(IN): Insect heist: Arrested Czech traded on web

[Guest guest]

*NEED MORE PROOF GUYS ???????*

 

Jay Mazoomdar the writer of this article is an accomplished writer on

Wildlife and Environmental sciences.

Anyone willing to challenge what he has written or those who wish to still

defend the scientist and his colleague can do so directly contacting him on

his email: " jay mazoomdaar " <jaymazoomdaar,

 

 

Azam

______________________________

 

 

 

Link:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName= & id=f0dcc143-\

1784-4515-a48a-cd40c9d1b151 & MatchID1=4725 & TeamID1=2 & TeamID2=3 & MatchType1=1 & Serie\

sID1=1191 & PrimaryID=4725 & Headline=Insect+heist%3a+Arrested+Czech+traded+on+web & s\

trParent=strParentID

 

Insect heist: Arrested Czech traded on web

*Jay

Mazoomdaar<http://www.hindustantimes.com/Search/Search.aspx?q=Jay%20Mazoomdaar & n\

odate=1>,

*

New Delhi, July 11, 2008

First Published: 02:25 IST(11/7/2008)Last Updated: 02:35 IST(11/7/2008)

 

As international and domestic pressure mounts on the West Bengal forest

department to release the Czech duo arrested for illegally collecting a

large number of endangered insects from Singalila National Park in

Darjeeling district, *Hindustan Times* has tracked one of them, as a

self-proclaimed trader in insects.

 

Petr Svacha (51) and Emil Kucera (53) were caught on June 22 with over 200

beetles, butterflies and other insects and were remanded to judicial

custody. On July 5, around 600 international and Indian researchers

petitioned the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the West

Bengal Chief Minister to release Svacha, an entomologist of repute, and his

friend.

 

While Svacha is indeed a senior scientist at the institute of entomology at

the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, his companion Kucera has a

history of wildlife trading. His web site — coleoptera-kucera.com — was shut

down soon after he and Svacha were arrested. But Hindustan Times has web

pages from the site where Kucera offered to sell beetles (coleoptera) by

post.

 

Under Emil Kucera's name, Czech address and phone number (+420-381-522776),

the website claimed: " I'm offer (sic) insects (Coleoptera) from palearct

region (mainly from China). Contact e-mail coleoptera.kucera.

Insects I can send by post. "

 

Meanwhile, the petition claims the Czech duo moved unknowingly inside

protected areas, their collection was meant for research and did not include

endangered samples or anything of commercial value. But the haul included

endangered butterflies and other valuable specimens. Tiger beetles, for

example, are used for medicines in the Far East and South America and can

fetch as much as $200 a piece.

 

" It is not only ethical but also a pre-requisite for a scientist to approach

the authorities for permission before proceeding for any collection. If

Svacha and Kucera are such renowned researchers, it is surprising that they

did not know or chose to ignore the basic guidelines, " said Sumita Ghatak,

Divisional Forest Officer, Wildlife Division I, Darjeeling.

 

Svacha and Kucera have been charged under Sections 27 — entry without

permission to protected areas — and Section 29 — removal of wildlife without

permission from the chief wildlife warden — of the Wildlife Protection Act

(1972).

 

On Wednesday, a special hearing at Darjeeling rejected the bail petition

moved by the duo and slated the next hearing for July 21.

 

If the court finds the accused guilty, the penalty could be a minimum

imprisonment of three years and a fine.

 

*Mazoomdaar is an independent journalist*

 

 

--

United against elephant polo

http://www.stopelephantpolo.com

http://www.freewebs.com/azamsiddiqui

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Azam,

Close to a thousand people presumed the scientists were

innocent till proven guilty, the news items posted by you indicate they are

guilty till proven innocent. Keep the good work going. The journalists

concerned have done a good job in exposing the real motives of insect

collecting duo.

Regards and best wishes,

 

 

 

On 7/11/08, AZAM SIDDIQUI <azam24x7 wrote:

>

> *NEED MORE PROOF GUYS ???????*

>

> Jay Mazoomdar the writer of this article is an accomplished writer on

> Wildlife and Environmental sciences.

> Anyone willing to challenge what he has written or those who wish to still

> defend the scientist and his colleague can do so directly contacting him on

> his email: " jay mazoomdaar " <jaymazoomdaar,

>

>

> Azam

> ______________________________

>

>

>

> Link:

>

>

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName= & id=f0dcc143-\

1784-4515-a48a-cd40c9d1b151 & MatchID1=4725 & TeamID1=2 & TeamID2=3 & MatchType1=1 & Serie\

sID1=1191 & PrimaryID=4725 & Headline=Insect+heist%3a+Arrested+Czech+traded+on+web & s\

trParent=strParentID

>

> Insect heist: Arrested Czech traded on web

> *Jay Mazoomdaar<

> http://www.hindustantimes.com/Search/Search.aspx?q=Jay%20Mazoomdaar & nodate=1

> >,

> *

> New Delhi, July 11, 2008

> First Published: 02:25 IST(11/7/2008)Last Updated: 02:35 IST(11/7/2008)

>

> As international and domestic pressure mounts on the West Bengal forest

> department to release the Czech duo arrested for illegally collecting a

> large number of endangered insects from Singalila National Park in

> Darjeeling district, *Hindustan Times* has tracked one of them, as a

> self-proclaimed trader in insects.

>

> Petr Svacha (51) and Emil Kucera (53) were caught on June 22 with over 200

> beetles, butterflies and other insects and were remanded to judicial

> custody. On July 5, around 600 international and Indian researchers

> petitioned the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the West

> Bengal Chief Minister to release Svacha, an entomologist of repute, and his

> friend.

>

> While Svacha is indeed a senior scientist at the institute of entomology at

> the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, his companion Kucera has a

> history of wildlife trading. His web site — coleoptera-kucera.com — was

> shut

> down soon after he and Svacha were arrested. But Hindustan Times has web

> pages from the site where Kucera offered to sell beetles (coleoptera) by

> post.

>

> Under Emil Kucera's name, Czech address and phone number (+420-381-522776),

> the website claimed: " I'm offer (sic) insects (Coleoptera) from palearct

> region (mainly from China). Contact e-mail coleoptera.kucera.

> Insects I can send by post. "

>

> Meanwhile, the petition claims the Czech duo moved unknowingly inside

> protected areas, their collection was meant for research and did not

> include

> endangered samples or anything of commercial value. But the haul included

> endangered butterflies and other valuable specimens. Tiger beetles, for

> example, are used for medicines in the Far East and South America and can

> fetch as much as $200 a piece.

>

> " It is not only ethical but also a pre-requisite for a scientist to

> approach

> the authorities for permission before proceeding for any collection. If

> Svacha and Kucera are such renowned researchers, it is surprising that they

> did not know or chose to ignore the basic guidelines, " said Sumita Ghatak,

> Divisional Forest Officer, Wildlife Division I, Darjeeling.

>

> Svacha and Kucera have been charged under Sections 27 — entry without

> permission to protected areas — and Section 29 — removal of wildlife

> without

> permission from the chief wildlife warden — of the Wildlife Protection Act

> (1972).

>

> On Wednesday, a special hearing at Darjeeling rejected the bail petition

> moved by the duo and slated the next hearing for July 21.

>

> If the court finds the accused guilty, the penalty could be a minimum

> imprisonment of three years and a fine.

>

> *Mazoomdaar is an independent journalist*

>

>

> --

> United against elephant polo

> http://www.stopelephantpolo.com

> http://www.freewebs.com/azamsiddiqui

>

>

>