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Larry D. Fishel
at Thu Mar 18 14:39:54 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Larry D. Fishel ]
I honestly don't know either way, but I'll just point some wording here of a type that I see used to justify all kinds of things...
"Yes, like it or not, species are in decline in California in part because of over collection."
If 10,000,000 snakes die because of development and 1,000,000 are killed by people who are sure every snake is dangerous, if not the Devil himself, and ONE is "colleted" then the above statement is true. Since we can probably all agree that at least one specimin of any given species is probably collected now and then, no proof is required. The subtlety, of couse, is lost on anyone who has no interest in keeping snakes, which is most everyone... ----- Larry D. Fishel
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