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Should We Export Our Native Birds?, Ross Kingwell
Should We Export Our Native Birds?, Ross Kingwell
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The export of Australia's native birds is prohibited by the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982. A review of the Act in 1991 has not led to any relaxation of the export ban.
However, the review recommended that government examine "the practical aspects of establishing a fully funded administrative control mechanism to allow strictly regulated commercial exports of a limited number of species of captivebred native birds which are not endangered or threatened". In making this recommendation, the report acknowledged there may be a case for highly regulated export of some native bird species.
This article explores …