Hi All, I am noticing all arguments going in the same direction..... A few questions hv crossed my mind...
Was wondering why no one has thought it necessary to encourage newcomers, students ect., to rear catipillars either for life-cycle studies or other research??? So what if a few experts hv already done the lifecycles??? Is ther no more scope for learning anything more???? Is it that there is a shortage of cats??? What is the ratio of eggs laid to the number of Adults produced in the wild?? Do we really believe that newcomers or researchers will collect so many cats for whatever reason, that it will make an impact on the number of butterflies around us ??? Is not habitat destruction and use of pesticides the main cause fr the shortage of larval food plants, which wud cause a larger decrease in cat / butterfly numbers than collection of a few cats fr life-cycle studies or other related research.... Is it that cat rearing should be left to a few experts only or people who hv published papers??? Did not the experts kill a few cats during their various life cycle or other research studies before they became experts???? This could go on n on.... the idea of posting this is not to antigonise anyone, I was just wondering if I was the only one who thinks this way.... then probably I am different..... :-) TC, Blaise -- Enjoy
