Hi Ross,
I would be very interested to find out the laws on endangered species
here in Canada. That would be great if you could post them for us.
Also, where do I get a list of the species on the endangered list for
Canada? (ie. the ones that it is illegal to buy/sell/import/export)
The laws are different for every country, so what's illegal in the
US may be perfectly legal elsewhere...hmmm.
 
Peter Egerton, Vancouver, Canada
 
PS. Great Fasciolaria tulipas you sent me!
 
 
>    Could someone please look up the laws regarding species on the CITES
>(endangered spp) list??  I know it is perfectly legal to simply own
>their remains or products (or else a lot of piano keys would have to be
>removed!!!), and that it is illegal to import them into any country.
>The gray area seems to be whether or not it is legal to sell them (i
>steer clear of them as a matter of principle, but  there are those who
>think if they own something, they should have a right to sell it, if
>they choose).
>     I have heard that it is legal, in the USA, to sell endangered spp
>products, if one can demontrate that they were "collected" or
>"harvested" before the date they were declared "endangered" (whether or
>not they actually are endangered, is another issue for another time -
>many species get put on the CITES list for reasons other than their
>actually bieng endangered, while the vast majority (most likely 90% or
>more ) of all species which actually or probably are endangered are too
>poorly studied to ever make it to CITES - most will become extinct
>before they are even known to exist, by scientists!!), but if the
>documentation is lacking, it is as illegal as if they were post-CITES
>obtained.  Could someone please confirm or disconfirm this??
>
>-Ross M.
>
>P.S.:  There are members of this list from many countries- could some of
>them perhaps also dig up the laws on CITES- designated spp for their
>countries??  I will do so for Canada, and report back.
>
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