fakahatchee and orchid thief

From: Piabinha at aol.com on 2000.09.10 at 04:11:26(5395) > if you've read 'the orchid > >thief,' you might want to explore the fakahatchee strand state park near > >naples [and if you haven't read the orchid thief, shame on you] as well as > >the corkscrew swamp sanctuary. > forgot to mention: isn't the fakahatchee strand park OFF-limits to visitors? also, if you want a good read, you should try "orchid fever" by eric handsen. a different subject altogether, but a much better researched and better written book (also much longer). susan orlean ("orchid thief") is clearly not a science writer and her research is poor (she can't differentiate a cattleya from a paphiopedilum), but still a good read. eric hansen's book is much larger in scope and deals with a different topic, but a very interesting read on CITES, conservation and orchid-mania... tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA

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