Studying herptiles in the wild
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Szepp
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All i can see is if you are making film of animals u need a license. But a tourist taking a picture of a beastie cant be illegal? if it is, it is totally unworkable unenforceable law else the prisons will be full of Japanese tourists with pictures of roos hehe.
But what my original question was about was if you see a lizard or something and would like to identify it, would you be allowed to pick it up and examine. But i realize now that it wouldn't, and all children should be imprisoned as almost everyone has caught a lizard or frog or something hehe. The can join the tourists in jail o-0
But what my original question was about was if you see a lizard or something and would like to identify it, would you be allowed to pick it up and examine. But i realize now that it wouldn't, and all children should be imprisoned as almost everyone has caught a lizard or frog or something hehe. The can join the tourists in jail o-0
Australis
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Never said you couldnt do it Australis, Just stated the way the Nature Conversation does, like I said stupid law, that you would have to be stupid to think of either enforcing or abiding by in my opinion, only stating the facts I know in direct answer to the question. Hell I posted a thread on here wiht 20+ pics of snakes that were in the wild which I also helped the ones that where on the road off. So just answering the question asked
I thought the law was regarding disturbing protected fauna, not photography itself..
And the photography permits were to disturb the animals for photos.
Ive been with EPA (parkies) people while i took some photos of protected native animals
they only reminded me i couldnt touch them, they didnt mind me using a flash either.
I dont know the inns and out Australis and dont want to clash on this one, but on Nature conservation act it states no interaction with protected species. Like i said you would have to be a knit to enforce this rule but that is what it states, no interaction wha so ever, you see it you walk away
Just how I read the conservation act nothing else
PimmsPythons
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i've been going through all these rediculous Qld laws trying to organise this qld reptile expo.at the end of the day , they dont enforce the law,unless your going to bring it to the public eye,like and expo.if you dont bring it to their attention,they dont want to know about it.the pet expo in brisbane had a couple of albino pythons,going under the laws nothing at the expo to do with reptiles should have been sold under the laws,but they weren't told about it,and got away with it.
they have better things to do than going searching kids memory cards looking for lizard photos.mind you i do know one ranger who probably would do that and tries to make life difficult.
cheers
simon
they have better things to do than going searching kids memory cards looking for lizard photos.mind you i do know one ranger who probably would do that and tries to make life difficult.
cheers
simon
llasher
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I actually think the heart and spirit of these laws are correct, and are really not meant to penalise experienced herpetologists who want to stop a bluey getting run over but are trying to protect wildlife from idiots including well meaning idiots. Unfortunately laws often are written in black and white terms to make them easier to enforce and harder for people to find loopholes in, and we depend on enforcement and the judicial system to use discretion and commonsense.
It is hard to write a law that says "no interfering with wildlife unless you know a lot about reptiles, and frequent the APS forum"
It is hard to write a law that says "no interfering with wildlife unless you know a lot about reptiles, and frequent the APS forum"
Cheesecake
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Even so, if they can make a law in QLD that states you can hold injured native animals for up to 3 days to deliver them to a wildlife carer or vet, they should be able to amend wildlife/conservation acts in other states to the same effect. ...And add that the relocation of animals off public roads for their own protection is acceptable as well.
llasher
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As a Victorian I agree. However, given that our jails aren't clogged with amateur herpetologists this probably has a low priority with our legislators.
Szepp, if your interested in doing some field work legally, the best idea would be to contact conservation organisations in your state and see if they need volunteers for any upcoming research trips. In the jobs section of the newspaper they normally have a volunteer work section and there are sometimes adds in there of groups looking for volunteers. Another way would be to join a herp group or nature group as they sometimes conduct field trips in conjunction with museums or other organisations. I'm not sure what state your from so I can't say any specific groups. But that would be your best bet, to join the people already doing it legally than to try on your own, plus you pick up a lot of valuable experience along the way from people who, generally, know what their doing.
PimmsPythons
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funnily enough,yes.i think we are on the same wavelength
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