Re: Fwd: Stolen cycads are returned to QBG

--- Tony and Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz> wrote:

> The suggestion has been made - I have not heard
> whether it was taken up
> or not - that digitally-coded "chips" such as are
> implanted in valuable
> animals to allow instant identification, could also
> be "implanted" in
> palm trees so that these too could be positively
> identified if they
> "suddenly appeared" in a garden where they were not
> expected to be.

You might be interested to know that this sort of
system is already in place in South Africa, where the
theft of native Cycads is also a problem.  Digital
chips are used to tag Cycads in the wild and botanic
gardens, to help deal with the issue of whether they
have been nursery grown or obtained legally or not. 
The only permitted use of wild cycads is when they
must be removed due to road construction or other
development.

Saguaro Cactus in Arizona are under equal pressure,
and large specimens require metal tags with
documentation of their origin and permit for
relocation/transplanting.  This is not as high tech as
microchips hidden in the plants, but does make it more
difficult to trade illegally.

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