Lepisosteus platyrhincus;4332138; said:
Lacey Act? really dude? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa
that thing is a giant piece of crap. apparently they are even trying to add some pythons to the that. No reason to but what ever.
Most of those are obsolete and need redone/overhauled completely. They arent completely worthless but they are obsolete, or just crap
Allow me to drop some knowledge on you in regards to the Lacey act.
Back in late 1800's early 1900's we had an era of free market hunting in the US. There were no wildlife regulations in regards to catch or take limits. This resulted in the near extinction of the bison, the extirpation of caribou from much of their natural range, the extinction of the passenger pigeon and the massive declines to near unsustainable levels of egrets, herons, birds of prey and waterfowl. The Lacey act was established to set guidelines at a federal level limiting the amount and kinds of animals a person could harvest legally.
In short the Lacey Act was established to crack down on over-exploitation of wildlife populations. News flash, it worked and still does. Ever wonder why you have fish limits and deer tags?
So while I'm at it I'll throw in the Migratory Bird Act to the list of things you don't believe work.
Please continue, I happen to have an extensive background in wildlife and conservation biology so I can do this all day if you'd like.
And as to an example as why these things work, The Island of Hispanola, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, have no legislation similar to the Lacey act. They only have two native species of mammal left on the entire island.
Unless you have no understanding of how conservation works you cannot possibly be a conservationist and not agree with the Lacey Act.
I do applaud you on your eloquent response.