[meteorite-list] Franconia Field Trip

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

En un mensaje con fecha 04/21/2005 10:22:57 PM Mexico Daylight Time,  
thetoprok at aol.com escribe:

>I thought I would share some photo's of my first outing in the  
>Franconia strewn field. There are pictures of meteorites in-situ, as  
>well as some wildlife shots. 
 
Hola Larry,
 
Those were some nice pictures at Franconia Wash strewn field.  The GPS  
coordinates in the images were altered so we couldn't appreciate them as much as  
we would like (Is there a pay-for-view site or something:)?).  But the  
wildlife was nice.  The Gopherus (Desert tortoise) is an endangered and  protected 
species federally and in Arizona if anyone wondered (i.e., it must be  left in 
peace to enjoy its 80 year or so lifespan and meeting with all the rock  
collectors it meets).  The Phrynosoma (horned toad) looks like it could be  P. 
mcallii (It would be helpful to alert Fish and Game in Arizona if it were -  one 
nice thing meteorite hunters could do as a favor to wildlife conservation  
efforts generally speaking and get some positive press on opportunity.)  If  it 
were mcallii that would be one of the most northernmost recent records,  and that 
species is protected and needs to be left alone at all times in  Arizona.  
The other horned toads like the Texas Horned Toad and others you  can collect 
and keep up to four of them as pets this year, but they are very  challenging to 
raise, and unless you have the time and $, and raise their  favorite species 
of ant, both master and pet will probably get sick of force  feeding...just 
thought I would mention that for anyone interested in the other  natural things 
in that beautiful desert area...and to keep meteorite hunters  welcome since 
it seems someone is there at all times working the place...
 
Anyway, Very nice work!
Saludos, Doug