Nymox Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/9600 ... ers-jailed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 What a waste of our money. Should have just hit him with a hefty fine and prohibited him from ever coming back here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 "Should have just hit him" :lol: Then prohibited him from coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonwitch Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Yep they have fined them heavily sent them home, and banned them from NZ for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 I think it's about time they started locking these guys up. If you got caught robbing a bank for a few grand you would go to jail for a long time. They are robbing the country of almost $200,000 and from the sound of the travel they have been doing that's just the tip of the iceberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 It is a total joke! :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 make the fine commensurate with the overseas market value, lock them up and ban for life also controlled breeding in nz and make them legally available overseas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted March 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Theres obviously a fairly big market for them overseas otherwise they wouldnt go to so much trouble. also controlled breeding in nz and make them legally available overseas This would also increase the numbers and ensure the survival of the species, are these guys endangered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Nymox, it is difficult with a lot of species to do captive breeding for release, because of the risk of releasing novel diseases. Starting a breeding programme requires taking a breeding population out of the wild, from populations that are often tiny and threatened to begin with, and needs to be sufficiently large that they don't immediately have inbreeding issues. We have soooooo many species of lizard that there would have to be a pretty massive commercial program to remove a lot of the smuggling pressure. Think of how people here are about exotic unavailable fish - the unavailable ones are more desired. A legit foreign trade would increase the market and interest in our native lizards, and increase the market for smuggled ones. It is possible, but not an easy fix. I am with Livingart, fine them the estimated value. 15 weeks in a foreign prison and you are back home. You might need to find a new job after that, but really, whoop-de-do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herperjosh Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 oh my god another bunch of people steeling how sickening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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