[Taxacom] collecting permits: India

[Luis Ruedas]

Reason has never been a a good argument in the face of emotion.  I have 
been fighting these attitudes in numerous countries for many, many years...

Robin Leech wrote:
> Someone should tell them, that unless a species is uniquely
> different, no amount of photographs of any quality will help
> ID species - genera, yes, species, no - of spiders, or most
> insects.
> Robin Leech
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donat Agosti" <agosti at amnh.org>
> To: "'taxacom'" <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:07 PM
> Subject: [Taxacom] collecting permits: India
>
>
>   
>> Here a follow up on access and exchange of Indian (insect) species
>>
>>
>> Entomologists stifled by Indian bureaucracy
>> http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080305/full/452007a.html
>>
>> 'Biopiracy' concerns thwart insect hunters. [...]
>