On 25 Apr 2005 at 20:43, alex wrote: > > That deer antler had to be carefully inspected. I thought I'd > > never get back into the US. Apparently hauling wildlife > > parts across international borders is roughly equivalent to > > hauling plastic explosives across the border. > > I think - disease control considerations. Plus, bringing alien > species - there were some horrible examples when invaded species were > destroying habitats where they had no natural predators. Reindeer (caribou/elk) are susceptible to mad cow disease, so there are restrictions on bringing them (or their meat and byproducts) across borders. I don't know if other deer are similarly at risk. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 25 2005 - 21:58:19 PDT
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