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    Sabah wants its rare orchids back

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    This is another news about the "orchid smuggling" by scientist of Malaysia.

    The Sabah Wildlife Department and Sabah Parks will make a direct request to the British authorities for the return of six of the state’s rarest orchid species that were smuggled into Britain 18 months ago by a Malaysian scientist.

    The Paphiopedilum or slipper genus, one of the rarest orchids, is found only in a remote part of Mount Kinabalu.

    More on the Star online:

    http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story...439&sec=nation
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    Well. I think it should be returned. But I also think that the British are very, very interested in keeping them too. It's really very rare.

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    British already got those rare orchids before. They used to come to Sarawak & Sabah to collect rare slipper orchids. As some of them are the enforcement officers of CITES, they can bring back those orchids to UK without any problems!

    But for those orchids....I am doubt they will return.
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    not bad idea to leave the with Kew Gardens, at least they will be well taken care of. if returned, they may die along the way due to mishandling, like those aros.
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    as you know i'm a brit, i think they should have been returned a long time ago, mind kuching when kew collectors were in your country they must have had permission to collect and bring them to the UK.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kuching
    The Paphiopedilum or slipper genus, one of the rarest orchids, is found only in a remote part of Mount Kinabalu.

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    so when can bring me there ?

    no taking but just looking hor !!!!
    maybe got some exotic birds to take pixs somemore !

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    Quote Originally Posted by mervin
    so when can bring me there ?

    no taking but just looking hor !!!!
    maybe got some exotic birds to take pixs somemore !
    Until now I haven't find slipper orchid. They are growing on the summit or steep slope of limestone hills. I don't want to risk my life for those orchids. But, I hope I'll see one of this rare species in 2006.
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