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Post by laurie1 on Apr 4, 2016 20:13:39 GMT -8
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Post by bichos on Apr 5, 2016 1:16:09 GMT -8
WTF. Scary stuff. Those "cocoons" are of butterflies? Do they even know what they are trying to protect?
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Post by ornithorchid on Apr 5, 2016 4:44:27 GMT -8
The authorities and their ignorance. Poor WORLD.
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Post by Paul K on Apr 5, 2016 5:50:28 GMT -8
Another idiots running third world country . Stupid laws , repellent against incoming founds from developed countries.
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Post by Chris Grinter on Apr 5, 2016 7:28:29 GMT -8
WTF. Scary stuff. Those "cocoons" are of butterflies? Do they even know what they are trying to protect? Realize a lot can be lost in translation. There may not be a distinction between cocoon and chrysalis in Sinhalese, let alone the article is usually written by a non-scientist or police officer (that goes for everywhere else in the world too usually).
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Post by Paul K on Apr 5, 2016 8:30:59 GMT -8
WTF. Scary stuff. Those "cocoons" are of butterflies? Do they even know what they are trying to protect? Realize a lot can be lost in translation. There may not be a distinction between cocoon and chrysalis in Sinhalese, let alone the article is usually written by a non-scientist or police officer (that goes for everywhere else in the world too usually). Still...idiots, should take care of real problems. They loose few bugs, low on food or what ? I can't even think some officials can make big deal out of it. It is childish, ridiculous....funny?
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Post by exoticimports on Apr 5, 2016 12:08:13 GMT -8
Realize a lot can be lost in translation. There may not be a distinction between cocoon and chrysalis in Sinhalese, let alone the article is usually written by a non-scientist or police officer (that goes for everywhere else in the world too usually). Still...idiots, should take care of real problems. They loose few bugs, low on food or what ? I can't even think some officials can make big deal out of it. It is childish, ridiculous....funny? It is a big deal to those who can use it to justify their employment. It has nothing to do with third world, the same thing happens in USA and Europe.
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Post by Paul K on Apr 5, 2016 18:06:05 GMT -8
" It is a big deal to those who can use it to justify their employment. It has nothing to do with third world, the same thing happens in USA and Europe."
True
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Post by bichos on Apr 6, 2016 2:27:09 GMT -8
WTF. Scary stuff. Those "cocoons" are of butterflies? Do they even know what they are trying to protect? Realize a lot can be lost in translation. There may not be a distinction between cocoon and chrysalis in Sinhalese, let alone the article is usually written by a non-scientist or police officer (that goes for everywhere else in the world too usually). You're right. Journalists will write for the general public and this means bending the truth and not needing to be particularly specific all the time. Is it possible the "authorities" expected a bribe but did not get one? I dont know enough about Sri Lanka to know. But in many places Ive been to a little us currency can certainly bend the local laws in your favour.
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Post by Cassida on Apr 6, 2016 14:05:05 GMT -8
India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - countries of crazy people (mainly local authorities). They blackmailing "western turists" (no matter if they are scientists or amateurs). For the local people no law. They can cuttting forests and killing "mosyktoes" It is very sad and stupid! This is not the first case (I assume that you know more cases of the Czech and other entomologists, which are criminalized).
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Post by teinopalpus on Apr 7, 2016 8:29:30 GMT -8
... short news from Czech press ...
Two Czech citizens were spouses and employees of Czech Academy of Sciences. They tried to "smuggle" four cocoons of moth Galleria mellonella.
Zdenek Mráček is already retired, and the Laboratory of entomopathogenic nematode, which is part of the Institute of Entomology Biology Centre ASCR in Czech Budejovice, is working only part-time. Scientists of the Institute of Entomology use cocoons of moth as bait for parasitic helminths. Zdenek Mráček wanted enrich laboratory of entomopathogenic nematodes.
Fine will be at least 500,000 Sri Lankan rupees./ about 3500usd /
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Post by exoticimports on Apr 7, 2016 9:08:19 GMT -8
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Post by hypanartia on Apr 10, 2016 12:11:23 GMT -8
Hi Teinopalpus Are you sure it was Galleria mellonella? I am not a moth collector but I check it out of curiosity and it seems to be a worldwide spread moth. The body is about 1-2cm in size On the other hand, are they accused of smuggling something when still in the country (which is an island), and arrested far from the airport or any port. Makes no sense.
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Post by gordonsnelling on Apr 12, 2016 17:42:13 GMT -8
The key word here is smuggled. If they were knowingly in violation of the countries law regardless of whether we agree with them or not they should face some sort of consequences.
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Post by exoticimports on Apr 13, 2016 4:18:04 GMT -8
The key word here is smuggled. If they were knowingly in violation of the countries law regardless of whether we agree with them or not they should face some sort of consequences. Yeah, like the Jews of Warsaw who kept their guns despite Nazi laws. Or the black slaves who ran away.
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