CROCLIST: Steve Irwin Flap Over Croc Safari Plan

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Sadly, these types of people have spread their influence into every field of 
scientific endeavor that corporate America has even the slightest  interest 
in. Which is a very broad spectrum indeed. From cancer causing  saccharin in 
toothpaste, to the global warming "debate", there are many  "experts" happy to 
let some corporate entity slide a hand up their rears and  puppeteer them into 
saying whatever it is their sponsors want them to  say.
 
In a message dated 9/5/2006 1:25:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
croc1 at 99main.com writes:

I never met Steve, nor would I do the things he did, and I  don't know what 
Steve's comments were.  Perhaps altruistic, to be  sure, but to his honor and 
credit.  I could easily  believe that whatever he said, it flew in the face of 
financial  investments, commercialization, trade, abusive utilization, and 
industry  support for research that many of the world's crocodilian experts 
benefit  from.  Over the years I have testified numerous times as a forensic  
specialist on behalf of the US Fish and Wildlife Service in cases  involving the 
prosecution of contraband trade in crocodilians, hides and  products.  Guess 
what?  The industry guys on the other side  never seem to have trouble finding a 
"renowned crocodilian biology expert" to testify  on their behalf.  Its the 
"best science  money can buy".  Rocking the commercial money boat often brings 
with  it professional criticism and condemnation.  I am sure Steve was a  
conservation pain in the butt.  


 
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