NSW DECCW (NPWS) has finally done it!

[VR1Ton]

Funny how they'll let disease rats with wings in, but not well maintained disease free species, not that the pigeon fraternity don't look after their birds, quite the opposite, but considering the size of the domestic population, you'd think their would be tighter controls on them, than any other species.

[jusdeb]

Yes and do you ever hear of them culling pigeons ? Corellas yep coz they feed on the crops that man has put in the ground they would normally forage among for grasses and seeds .

The bloody things hang around the local grain silos and flour mill , they look mutated they are so fat .

!/4 of Dubbo had no water a while ago because they got into the holding reservoir and crapped in the water .

[Jayburd]

the whole issue just seems unfair to me.

[Lukec]

Yep, been there with the parrot imports in the 90's.
You can import pigeons which free-fly across the country, but you can't import anything else that's to be kept in an aviary or cage.
Bureaucracy, double standards and the power of politics and $$$$!!!

Prettysure you are right on with the $$$$$$

I once heard that there are people making like 70k/year from racing pigeon prize money. If its true its any wonder someone may be on the take.

[Myzomela]

I didn't mean to imply that anyone was on the take Luke- just that "pressure" is applied to the right place in the right way ;)

[GregH]

Why can't general aviculturists get their act together and apply some pressure too? I don't get the special status given to birds - what's so special about pandas that they can come in but not a pheasant or a peasant? If somone found some pure Southern Stars in Europe could they be imported as the thin edge of the wedge?

[Lukec]

Sorry, i agree with what you are saying.

I guess what im getting at is if a following has larger somes of money
They can afford the right type committees to develop an argument.

[Diane]

I would think that professional lobbyists would have been hired to pressurize the right people, and I think that is what it would take to get finches imported.
As usual everything is hung up by the $

[BENSONSAN]

How do i go about upgrading my license to a class 2???

[Lukec]

I would think that professional lobbyists would have been hired to pressurize the right people, and I think that is what it would take to get finches imported.
As usual everything is hung up by the $

This is the Politically correct version of what i was trying to say.

Thanks