no greencheeks in wa

julie · Post by **julie** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:49 pm

are you not allowed to have green-cheek conures in wa? i read in another post that you are not allowed is this right if so why not.

Jade · Post by **Jade** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:44 pm

I don't know about green cheeks, but did you know that IRNs are considered an introduced pest in WA? They have mass culling programs over there because they apparently have a serious problem with wild IRNs taking over the breeding habitat of local species.

Blackford · Post by **Blackford** » Tue May 16, 2006 5:24 pm

Jade wrote:I don't know about green cheeks, but did you know that IRNs are considered an introduced pest in WA? They have mass culling programs over there because they apparently have a serious problem with wild IRNs taking over the breeding habitat of local species.

Wow thats really interesting..... I wonder when they were introduced over there??

Ive never heard of wild ones here in SA.. funny as to why they havent spread from WA to here???

Little_Bailey · Post by **Little_Bailey** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:24 pm

WA as in western austraila? :shock:

i have never heard that or seen a wild one here and i live in WA! i have only ever seen a 28 parrot, or western ringneck! but there is nothing wrong with them!

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:09 pm

The laws in WA pretty much suck.
They aren't allowed to own Quakers, African Grey's, or Green Cheek Conures. There is probably more to that list but i am not too sure.
Apparently, these birds are viewed as pests and could wreak havoc on native wildlife if they were to escape.
However, if you ask me, if they want to have those sorts of rules, then Lovebirds, Ringnecks, and heaps of other birds should be banned from WA as well. Just doesn't make sense to ban several nice exotics.

julie · Post by **julie** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:56 am

wouldnt it be the same everywhere.who makes these laws?

Jade · Post by **Jade** » Wed May 17, 2006 4:56 pm

I only found out about it when i was searching for an IRN site (before I found this one). It was an article published by the Western Australia something or other council thing and i read it and it said they were banned. A lot of the wild birds were trapped and shipped off to holding cages, but now they are considered a banned species. I'll have a look a bit later on today to see if that article is still on the net and i'll let you know the site.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:05 pm

Ringnecks aren't banned in WA. There is a member on here from WA who breeds Ringnecks. Perroquet?

Julie, i belive it is CALM that makes these laws. But don't ask me what it stands for :lol:

Little_Bailey · Post by **Little_Bailey** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:29 pm

I also don't think they are banned, i got bailey from a breeder and there are also quiet a few breeders around, you can also get IRN's from some pet shops! and even people selling them in the paper, so no i don't think there banned. but i could be wrong!

Jade · Post by **Jade** » Thu May 18, 2006 4:49 pm

Sorry, not banned, but considered a pest I think. I'll get back on later with that site when i find it. I didn't have time to look yesterday.

Jade · Post by **Jade** » Thu May 18, 2006 7:53 pm

Okey dokey, found that site. Go to www.agric.wa.gov.au, its bulletin no. 4658. Or you can go to the left and choose 'pests weeds and diseases' and get an entire list of all categories for each specific animal and what restrictions are placed on each.

Ringnecks are classified A2 - Subject to eradication in the wild, A4 - entry subject to department of agriculture permits and/or conditions and A6 - keeping subject to dept of agriculture permits and/or conditions.

Thank God it doesn't have an A1 - thats entry prohibited or A3 which is keeping prohibited!!!

Surprisingly, most of your conures and macaws (hahns and red fronted) African Greys and senegals are A1 and A3 and 'must be reported'.

I don't know why, and they don't really say why but there you go....

CricketsMum · Post by **CricketsMum** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:46 pm

I've been trying to find conure babies for ages here in Darwin but I can't get a hold of one anywhere. I think they're just beautiful and they must be real characters. So if anyone knows of someone in Darwin, can you please post? Thanks