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Message: <blockquote data-quote="njlarsen" data-source="post: 3506762" data-attributes="member: 7427">I think it would be relevant after this response to place an analogy: ringing. Ringing in Denmark today is not something that you can just do, even if you are attached to a university. You have to be part of a scientifically validated study before you are allowed to do ringing, even though 99.9...% of the birds caught for ringing live on just fine afterwards. A system where collecting specimen should be part of a plan that needs prior approval of an appropriate (cross-institution? - including ethicists) body might make collecting more acceptable to many people from the middle of the discussion. (those from the ends of the distribution of opinions are not likely to move no matter what). And apologies if this has been covered before - I grew tired of this thread a while back and have only really read Thomas's post just now.Niels</blockquote>