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PETITION FOR FERETS QLD. PARLIAMENT

To: desley williams <>
Subject: PETITION FOR FERETS QLD. PARLIAMENT
From: Chris Brandis <>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 21:22:02 +1100
Hi
I kept ferrets for years as a kid 50 years ago and did loose a few down rabbit burrows, so did my mates, but I have never seen a wild ferret in Aus. or heard of them but I saw stoats in NZ in 1965 though but not polecats (ferrets). So if they have not become established after all these years there is probably a natural reason, may be foxes.
Cheers  Chris

desley williams wrote:

From Desley Williams in Mackay There was a news item last night on Channel 10 regarding a Petition by Ferret Lovers being tabled in Parliament. There must be some way the birding community can stop Ferrets being kept as pets in Queensland. They have destroyed a lot of bird life in New Zealand; in fact they are worse than cats. I was talking to an ex-NZ parks officer today who told me that Fiordland continues to be badly affected by ferrets and weasel; the Parks service is trying to find a biological method to reduce these pest species. It is to be hoped that Parliament does not give in to the Ferret Lovers and permit them to keep their pets in Qld. Perhaps the birding community can lodge a petition banning the keeping of ferrets in Qld. Regards Desley Williams -------------------------------------------- Birding-Aus is now on the Web at www.birding-aus.org -------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message 'unsubscribe birding-aus' (no quotes, no Subject line) to





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