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Workshop Presentations

Workshop Presentations

These summaries are the collective work of each group, and may not necessarily represent the opinion of any one member of the group.

Margaret Leggoe's Group

Problems Solutions

Management of Existing Reptiles- Venomous - Non Venomous Venomous
- Zoos (Public/Private)
- Business
- Private (syndicates?)
- Antivenom Banks (National Policy required)

Ecological Impact
Environment
Disease (direct and natives in contact with exotics then transferred)
Develop a list of exotic reptiles in Australia, both venomous and non-venomous.
Develop registry of keepers & numbers of exoticsConduct education

Controls on Natives too restrictive Relax controls on collecting from wild And enable a greater variety of reptiles to be held

Bureaucratic Controls on exotics Streamline controls

Clarification from VPC wrt reptiles Approach SCARM

Trevor Wills' Group

Current Exotics in Australia - How

Size Problem

Threats - Disease, Environment, human health, safety

Status - 10 of individuals

Control (per State) Nat? Enforcement.

(Govt. Control - Wildlife Trade - Comp. Lack of barrier control eg. Frogs Failure).

Current Native Laws (solution) Incentives, Access.

Consult relative persons - Law
Attitude
3 tier partnership . Gov.
political will
Public/political opinions/liability
Venomous snakes (Ex.). Antivenom - Facilities
Public interest - Gen interest (non-future?).
Education
Media ImpactCouncil laws
Community Support
Public cost
Animals dealt with eg. Declared, disposal "owners" dealt in.

Nick Baileys Group

Risks & Impacts

Disease outbreaks

Personal injuries and death through non-treatment

Lack of antivenom & continual lack of such

Husbandry difficulties

Environmental destruction
Pest species establishment
Parasites etc.

Risk assessments regarding the impacts

Size of Problem

State	Degree of exotics problem	Comments
SA	Minor	suitable native licensing system in place
VIC	Major	restrictive native permit system for natives
NSW	Major	extremely restrictive
QLD	Moderate	extremely restrictive
NT	Moderate	(trade route) low population base, lack of interest
WA	Moderate	(trade route)habitat & wildlife content
TAS	Minor	Low population base(no 2 headed albino available!)/td>

- Market place related

- Eastern states and spreading

- increasing yearly

- overseas stakeholders in local trade

- Federal Permit System

- Venomous snakes under special conditions
- institutions etc. risk analysis & quarantine
- to include invertebrates

- reinstate NEBRS (add) non-venomous by permit
keeping conditions
6 month introduction with amnesty for surrender and non--prosecution

- encourage keeping of native species
- uniform restrictions in line with SA between all states
- more education and interpretation (ie. To remove from) more clubs, licensed pet shops that will provide a duty of care. ( husbandry, housing etc).

abolish state departments and governments
- address fear and encourage open communication and transparent government.

Recommendations

- Federal permit System

- no private venomous reptiles

- licence all complying exotics now (mgt).

- clean bill of health.

Mark Hutchinson's Group

Size of problem
Too big to be ignored

Census of current stock
Get societies to run & tabulate anonymous returns

Ban exotic venomous snakes from private collections

Review existing exotics to determine if a "lower threat" rating can be applied to some.

Other Issues

Govt. keeper relationships

Arbitrary operation of VPC process

Pet shops/dealers/capping numbers

Compromises-
By keepers
By govt./regulators

Natives too restricted

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