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Post by sam9710 on Jul 16, 2018 10:05:38 GMT -8
Hello everyone！
I’m going to Canada for a short term study in University in Saskatchewan and Banff National Park.Wanted to know if it is possible to collect butterflies or may get in trouble～
Thankyou～
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Post by Paul K on Jul 16, 2018 21:22:57 GMT -8
Collecting in Canada is legal, except national and provincial parks.
Conservation areas maybe prohibited too.
No import/export permits needed.
There are also some protected species, but each province has its own list and I don’t really know exactly.
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Post by wollastoni on Jul 17, 2018 7:53:28 GMT -8
I had some great collecting trips in Quebec state.
Splendid country; great butterflies and nice people.
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Post by sam9710 on Jul 17, 2018 10:20:53 GMT -8
Collecting in Canada is legal, except national and provincial parks. Conservation areas maybe prohibited too. No import/export permits needed. There are also some protected species, but each province has its own list and I don’t really know exactly. Thankyou Paulk～ |
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Post by boghaunter1 on Jul 17, 2018 14:30:27 GMT -8
Hi sam9710,
Have been collecting Butterflies here in Sask. for the past 42 yrs.... just follow Paul K's advice above & you should have no problems (Stay out of the parks.) We have huge provincial forests in central/NE Sask. where collecting is allowed.
John K.
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Post by sam9710 on Jul 17, 2018 15:35:46 GMT -8
Hi sam9710, Have been collecting Butterflies here in Sask. for the past 42 yrs.... just follow Paul K's advice above & you should have no problems (Stay out of the parks.) We have huge provincial forests in central/NE Sask. where collecting is allowed. John K. Hi Boghaunter！ Thanks for your advice，they are really useful.Besides，do you know about the list of protected butterflies in Sask？ Regards |
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Post by boghaunter1 on Jul 21, 2018 11:11:40 GMT -8
Hi sam9710,
Sorry for late reply... was out collecting bugs of course! The only "endangered" butterfly sp. that I am aware of in Sask. is the Morman Metalmark (Apodemia mormo) which is found in small scattered colonies in SW Sask. south of Val Marie. They are found within the confines of the federal Grasslands National Park (in badlands protected area) right along the South Sask.- Montana border. This is the extreme northern edge of their range in N. Am. They are also found in extreme southern B.C..
We have quite a number of very rare stray butterfly spp. that have shown up in Sask. over the yrs. These include the Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia), the Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius s. smintheus) & the unusual Harvester butterfly (Feniseca tarquinius) whose larvae are carnivorous on aphids. We also have about a dozen or so stray spp. of rare U.S. based skippers found widely scattered throughout southern Sask. (most collected as singletons by Ronald Hooper many yrs. ago). The problem in Sask. is that we are a very large province with very few active (less than 1/2 dozen) collectors & a very short collecting season...
If you are attending the University of Sask., in Saskatoon, visit the large bookstore on campus where you still might be able to find "new" old copies of Ronald R. Hoopers little 1973 book, "Butterflies of Sakatchewan". It was my bible growing up & is still very useful although a number of scientific names have been changed or rearranged since that time. The U. of S. student library (6 story highrise mid campus near the bookstore/Marquis hall) has an excellent entomology section - I spent nearly all my spare time there when I attended! Good luck...
John K.
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Post by sam9710 on Jul 24, 2018 8:45:15 GMT -8
Thank you John！
I will try to find some good places in the countryside in sasktoon
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Post by sam9710 on Jul 31, 2018 13:12:04 GMT -8
Hi sam9710, Sorry for late reply... was out collecting bugs of course! The only "endangered" butterfly sp. that I am aware of in Sask. is the Morman Metalmark (Apodemia mormo) which is found in small scattered colonies in SW Sask. south of Val Marie. They are found within the confines of the federal Grasslands National Park (in badlands protected area) right along the South Sask.- Montana border. This is the extreme northern edge of their range in N. Am. They are also found in extreme southern B.C.. We have quite a number of very rare stray butterfly spp. that have shown up in Sask. over the yrs. These include the Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia), the Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius s. smintheus) & the unusual Harvester butterfly (Feniseca tarquinius) whose larvae are carnivorous on aphids. We also have about a dozen or so stray spp. of rare U.S. based skippers found widely scattered throughout southern Sask. (most collected as singletons by Ronald Hooper many yrs. ago). The problem in Sask. is that we are a very large province with very few active (less than 1/2 dozen) collectors & a very short collecting season... If you are attending the University of Sask., in Saskatoon, visit the large bookstore on campus where you still might be able to find "new" old copies of Ronald R. Hoopers little 1973 book, "Butterflies of Sakatchewan". It was my bible growing up & is still very useful although a number of scientific names have been changed or rearranged since that time. The U. of S. student library (6 story highrise mid campus near the bookstore/Marquis hall) has an excellent entomology section - I spent nearly all my spare time there when I attended! Good luck... John K. I find a good place named northeast swale ，and is it possible to collect here？ |
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