Compliance guide for exotic birds in Australia
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2007
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About the guide
Illegal international trade in exotic birds poses a significant risk to Australia's bird keeping sector and biodiversity. This is because illegally imported birds can:
- introduce new diseases into captive and wild bird populations in Australia and
- become established in the wild as pest species (feral animals).
Illegal capture and trade of exotic species can also threaten their existence in the wild. The guide explains the Departments approach to compliance issues relating to exotic birds.
See also
- A guide to record keeping for exotic birds
- The guide - Marking and individual identification of exotic birds for record keeping purposes
Exotic birds
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