Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 00:38:02 -0500 From: "Dave Evans" <dpevans@rci.rutgers.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg610$foo@default> Subject: Re: wild collected cultivars or new taxa
Paul,
People can and should ask for/get written permission and/or permits from
the owner(s) to collect plants or seeds, depending on the situation. You
are right about collecting cultivars from the wild, but whether it's a
problem depends on the species and where it's growing. Some people who are
interested in certain plants might even have these plants growing wild right
on their own property (though it's not too likely).
BTW, if we are talking about new taxa, the only way to get them
protection is to publish them and show they have only a very small range and
are threatened and/or endangered.
Also, if we don't get any real habitat protection, there will not be any
wild areas to collect from soon. And this is what we need to fight for.
Dave Evans
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