Re: NANFA-- Bluenose shiner news

Steffen Hellner (steffen_at_hellner.biz)
Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:05:16 +0200

In FLA welaka is protected as threatened. have a look at the government
server of the state FLA. I looked it up some days ago.

Steffen

> Von: "Bruce Stallsmith" <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
> Antworten an: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Datum: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 20:14:01 -0400
> An: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Betreff: Re: NANFA-- Bluenose shiner news
>
> Just as a for-instance, I checked the status of Pt. welaka according to
> NatureServe at
> http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?init=Species and
> found that the Intl. Union for the Conservation of Nature rates welaka as
> "vulnerable". It's critically imperiled in Georgia and Louisiana, imperiled
> in Alabama, vulnerable in Mississippi and apparently stable in Florida
> according to the state Natural Heritage Programs. There's even a nice
> looking map of the species' range based on various sources. So here's a case
> where we know something about the species, but even so I'm not convinced
> this is the complete picture. Is it OK to collect in Florida but not the
> other states? This is the level of detail we face for decisions on a whole
> buncha species.
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL, US of A
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