Date: 9/05/2017 01:26:12
From: dv
ID: 1062857
Subject: Irreplaceable plant specimens destroyed in Aus quarantine blunder
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Date: 9/05/2017 01:28:05
From: ChrispenEvan
ID: 1062860
Subject: re: Irreplaceable plant specimens destroyed in Aus quarantine blunder

dv said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-08/irreplaceable-plant-specimens-destroyed-by-biosecurity-officers/8504944?sf76984964=1

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Date: 9/05/2017 01:44:07
From: kii
ID: 1062872
Subject: re: Irreplaceable plant specimens destroyed in Aus quarantine blunder

dv said:

It’s going to be one of those days, n’est-ce pas?

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Date: 9/05/2017 05:28:38
From: PermeateFree
ID: 1062998
Subject: re: Irreplaceable plant specimens destroyed in Aus quarantine blunder

ChrispenEvan said:


dv said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-08/irreplaceable-plant-specimens-destroyed-by-biosecurity-officers/8504944?sf76984964=1

You would think specimens sent from one herbarium to another would warrant special consideration, not just a non-thinking bureaucratic reaction. Herbarium specimens do NOT harbor soil and/or pests. Herbariums have stringent controls on their collections and each and everyone is deep frozen to ensure there are no living organisms that could harm not only that specimen, but all the herbarium collections. Makes you sick at the stupidity of some people in responsible positions.

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