Usually lack of persistence - due to exhaustion, exasperation, excitement,
extenuation or often simply excesses from the night before ;-)
>
> > if they were true conservationists as Adrian
> > suggested they would send all the domestic exotic animals and plants
> > (including themselves) back to that big conservation incinerator "down
> > below"
>
> Well that just excluded everyone from contention since it would have to
> include ourselves too.
>
That's right - something our "armchair conservationists" forget at times.
>
> Obviously you percieve a problem here with how "scientists" conduct their
> research relative to the numbers of specimens retained. On what basis do
> you make that judgement? How many specimens are sufficient? I want to
> understand your logic behind that statement.
>
How many specimens are sufficient? Is there a set of guidelines available
for scientific collectors to follow as agreed on by their various "august"
representative bodies? Or is it just ANGFA that is singularly lacking in
this important aspect? I assume that NANFA and NFA and all the other
exemplary bodies have theirs available and regularly published to remind
members and observers. In Australia at least some states have regulations
about numbers allowed to be collected by amateurs as well as methods
permitted. I understand permits to collect larger numbers for scientific
purposes can be applied for. But do the scientific fraternity have an
attitude on this aspect that is well publicised?
Cheers
Bruce Hansen