Chukar at Westgate Park (Fisherman's Bend, Melbourne)

["michael norris" <>]

Hi Richard

Your bird may simply have decided it was time for it to be eaten:

"The Indian chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar chukar) is the most suitable
species of partridge for commercial production. There is a steady demand for
them from the restaurant trade in Melbourne, but they have an unstable
fertility rate and susceptibility to temperature change which makes them
difficult to produce."

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nreninf.nsf/childdocs/-89E7A8DAFEA417624A2568B30004C26A-20402CDDBB6CE5FCCA256BC700811E70-B8CC631FC461B1804A256DEA00274044-F76E993AEAF5BB7ECA256BCF000BBD7B?open

However it seems no more imports are allowed:

http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/lists/import/pubs/live-import-list.pdf

But it has not gone through the formal permit process, which is fairly new:

http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/lists/import/amend/unsuitable.html

And there was a colony on Flinders Island in 1995.... (Birding-Aus archive)

Michael Norris
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