SH> Not to offend anyone on here
 SH> from Australia, but i think their policy of not allowing the
 SH> exportation of their native birds is stupid. Why not allow
 SH> that farmer to capture those "pests" and make a little money
 SH> selling them overseas as pets/breeders instead of killing them?
 PH> I had wondered if those birds couldn't just be trapped and exported
 PH> to the bird pet trade. The more birds they can get rid of, the sooner
 PH> the Galah population would decline and with that decline would come
 PH> a more managable situation. I'm surprised to find out that they
 PH> cannot be exported. Obviously they have a serious problem and getting
 PH> rid of as many birds as possible is necessary. Shooting them
 PH> one-bye-one isn't gonna help much.
          No, but i imagine that they probably use poison and traps
       too (like we do here with starlings/pigeons in the cities).
       That's a shame. Not only are beautiful birds being killed, 
       but that it's such a waste of a resource. That one i saw in 
       the pet store had a price of $3,000 on it.
                 Sue
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