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Re: [Killietalk] Collecting Proposal
I don't see that Bro. Paul is asking AKA or any of us to sponsor such a
venture. I do believe that if such ventures were started that we as
hobbyists should support them by purchasing their products or by lending our
knowledge base to give them a hand. I dislike negativity in any form. This
was an excellent idea that is expanding rapidly. The days of wholesale
collecting are going the way of the steam engine. Many countries are
realizing what national treasures their wildlife can be and are rapidly
moving to protect it. Not fast enough in many cases but so goes life.
We must become proactive to protect our hobby and potentially the habitat of
the fish we love.
Stan Perkins
----- Original Message -----
From: "matt kaufman" <igotadose at hotmail_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:36 PM
Subject: [Killietalk] Collecting Proposal
> I thought Barry asked us to keep this discussion on the AKA members-only
> area?
> It's obviously a hot topic and generating a lot of interest. Personally,
I'm
> in favor of it as written. As far as conservation projects in foreign
> countries, well, if AKA had the resources that are being brought to bear
on
> Madagascar (World Wildlife Fund, UN, various conservation organizations in
> the US) or Project Piaba (same groups plus the U.S. Fish Wholesalers who
> resell the conserved fish), I'd agree helping to establish such programs
> would be a good thing.
>
> But AKA doesn't. It's just us and, on the scale needed to establish
> conservation programs, not nearly enough money or manpower. Killies just
> don't generate the conservation interest that other animals do like lemurs
> and chameleons.
>
> Matt
>
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