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In reply to the discussion: Petroglyph thefts near Bishop stun federal authorities, Paiutes, "worse act of vadalism ever seen" [View all]bluedigger
(17,086 posts)11. There is just too much competition for limited resources.
There are too many remote sites to actively monitor with the resources available. They do what they can (see the link in my post #6 above). The Canyons of the Ancients area near me has over 6,000 documented sites in 164,000 acres of wilderness! Of the half dozen or so trips I've made out there, I've encountered exactly one BLM employee, at a parking lot, collecting visitor survey data. Generally speaking, it is difficult for a layperson to get specific site location information from government agencies, but well known, easy accessible sites are always at risk.
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Petroglyph thefts near Bishop stun federal authorities, Paiutes, "worse act of vadalism ever seen" [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Nov 2012
OP
What's the BLM's response? A mere $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#3
You must be right. Drake (a lifelong teacher) and Hance (with a long career as a scientist) must,
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#24
#11: The National Park Service is very top heavy with highly paid people who staff
byeya
Nov 2012
#31
Most of it is not vandalism, it's profit based theft of our national heritage and is an ongoing
byeya
Nov 2012
#7
I'll disagree to this extent: In the National Parks, laws were in place since the 19th century
byeya
Nov 2012
#13
OMIGOD They're going to line them up and match them up to the Centurion constellation
Baitball Blogger
Nov 2012
#16
maybe someone felt that the petroglyphs would really compliment the Iraqi National Museum pieces...
BlueMan Votes
Nov 2012
#22
Remember the movie "2012" when they secretly started putting works of art on the arks? n/t
Ian David
Nov 2012
#27