Orchid import gone wrong...

[merc]

Trying to be responsible in my orchid acquisitions and was reading up on and trying to make sense of CITES. Fell down the internet search rabbit hole and found this very interesting case study of an orchid import gone wrong:

https://www.heritage.org/node/14228/print-display
Thought it was interesting and worth sharing.

 

[abax]

For a reasonably stated CITES explanation read ORCHID FEVER by
Eric Hanson and skip all the "official language" that is confusing and
often contradictory. The whole book is a fun read too.

 

[Ray]

George & Kathy were good friends and longtime suppliers of hard-to-find plants.

 

[NYEric]

Oh, that brings back memories. Pk was exported for years before Michael tried to have it named. George could have been a little more discreet. CITES enforcement is convoluted and ridiculous.

 

[merc]

For a reasonably stated CITES explanation read ORCHID FEVER by
Eric Hanson and skip all the "official language" that is confusing and
often contradictory. The whole book is a fun read too.

ORCHID FEVER was such a fun and informative book! Talk about an epic adventure! I couldn't wait to find out why happened next with each turn of the page. Thank you so much for the recommendation.

 

[skirincich]

Is the source of the story reliable?

 

[BrucherT]

Is the source of the story reliable?

Nope. Unless you consider an organization this mission it is to legitimize Trumpanzee-Nazi filth “reliable.”

 

[BrucherT]

And I’m not saying there aren’t problems with CITES with regard to plants.

 

[abax]

The source of what story? Hanson?

 

[BrucherT]

Heritage Foundation. Reaganistic/Thatcherite trash. Its antediluvian excuses for political philosophy have led directly to the global crisis of poverty, climate destruction, healthcare crises, etc. The organization itself is wildly corrupt, of course with a budget north of $80 million.

 

[skirincich]

Probably best to kill this thread?

 

[orchid527]

Probably best to kill this thread?

Having read about this before, I do believe this story is mostly true, with some self-serving spin on the part of the source. Seems like this is the case for all information anymore. Mike

 

[abax]

Almost all "information" is an infomercial lately, 527!

 

[Leo Schordje]

Orchid Fever by Eric Hanson is more or less "pretty true", I knew a few of the tangential characters, the book more or less has it correct.

As to the Heritage Foundation story about George, eh, not so much.

 

[abax]

I had a lengthy discussion with Mr. Hanson when the book came out and have read his
other publications as well. He's a first class, dependable source of information and a
fine writer.

 

[SouthPark]

Something isn't quite right with it ....... eg. One, Special Agent Jeff Odom of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...... should be special agent from Odom's Orchids.

 

[BrucherT]

Probably best to kill this thread?

Why? No one ever silences the climate science deniers….

 

[abax]

Good point Brucher.

 

[BrucherT]

Aw thanks. I’m grumpy.

 

[marriott orchids]

I could have sworn overpopulation of the world and inherent greed was responsible for pretty much all of that!