Hello He Jing,

The American folk-singer Woody Guthrie (the one who wrote "This Land is Your Land") has a verse in another song:

"It's through this land I've rambled,
I've seen lots of funny men,
Some rob you with a six-gun,
Some with a fountain pen."

Apparently, this phenomenon is not limited to the USA.

A well-known shell collector I met a few years ago told me his attitude about collecting in forbidden areas: "It is better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission." Could you collect in those areas anyway and apologize profusely if you get caught?

Best wishes,

David Kirsh
Durham, NC

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>From: He Jing <[log in to unmask]>

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>but the law makers don't think so.
>
>This summer, i went to Yellow Sea in Shandong Province, China, to collect
>some intertidal species, but i found most of coast was forbidden for
>collectors, but opened for house builders.......
>
>I went to Hainan provice for land snails, i found the forest is forbidden
>for collectors, but open for log makers....
>
>It is more easy to make a law to forbid collectors than make a law for
>other people
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>
>He Jing
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"Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties."--Erich Fromm, 1900-1980

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