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Warning to USA Traders: get your permits in order Attention traders:
I have heard from various sources that the US Fish & Wildlife Service and the USDA are spending more time on the Internet... |
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Apr-01-10 06:36 PM by Mr Bug |
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Stephen Hawking: Mankind Extinct in 100 yrs - max Mankind must move to outer space within a century
or it will become extinct, Professor Stephen Hawking has warned.
By Richard Alleyne, Sc... |
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Aug-19-10 04:44 PM by rjb |
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Playing fine line Devil's Advocate So we all know that you cannot import live insects into America as a hobbyist. The punishments exist.
BUT....
What about insects conside... |
Touterse |
Jul-23-10 10:49 AM by Missmoth |
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"American Power Act" is disastrous Climate Bill After many months of back-room negotiations between senators, major polluters, and Washington insiders, on May 12 U.S. Senators John Kerry, D... |
telliottmbamsc |
Jul-08-10 05:43 PM by entoman |
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Center sues to protect Puerto Rico harlequin butterfly June 16, 2010, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue the feds for failing to heed the plights of a number of rare an... |
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Jun-26-10 08:01 PM by Sparkiwi |
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Wild Attacus atlas in New York? I've been corresponding with one of my customers, who has been buying a number of unmounted butterflies and moths for use in conservation displays... |
daffodildeb |
Jun-24-10 04:34 AM by Saturniidave |
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Bt, Btk, DDT, Wisconsin... is there really any difference? Wisconsin’s Conservation Ethic has run-a-muck.
The head of our Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) is just one example. The “Sec... |
telliottmbamsc |
May-30-10 05:55 AM by telliottmbamsc |
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BUYING OUT OF U.S.A EA:)Hi can somebody help me please, if I buy some insects out of U.S. I need some kind of permit or not? or outside of my state do I need anyt... |
DJALDINDAMIX07 |
May-25-10 03:37 PM by Touterse |
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Trogonoptera brookiana habitat destruction - Malaysia A sad article about Trogonoptera brookiana in Ulu Geroh (Malaysia):
http://lepido-france.fr/2010/04/la-disparition-du-rajah-brooke... |
Olivier Pequin |
May-13-10 07:39 PM by Takahe |
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Office Congressional Ethics refuses to admit Investigation Congressman David Obey is playing some sort of politics with Trees to get re-elected and the members of the United States Office of Congressional Ethi... |
telliottmbamsc |
May-11-10 03:49 AM by telliottmbamsc |
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OK, here's a real beginner question for you... I've been reading old forums, and I'm confused and concerned over the info I'm reading on buying unmounted, papered butterflies and moths. ... |
Coatfetish |
Apr-23-10 04:37 PM by Chris_2005 |
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European Red List of Butterflies Just published! A great work has been done by specialists.
Collectors are no more cited as threats, real threats (habitat destruction, ins... |
Olivier Pequin |
Apr-17-10 03:35 AM by Adam Cotton |
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Global Warming & our hobby I have found this interesting article about global warming and the plight of butterflies.
http://www.unr.edu/nevadanews/templates... |
InsectCollection |
Apr-14-10 10:08 AM by bibitte_insectnet |
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Senator LipService ignores Science and focuses on Cash "Houston, we have a problem,..." Senator Feingold (D-WI) responded with lip service and a deaf-ear to criticisms from the nation’s lead... |
telliottmbamsc |
Apr-12-10 07:52 AM by Saturniidave |
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Serious Environmental Progress in USA not likely O’bama and his Democrats seem to have a nasty habit of trading natural resources for votes. He did it in Washington State when he granted Sealaska... |
telliottmbamsc |
Apr-09-10 08:53 PM by Chris_2005 |
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Over Collecting? Looking over the e-bay listings, it sure appears there's a lot of over collecting going on in China...why would someone have to put 20 Sats, 10 ... |
NAHood |
Apr-07-10 06:11 PM by Touterse |
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I found a good article on CITES, the USA, and the Solomon Is http://www.solomontimes.com/letter.aspx?show=753
Thursday, September 04, 2008 2:02 AM
An Overview of the Butterfly Trade... |
PaulBodnar |
Apr-05-10 07:22 PM by Exotic Imports |
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News on possible ban on collecting Agrias in Peru Dear Insect collectors,
This past year Inrena became part of Department of Agriculture and no longer works on its own as previous years. As so... |
neotropicalwings |
Apr-01-10 06:36 PM by neotropicalwings |
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Collecting Permit Database A while ago someone asked about collecting in country X... and suggested there should be a list somewhere that will help figure out the process. Sin... |
Sparkiwi |
Apr-01-10 06:27 PM by Sparkiwi |
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Bringing insects into America from Europe In a few months I will be going on a trip to Europe with my senior class. We will be visiting Germany and Italy. While there I hope to collect some in... |
entoman |
Mar-30-10 11:09 PM by nomihoudai |
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Honey Bee Extinction Imminent in US? news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_sc/us_food_and_farm_di...
The wars of the future will be over food, and the US will be the aggre... |
telliottmbamsc |
Mar-27-10 07:45 PM by Touterse |
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Shipping eggs from USA to Europe Hello,
last year I could not found eggs of Eaclis imperialis in Europe. Are there any problems or circumstances with paperwork when shipping eg... |
simosg |
Mar-18-10 11:47 AM by simosg |
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Favorite Collecting Spot Threatened? “Golly Mr. Exxon!, with that kinda money I can git me a new shotgun!”
Its coming, one day you’re going to show up at your favorit... |
telliottmbamsc |
Mar-18-10 08:03 AM by telliottmbamsc |
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Great Lakes Bioenergy condems use of Trees as Bio-fuel If you don't watch your Politicians, they surely kill us all,...hope this puts an end to the respective provisions of the Department of Agricult... |
telliottmbamsc |
Mar-16-10 04:58 AM by telliottmbamsc |
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33,482 acres of Monarch winter sanctuary logged One of the largest butterfly refuges in the world was just logged by Mexican officials.
33,482 acres of Giant Fir trees at the heart of the o... |
telliottmbamsc |
Mar-14-10 11:43 AM by telliottmbamsc |
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NASA’s Hansen clear: Cap-And-Trade Unsafe Sell Out The Leading Climatologist James Hansen of NASA reissued his warning that O’bama’s Cap-And-Trade system of carbon credits is unsafe and called for... |
telliottmbamsc |
Mar-14-10 08:21 AM by telliottmbamsc |
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insect exchange regulations I would like to know if anyone has had a similar experience. I have been exchanging beetles strictly as a hobby with no money changing hands for year... |
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Mar-11-10 05:46 PM by Missmoth |
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Of asteroids and man, the problem Rueters has a thought provoking story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100304/sc_nm/us_dinosaurs_asteroid#buzzed=nm/20100304/us... |
telliottmbamsc |
Mar-11-10 06:24 PM by Missmoth |
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Xerces Society warns of Btk - mardon skipper From: "Sarina Jepsen"
Dear Thomas,
Thank you for your email, and I apologize for taking so long to respond. I understand your c... |
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Mar-11-10 09:40 AM by telliottmbamsc |
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pronunciation? Just curious. When speaking to someone in English or American about CITES, how does one pronounce it? I've read about CITES for years, but n... |
rjb |
Mar-11-10 09:28 AM by Saturniidave |
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Butterfly Bust in MI Did anyone else see this? http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/michigan_dentist_nets_probatio.html
Dentist in MI buste... |
Sparkiwi |
Mar-09-10 10:00 PM by kingha |
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USA on Climate Change (Sad, Funny, and Shameless) 1) Copenhagen Climate Change talks were reportedly highlighted by a reported last minute agreement between a Chinese official and President Barac O%... |
telliottmbamsc |
Mar-06-10 04:20 PM by telliottmbamsc |
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Senator Approves Fighting Energy Crisis with Deforestation The following communication was received by Senator Herb Kohl:
Re: Environment & EnergyMonday, March 1, 2010 8:57 AM
From: "sen... |
telliottmbamsc |
Mar-04-10 12:40 PM by telliottmbamsc |
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Congress wrestling with today's Holocene Mass Extinction TROPICAL FOREST and Coral Conservation Act, H.R. 52. The measure would provide funding for debt-for-nature swaps, which involve purchasing foreign... |
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Mar-04-10 04:39 AM by telliottmbamsc |
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Judge Issues Ban on Improperly Approved Pesticide A failure of the EPA to abide by proper procedures in its approval of a pesticide by Bayer CropScience has led to a ban on the sale of spirotetramat%2... |
telliottmbamsc |
Mar-01-10 02:11 PM by telliottmbamsc |
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Collecting in Vietnam and Borneo, permits? Hi!
My family and I are planning a trip to Vietnam this summer. I would love to do some collecting while i'm down there. Are there any regul... |
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Feb-24-10 07:11 AM by Olypen |
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CITES Hi everyone,
Reagrding with CITES, it is only required for trading wild specimens.
If I would like to buy specimens which are included in a... |
Zhichabei |
Feb-07-10 04:10 PM by Zhichabei |
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Was it the greatest con job ever?
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Seems now even the BBC has "seen the light" They came out with a newsflash that maybe we were wrong about global warming. They stated that since 1... |
panzerman |
Feb-01-10 11:23 PM by BobW |
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COLLECTING IN BRAZIL (& INFORMATION TAIWAN) I am working and living in Taiwan and I'm going to change to Sao Paulo/Brazil next summer.
Who can help me concerning collecting insects in B... |
christobal |
Jan-15-10 09:15 AM by Drowmow |
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Dried specimen need permit to send out/in from the country t Hello everyone of you.
I have some questions..
I live in US, and I have friend in S. Korea.
It is not for selling or business, but... |
kjsuk1010 |
Jan-13-10 03:00 PM by kjsuk1010 |
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