Some counties, fortunately, decided (before it was too late) they
needed to protect items they considered an important part of their
culture, heritage, natural resources, etc. We are all very sadly
aware what happens when there are no rules. It is the nature of
humans to overuse, over kill and commercially exploit anything they
can get their hands on. NWA and Oman are good examples of what
happens when there are no export rules concerning meteorites.
On the American scene, the American Bison (buffalo) and Carrier
Pidgeon are two good examples of what I'm talking about. How many
buffaloes or birds do you really need to kill?
There are ways for people to procure meteorites (and fossils, plants,
birds,etc) from countries where tight regulations exist. Dedicated
scientist and institutions with programs of proper study and
preservation should have no problem securing those hard-to-get
meteorites they want. However, if the desire to possess said
meteorites is motivated by vanity, greed or purely commercial
purposes, the regulations are there to intercede.
If you (Ssteve) had a rare flower growing on your property that
collectors could get nowhere else, would you allow anyone who wanted
them to dig them up without your approval? What a pity it would be
to see these rare (hypothetical )flowers show up on Ebay starting at
JUST ONE CENT. In short order, your plants would all be gone, forever.
Regards,
John Gwilliam
At 06:41 AM 4/13/2008, steve arnold wrote:
Good morning list.I want to start a new thread on
something,that to me is a real steamer,that makes me a
really upset,as to why certain countries prevent
meteorites from being able to leave without proper
papers.You have Australia,Canada,Oman,and now
Argentina.If there are more I do not of them.I really
want to know the reasoning behind such mind sets.We
all live on the same planet,why deny everyone a chance
to own a piece of the cosmic puzzle that we all love
to collect?Any thought??When I read that countries are
now going to keep them under lock and key it just does
not make any sence.
Steve R.Arnold,chicago,Ill,Usa!!
The Asteroid Belt!
http://chicagometeorites.net/
Collecting Meteorites since 06/19/1999
Ebay I.D. Illinoismeteorites
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