can be exported with government permits. Murray, originally from Surrinam, was an officer in the orchid society I belonged to in Alabama. He was so bitter about the loss of habitat, thus the loss of orchids in that area. When the forest is cleared and developed the orchids are gone also. He found no problem with harvesting the rare and protected orchids when faced with eminent destruction of habitat. One concern he had about re-introduction of the plants into other areas was the displaced plants acceptance and adaptation to the new habitat (would the transplanted orchids even survive) and the impact any new arrivals would have in spontaneous hybridation with the original orchids in the new area if they did survive and bloom. In this situation the original orchids would be lost and subsequent orchids effected by the relocation. Don't get me wrong, he and I are against harvesting or even picking the flowers in devoted and protected areas. These would be equivalent to our wildlife refuges, state, and national parks to name a few. The damage original collectors did while harvesting, collection or destruction of entire colonies of species for the purpose of price manipulation to limit availability is a good part of what caused the necessary protections. Now with the loss of habitat the protections should be redefined and expanded in a way that will protect the orchids in/from an area where the habitat has become unviable for their survival. That may make supporting documentation more complicated, name of plant, harvested under permit from specified area, name of permit holder, and date to name a few, if that information is not currently required. Was the "crime" motivated by a sincere desire to get the endangered species into areas where they could possibly be propagated and protected or greed? BTW, this is personal opinion, I won't go on a "field trip" to collect or buy any collected plants. I am a hobbiest would probably kill them anyway, be unable to contribute to the survival or propagation of any of the orchids in question. Naive as I am, I have seen the impact urbanization, herbicides, insecticides, and deforestation have on local areas. The crime was motivated by greed. K Barrett |
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Arias Sentenced
"K Barrett" wrote in message news:P39Oc.179302$%_6.32062@attbi_s01... The crime was motivated by greed. K Barrett Yup. Diana |
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And even if for the sake of argument greed was not a faktor in the crime you
gott to go through proper chanels. The end don't justifies the means. in my view. Mattias "Diana Kulaga" skrev i meddelandet ink.net... "K Barrett" wrote in message news:P39Oc.179302$%_6.32062@attbi_s01... The crime was motivated by greed. K Barrett Yup. Diana |
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Mattias.
**** on all import/export/smuggling laws governing orchids. Mick |
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Mick Fournier wrote:
Mattias. **** on all import/export/smuggling laws governing orchids. Mick AMEN! |
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Mattias.
**** on all import/export/smuggling laws governing orchids. Mick |
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And even if for the sake of argument greed was not a faktor in the crime you
gott to go through proper chanels. The end don't justifies the means. in my view. Mattias "Diana Kulaga" skrev i meddelandet ink.net... "K Barrett" wrote in message news:P39Oc.179302$%_6.32062@attbi_s01... The crime was motivated by greed. K Barrett Yup. Diana |
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Arias Sentenced
"K Barrett" wrote in message news:P39Oc.179302$%_6.32062@attbi_s01... The crime was motivated by greed. K Barrett Yup. Diana |
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