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FR
at Tue Jan 20 20:15:56 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
Man, can people mess up things.
First, its not our job or requirement to have papers or permits for appendix 2 reptiles. No matter what country they come from.
That goes for pythons, boa, iggies, and monitors. Remember all monitors are appendix two. All boas, all pythons, etc.
It is the responsibility of the importer to obtain CITES and other necessary permits. CITES 2 requires permits to cross national borders. If you are not crossing international borders, then you have no need to have permits. There is no permit required to keep appendix 2, reptiles.
You really should call a local fish and wildlife agency or look them up on the internet. You can purchase the CITES regulations from them.
I bought a glebo from a person in germany, he send it with permits and proper paperwork, but our government confiscated it anyway. It was not shipped to me. It was shipped to a dealer in Fla.
The government did what it did because they can. The problem, as I understood it, was there was never a permit issued out of OZ. But the animal in question was legalized under a german amnesty. So it was legal by german CITES. You should understand the that OZ has done at least two amnesties, and consider what they do legal??????????? Oh well, its not about the animals being endangered. Its simply about people.
You should understand, all varanus are on CITES, because four or five species are used in the hide trade. The rest are there by name only. For instance, if the subgenus odatria was used instead of varanus,(and it should be) then ozzie little monitors would be like beardeds and ozzie geckos. Theres no problem with them being shipped and they are protected in oz the same as the monitors.
About those glebos, are you sure they were in the country? I am not sure they ever were. F
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RE: Aussie Varanids and CITES documentation... - FR, Tue Jan 20 20:15:56 2004