Sebastian Kvist
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Sebastian Kvist is the Royal Ontario Museum's curator of invertebrate zoology.[1] He specializes in leech biology.
In June, 2019, he was called upon to classify 5,000 contraband leech seized from a smuggler.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ontario Man “Leeched” of Money By Court After Trying to Smuggle in Thousands of Leeches". Thunder Bay Newsledger (Toronto). 2019-06-05. http://www.netnewsledger.com/2019/06/05/ontario-man-leeched-of-money-by-court-after-trying-to-smuggle-in-thousands-of-leeches/. Retrieved 2019-10-29. "The leeches were taken into custody and sent to the Royal Ontario Museum where they were identified. According to Sebastian Kvist, curator of invertebrate zoology, the species is identified as Hirudo verbana, one of the only two leeches regulated under wildlife trade. Kvist explains that these leeches have been protected from overharvesting because of their medicinal properties since 1823. However, this species is also considered invasive when brought to new locations."
