Thanks for reading. The private "collecting" of wildlife is a larger problem than people may realize. It may not be clear until one starts putting the separate stories together and seeing the trend.
Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea - I am not surprised- but it is eye opening. I think this stems from a basic impulse in humanity to touch and see what we like or admire everyday. It can be a byproduct of love in a "love it set it free and see if it returns" kind of way. Or as humans tend to do, we can take it to extremes turning from fans to fanatical in a slippery slope downward spiral. And not being concerned to the consequences to others. We see it as personal and none of anyone else's business - we aren't harming the objects of desire. Sadly it's not as if animals or plants can give consent so if they thrive in the new environment it's ok, we're protecting them. Wow, this is great source for both love and horror stories. But it's actually real life and innate in all of us too which is sobering....
You have raised interesting ideas. I am glad you were able to find more positive motivations than I did about the individuals who engage in such collecting. They may consider it a "love" story, but from the broader view, to me at least, it is more the horror story. It would be good if education could change behavior. These days I don't see much of that.
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Thanks for reading. The private "collecting" of wildlife is a larger problem than people may realize. It may not be clear until one starts putting the separate stories together and seeing the trend.
Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea - I am not surprised- but it is eye opening. I think this stems from a basic impulse in humanity to touch and see what we like or admire everyday. It can be a byproduct of love in a "love it set it free and see if it returns" kind of way. Or as humans tend to do, we can take it to extremes turning from fans to fanatical in a slippery slope downward spiral. And not being concerned to the consequences to others. We see it as personal and none of anyone else's business - we aren't harming the objects of desire. Sadly it's not as if animals or plants can give consent so if they thrive in the new environment it's ok, we're protecting them. Wow, this is great source for both love and horror stories. But it's actually real life and innate in all of us too which is sobering....
You have raised interesting ideas. I am glad you were able to find more positive motivations than I did about the individuals who engage in such collecting. They may consider it a "love" story, but from the broader view, to me at least, it is more the horror story. It would be good if education could change behavior. These days I don't see much of that.