Hey Glenn,
I agree with you. A little knowledge is a bad thing, especially
when that person is in a position to change laws, etc (...by the
Minister of...). So many poor decisions are made this way!
Peter Egerton.
 
 
 
 
>Most of our endangered laws are presented to law makers by one mans
>opinion.The law makers dont have the foggiest idea about what the man is
>talking about ( But it sounds good ) so they pass it without calling anyone to
>come to its defense. I have worked with aquatics for 40 years and have seen
>this happen many times to shells, fish and plants. In the case of the
>beautiful green tree snail it comes from mountains of Manus Island of the
>coast of Papua New Guinea. These snails are not on the endangered  list of
>many countries .In Papua New Guinea they appear by the basket fulls in the
>markets.They are white yellow and green ones in the same basket. This snail
>would appear to be endangerd during the dry season because it hides and is
>very hard to find but when it rains WOW.        Glenn Tolman.
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