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Post by papiliotheona on Jun 5, 2015 20:27:49 GMT -8
Serious question: do crude fakes have any "novelty" value? I've heard of fake gynos being made with scissors and glue, etc.
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Panama
Jun 5, 2015 19:33:00 GMT -8
Post by papiliotheona on Jun 5, 2015 19:33:00 GMT -8
Albert Thurman of Phoenix, AZ collects in Panama regularly with university permits. I'm not sure what the process is but it's 100% legit.
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Post by papiliotheona on May 9, 2015 2:45:52 GMT -8
I see native Turks taking photographs of wild live butterflies and posting them on Facebook all the time.
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Post by papiliotheona on Mar 26, 2015 15:31:13 GMT -8
You will need a copy of both a collecting permit and an export permit for every single country whose specimens you are importing. If the specimens are for sale you will need to purchase a commercial importation permit for something like $150 from USFWS (basically, it's a tax).
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Post by papiliotheona on Jan 12, 2015 19:11:19 GMT -8
And what about Nicaragua , if someone have information ? Thank you ! It was doable as of about six years ago, don't know about now.
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Post by papiliotheona on Jan 12, 2015 19:10:07 GMT -8
Guatemala--easiest of the four, you hire a university-affiliated entomological chaperone like Jose Monzon and you almost certainly get your permit Honduras, Venezuela--I know nothing Colombia--almost impossible, there is a fee of at least $10,000 US to get your permit considered
It's not getting easier anywhere.
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Post by papiliotheona on Jan 12, 2015 19:04:38 GMT -8
This may apply to "wildlife" (I don't hunt so I wouldn't know) but I'm pretty sure fish and game do not classify insects and invertebrates as such. I was told that even leaves, seeds, etc. technically count but I have not seen any of the regulations. I asked one of the Gainesville guys over email so let's see what he says.
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Post by papiliotheona on Jan 12, 2015 18:55:57 GMT -8
Having lived in Florida for 23 years now and having majored in entomology at the University of Florida, I have yet to hear of any licenses or permits required to collect insects outside of what one would expect to need while collecting in a state or national park. Two of my courses at UF even required collections as a substantial part of the grade but there was no mention of any permits required and I did not hear of any students being harassed by local law enforcement personnel (not for collecting anyway). I cannot speak from knowledge of the law, but I can speak from experience that, at least functionally, there are no such permits needed. Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I hope you are right, but the people who told me this are longtime FL residents and experts. I looked all over the FWC website for information about this and found nothing. The only documents pertained to game species/endangered species/fishing/hunting, etc. regulations.
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Post by papiliotheona on Jan 12, 2015 18:02:43 GMT -8
All,
A couple of reliable local sources have told me that Florida has extremely comprehensive blanket wildlife laws in place. *Technically* you need a difficult-to-obtain permit for collecting even in your own backyard, like Mexico, albeit that would be impossible to enforce. *It is* enforced, however, on ALL public lands, even city parks, even in National Forests which are the jurisdiction of the federal government. You simply *cannot* collect under any circumstances in FL in any "known" place without an NPS-style nightmare permit.
Can somebody here help make sense of this? If this is true, this is absolutely preposterous. Thank you.
PT
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Post by papiliotheona on Aug 13, 2014 11:04:34 GMT -8
I have had essentially no good experiences with USPS in the past year. These robots have safe jobs no matter what thanks to Congress and the taxpayer.
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Post by papiliotheona on Aug 13, 2014 10:56:41 GMT -8
Granted there is no BLM land in the east, but in my neighborhood, the US forest service is still the largest public landholder in states like Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois - and it’s all open to collecting. And state parks are generally easy to get permits for if you are willing to do something resembling an inventory and you get them final reports. John Not California and Florida state parks.
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Bahamas
Jan 25, 2014 21:00:44 GMT -8
Post by papiliotheona on Jan 25, 2014 21:00:44 GMT -8
All,
Who here has experience with collecting trips to the major islands of the Bahamas? Can you get a permit? Do you need to hire a local guide? What are some good places if the above two requirements are met? How about blacklighting? What about safety?
Specifically who here has gone out for Papilio andraemon, if I might ask?
Thanks,
Papiliotheona
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Post by papiliotheona on Dec 27, 2013 12:29:52 GMT -8
Are these legal?
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Post by papiliotheona on Dec 26, 2013 19:41:08 GMT -8
Do you know Spanish? Make some calls, talk to some of these universities. Perhaps the McGuire Center in Gainesville, FL can help you. You for sure won't get a permit if you don't try.
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Post by papiliotheona on Dec 22, 2013 16:43:43 GMT -8
What was so bad about that reply? He was saying you need a permit for the entire country and each province... where did he say it wasn't doable?
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