[Anton]

It IS a sensitive topic Kevin.

There are many species of Austrlian natives as you know, many terrestrial, and are not endangered.

My personal thoughts are definately NO collecting for commercial enterprises, but if a species is not endangered, then a few specimens (very few) should be able to be collected from licenced growers, similar to what happens with native parrots here in Australia.

This means that you could be subjected to spot checks to make sure you are conforming to the rules and regs and that your records are up to date.

Obviously there should be strict guidelines covering this, maybe the licence is offered to registered orchid clubs rather than individuals.

This subject is a veritable minefield, those for, and those against.

Good idea for a poll Kevin.

On my recent trip to Kangaroo Island I saw thousands of natives of the same species all over the island, 2 or 3 individual plants won't decimate the species, plus most of these wouldn't be recognised as anything but weeds by the untrained eye, so I can't see a rush to get them, therefore preserving the species.

I'll probably be shot down in flames here, but this is my opinion for what it is worth.