Book Board Chat

clem if it had not been for some of the early explorers that included Botanists and Biologist we would not have these specimens.

In a way, I feel sorry for the guy. In a moment of weakness, he let his passion for exotic feathers and fly tying rule better judgement.
This is very different from the guys who bring home "samples" from work and sell them on eBay.

As with any crime of this sort, there is a certain amount of "Rationalization"...if I do A, because I am allowing others to enjoy B and they pay C then I will afford to improve D.

One would have to wonder if the "exotic" world of feather buyers is just too small a community, it was probably a matter of time before people were asking questions as to the Who, What and Where.