[Taxacom] taxonomy and conservation of common skate

[Frederick W Schueler]

Kenneth Kinman wrote:
>  
>         Either way, this population (be it one or two
> species) is critically endangered and should receive better protection.
> Trying to lay the blame upon taxonomy is inappropriate scape-goating and
> seems to me an unfortunate red herring. 

* how about the frequent & popular opposite claim that the taxonomic 
distinction was created only to get some kind of "species at risk" 
protection for the newly-distinguished population?

Maybe you can't win when discussing real scientific propositions with 
the popular media, or with those who don't want to admit that they're 
the reason for some problem.

fred.
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