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Savannah Cats - last day to comment on their importation

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Subject: Savannah Cats - last day to comment on their importation
From: David McDonald <>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:19:26 +1000
Greetings. Plenty of birders are concerned at the proposal to permit the importation of Savannah Cats into Australia because of their potential impacts on wildlife. Today, 17 July, is the last day to provide comments on the proposal. The DEWHA draft assessment has concluded that:
The preliminary risk assessment indicates, by assessing both a climate match of the Domestic Cat and Serval together, that the Savannah Cat poses a moderately dangerous risk to public safety (both captive and released individuals); an extreme pest risk, and that the Savannah Cat would have an extreme establishment risk. The establishment risk is particularly relevant given that feral Domestic Cats have rapidly and widely established across much of the Australian continent.

Details at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/savannah-cat.html including the following:
Draft environmental assessment of the suitability of the import of the Savannah Cat (Domestic Cat x Serval hybrid specimens) into Australia

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 19 June 2008
PDF file
    * Draft environmental assessment of the suitability of the import of the Savannah Cat (Domestic Cat x Serval hybrid specimens) into Australia (PDF - 265 KB)

Comments invited

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts has formulated a proposal under Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) to amend the List of Specimens taken to be Suitable for Live Import (live import list).

A draft assessment report has been prepared by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) against the terms of reference approved by the Minister. The draft report assesses the suitability of import of the Savannah Cat into Australia.

Comments are invited on the draft report. It is available for public comment for 20 business days, closing on 17 July 2008. Comments received and any relevant additional information provided will be considered by DEWHA in finalising the assessment report.

Submissions should be in writing and sent to

Director
Exotic Species Regulation Section
Wildlife Branch
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601

or to

m("environment.gov.au","WSM.Mail");">

David
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