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Post by arnaud75 on Nov 10, 2021 14:36:10 GMT
I am contacting the forum because I need advice about collecting butterflies in Thailand
I plan to vacation in Thailand beginning of next year in Chiang Mai area (countryside and forest)
As a butterfly collector, I would like to know:
Is it possible to catch few butterflies and get them bring back to Europe?
Do I need a permit for this?
Do you know any nice places where to stay?
I you should have any piece of advice it would be very useful to me
In advance thank you for your help it will help me a lot
Best regards,
Arnaud
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Post by exoticimports on Nov 10, 2021 17:01:58 GMT
Many discussions of this here and on insectnet.com. Search is your friend.
As far as lodging, my preference would be an old tradition hotel in the old city, for ambiance
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Post by Adam Cotton on Nov 10, 2021 19:26:15 GMT
Arnaud, Please carefully check up on entry and travel restrictions for tourists due to covid-19. Currently I rather suspect that you cannot just turn up here and stay at lower price hotels (most of them are closed anyway) or theoretically travel freely around anywhere you want. Currently fully vaccinated tourists with US$50,000 health insurance can visit, but basically only staying at high-end accommodation, and tourists are only officially allowed to visit certain areas in Chiang Mai. However in reality I don't think there are any physical restrictions on movement. I live in Chiang Mai, and right now the covid-19 situation is not very good, we have about 400 cases per day, the highest since the start of the pandemic. Is it possible to catch few butterflies and get them bring back to Europe? Do I need a permit for this? You can collect butterflies outside protected areas (most forest and good habitat here is protected nowadays) and you don't need a permit to take them back to Europe, EXCEPT for about 20 species listed as protected under Thai law. Adam. |
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Post by arnaud75 on Nov 15, 2021 13:53:45 GMT
Many discussions of this here and on insectnet.com. Search is your friend. As far as lodging, my preference would be an old tradition hotel in the old city, for ambiance Thank you for your response and for the information Arnaud |
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Post by arnaud75 on Nov 15, 2021 13:54:52 GMT
Arnaud, Please carefully check up on entry and travel restrictions for tourists due to covid-19. Currently I rather suspect that you cannot just turn up here and stay at lower price hotels (most of them are closed anyway) or theoretically travel freely around anywhere you want. Currently fully vaccinated tourists with US$50,000 health insurance can visit, but basically only staying at high-end accommodation, and tourists are only officially allowed to visit certain areas in Chiang Mai. However in reality I don't think there are any physical restrictions on movement. I live in Chiang Mai, and right now the covid-19 situation is not very good, we have about 400 cases per day, the highest since the start of the pandemic. Is it possible to catch few butterflies and get them bring back to Europe? Do I need a permit for this? You can collect butterflies outside protected areas (most forest and good habitat here is protected nowadays) and you don't need a permit to take them back to Europe, EXCEPT for about 20 species listed as protected under Thai law. Adam. Hello Adam, Thank you for your reply ans for those informations I will be check entry restrictions and available places to stay Thank you for the informations Arnaud |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Nov 15, 2021 14:35:20 GMT
Good luck with your investigations. Please keep me informed, and if you will come to Chiang Mai please send me a message if you would like to meet. Alternatively you can send an e-mail as my address is publicly visible on my membership details page since I am a moderator.
Adam.
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Post by scarabaeidae on Mar 11, 2023 13:01:31 GMT
Which best month is a beetles with collecting in North-Thailand and South-Thailand ?
Is collecting allowed? Because the law is always new.
I know that Thailand is a tropical rainforest but it's sometimes a difficult collection due to dry season.
Thanks!
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 11, 2023 19:20:18 GMT
I know that Thailand is a tropical rainforest Tropical, yes, forest ... theoretically 11% but much of that is protected (no collecting in protected areas) or degraded, and very little is REAL rainforest. Much of the forest, except in the far south is seasonally bone dry (primary forest is teak except at higher altitude above about 900m) but quite wet in the rainy season. Which best month is a beetles with collecting in North-Thailand and South-Thailand ? The answer to this question really depends on which groups of beetles you are looking for. Currently it is the dry season in northern and central Thailand, and it is the season for small oak flower feeding Cerambycidae and Cetoniinae. Many other species emerge with the rains, usually in early May, but they are sometimes delayed to later in the month or early June in a drought year. The main 'beetle season' is from then until October with different species emerging at different times. Note that some beetles are protected under Thai law - it is illegal to catch, possess etc etc specimens of these species in Thailand, whether they originate in Thailand or another country; see here for a list of protected insects: www.collector-secret.com/blog/list-protected-insects-thailandI am not familiar with the beetle seasons in southern Thailand, as I live in Chiang Mai, but probably different species are found most of the year, as there is less of a distinct dry season in the peninsula, although there are separate 'dry seasons' on the east and west coasts. That on the west coast in particular is not completely 'dry', with rain showers much more often than here in the north where we can go without any rain at all from November to April. Sorry I cannot be more specific, not being a beetle person. Adam. |
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