You would think that orchid collectors could unite to form an effective lobby against the counterproductive execution of CITES, but somehow no organization seems willing or capable of leading such a task.
I don't know about the rest of the world, but in this country, the AOS would lose their non-profit status from politicking, so they tiptoe around the issue.
Iris
A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. - Woody Allen
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