Here is what I sent him:
Hopefully it will not scare him away from the hobby. I'll get a modified version of my letter posted on a couple of other forums, hopefully in order to discourage poaching in the future.
Glad you got to see them in the wild!
I've been wondering how to approach this for a while, and I figure this is the best way.
I know you are new to the hobby, so you may not be aware. But most CP growers consider taking plants from the wild Taboo.
Now, if you have permission to collect, by all means, collect responsibly. Bonfield took his plants from the property of a friend. But, collecting from a park like Mer Bleu is unethical, not to mention illegal.
Frame it this way, if you had gone to the bog after someone had taken plants from the location, you would not have had the opportunity to see those plants in the wild. Same for anyone who goes after you. I visit Mer Bleu quite often, and I know the Drosera populations quite well. Five plants is quite a substantial chunk of the visible population.
You could not be expected to know about this rule, so I just ask that you try as hard as you can to keep the plants you collected alive, and give them away to whoever wants them. Share them with the community. And don't encourage others to take plants from the wild.
And please, never take plants from the wild again.
Thanks,
Gabriel