On Thu, 9 Nov 1995, Don Baccus wrote:
> been exceedingly rare (hey, are you aware that despite all the stink
> over "heavy-handed and arbitrary enforcement" of the ESA there have been
> exactly TWO convictions under the act? And that one was the recent
> Montana Yellowstone wolf-killer's case?).

I would like to see the source for that stat. I can think of two offhand,
which added to your Montana one make at least *three* (this is new math!):

In 1989, a Florida man was arrested for posessing 100 Loggerhead Turtle
eggs, fined I believe $10K.

Shortly after (1990?) a Texas lawyer shot and killed a Whooping Crane
while goose hunting. He turned himself in, and was fined $15K, plus
community service.

I believe Dale Goble is studying law in some form or another, maybe he
could clear this up?

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Michael R. Smith
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
whimbrel at u.washington.edu
http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/mike.html