Abstract
The Katahdin arctic butterfly, Oeneis polixenes katahdin Newc. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), is found only on the tableland of Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park and has been nominated for endangered status in Maine. Collection of living organisms is prohibited in BSP without special permit from the park director. In 1992, US Fish and Wildlife Service agents seized 37 Katahdin arctic specimens in the course of an extensive investiga? tion of a three-person poaching ring that specialized in protected butterfly species. The incident highlighted the need for park management to revisit the scientific collection permitting policy for researchers and the need for in? creased patrol efforts on behalf of certain species. Increased citizen awareness of the vulnerability of rare species in today's acquisitive culture has generated a healthy dialogue between entomologists, resource managers and enforce? ment agencies.
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