I think the trick is to convince those custodians of rare species that are
reluctant to release them that there is an economic benefit (as opposed to
a karmic benefit that accrues to certain members of this list who freely
distribute seeds from their own collections) to participating in
dissemination, either via seed or in-vitro cultures. More directly: If
outfits like the Missouri Botanic Garden was convinced that it could get
substantial bucks at little expense of time or money by selling seeds or
plantlets to cp lovers, the financial arm may overpower the horticultural
arm.
I also don't think that any amount of pressure (or probably any amount of
money) would persuade the keepers of the habitats to participate. For many
countries and governments, this is _A Religious Issue_.
Anyway, my $0.02
Carl Gustafson
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Imaging and Computer Vision Center | Software Guy
Drexel University | Macintosh spoken here
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | I only speak for myself
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