Chris,
I think the Pheasant and Waterfowl Society of Australia http://www.pwsa.org.au/
might be of help. There are no Canada Geese listed on their "birds
for sale" pages, but the recommended price for a good pair is $800. At
that price I would imagine that the owners would be very happy to get
them back, if they were to stray. That price is peanuts compared to
Nicobar Pigeon - a pair will set you back around $4000. The societies
pages are very interesting reading, there are potentially some some
interesting escapee sightings to be had.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 04/11/2008, at 1:31 PM, Chris Brandis wrote:
Hi all
Re the Canada Geese, I contacted the chap as this species was accepted
as a wild species by the authorities but I have had a computer crash
since then and have lost his email address.
I ask him if he could supply any addresses of people with Canada Geese
on the east coast so I could check if they lost any, he was president
or secretary of a group of aviculturists, but have heard nothing since.
Cheers Chris
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