Tom,

Harvesting every wild adult spotted turtle in Florida would not be sustainable thus your example doesn't make sense. Sustainable harvest is sustainable harvest. Sustainable harvest is defined as that portion of a population that can be taken by humans without adversely impacting subsquent populations of that animal (Owen et. al. 1998). Now, I realize that it is different for different species and that the sustainable harvest amounts can be debated. You could also argue about how to define adversely. That is not the question. The question is, "In general, do you support the right (or priviledge) of humans to engage in sustainable harvest (whatever this is to you or my definition) and then their right to sell that wild caught animal? We are talking about a moral judgement within humans. And yes, if you think that some species can be sustainably harvested and some can't then you have to weigh in your mind, "can more be sustainably harvested then can't or vise versa. We are talking about all species in general that are not listed as Endangered or Threatened. It is your call. I want a yes or no answer. Do you understand what I mean? I don't want to go into further detail because it may sway people.

Welkerii

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