Hello John,
It would be a relatively easy matter for an aviculturist to fudge the
number of offspring that are produced so as to be be able to smuggle a
few overseas. Secondly, captive-bred birds would be far more likely to
survive a cramped trip overseas.
Thirdly the amount of effort, money and risk involved in catching GSP
from the wild would make it not worth the risk in the case of an easily
bred bird like the GSP.
I'm not saying that this would be the case for all Australian birds, but
I'm 99% sure that it would be for GSP. Other birds that might fit into
the same category would be Gouldian Finch and Princess Parrot.
Cheers
Mick
Michael Todd
Wildlifing
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John Harris wrote:
Michael
I have to agree that GSP's are more abundant in aviculture, but birds that are
smuggled out of Australia are more often from wild populations that captive
ones, as permits are required to purchase native fauna.
Regards
John Harris
Environmental Education Officer
Donvale Christian College
155 Tindals Rd Donvale 3111
03 9844 2471
0409 090 955
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