All,



We do NOT want any bans on harvest we want to eliminate over collection. We also do NOT want to ban captive propagation and this moronic "White List" does both of these. If you have legit concerns that are backed up by several non-biased sources that decline is occuring due to collection then you put bag limits in place NOT bans. Just because a species is declining doesn't mean the cause is collection. And banning captive propagation is the most irresponsible, anti-conservation action you can take. The captive population is a "safety net" for wild populations and this is especially true in light of the fact that we are doing virtually nothing to stop the major decline causers like development, roads, human population growth and the policies of "economic growth" in this country.



Mike Welker

El Paso, TX

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• Turtle Harvest Update - dirty politics! - rtremper, Thu May 31 19:26:05 2007
• what a crock!!! - Joe Forks, Thu May 31 19:38:28 2007
• formally petition the commission - troy h, Thu May 31 19:53:38 2007
• RE: formally petition the commission - rtremper, Thu May 31 20:19:07 2007
• RE: Turtle Harvest Update - correction - rtremper, Thu May 31 20:15:38 2007
• the biggest problem with this . . . - troy h, Thu May 31 22:29:18 2007
• Bag Limits NOT bans & never ban CB - OHI, Thu May 31 22:30:19 2007
• RE: Turtle Harvest Update - dirty politi - caudisona, Thu May 31 22:49:38 2007
• RE: Turtle Harvest Update - dirty politi - OHI, Fri Jun 1 01:59:14 2007
• step 1 . . . step 2 = ? - troy h, Fri Jun 1 08:30:54 2007
• RE: Turtle Harvest Update - dirty politi - smorefun, Fri Jun 1 08:04:02 2007