GTP Ballot???

[Retic]

The only way I can see that it would be possible to keep exotics legally is in the event of an amnesty as in NSW and the similar situation in Victoria which didn't really amount to an amnesty and resulted in very little surfacing OR if you have an A grade zoo. There is no other way to do it as far as I know ?

 

[Jonathon]

Why is someone from far north queensland allowed to keep a species of turtle native to south-west WA, when they're not allowed to keep a species that is native to Indonesia? Why isn't the turtle being kept in Queensland not counted as an exotic, its just as much of an exotic as any species from southern Indonesia.

 

[Retic]

This is what I said earlier in this thread, it makes no sense but we are dealing with a Government department here

 

[The Rock]

Because the animals are indigenous to Australia hence native. NPWS classify exotics as non-indigenous to Australia. That matter is more to do with the Dept of Primary Industries in each state.

 

[JunglePython]

I was told a guy was busted coming through Brisbane airport with a bunch of GTP's. The snakes were held by the authorities at a zoo. Anyway these
GTP's were carrying a virus that had not been recorded in this country before.

Eventually the snakes were put down. If these snakes had gotten into collections we would of had another virus to deal with.

 

[olivehydra]

Yay, both Boa and Jonathon have hit the nail on the head! The classification of native vs. exotic is based on imaginary lines on maps. Torres Strait Isl. are ours therefore we can have whitelipped pythons. I've heard suggestions that asian water monitors (salvator?) may visit the T.I.'s so maybe someone who likes their lizards big could argue that theyre aussie Failing that we may just have to wait until continental drift pushes us into retic and komodo country
Or..... perhaps little johnnie howard has his sights set on Indo :shock:

 

[Guest]

re GTP

It is just a fact that people wont wait with pets,they just get them anyway like what is happening now,theyve already landed and wont be goig awy soon its just being realistic.So it doesnt matter what happens they wont go away cause the pet industry in australia is too big and isolationist routine doesnt work whether right or wrong.