chopper Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 After reading the alpine newts thread I was wondering how many other little colonies of critters that have been smuggled in exist either in captivity or in the wild?There were those two fella's who were busted with scorpions in Queenstown recently. And there was also a thriving little colony of European gudgeon found a few yrs back up in northland. I wonder what else there is out there, ( i mean that has been illegally smuggled in not just released or escaped from captivity and not lone individuals, like the carpet python found a few yrs back). Has anyone else heard of smuggled populations existing of reptiles, amphibians ,invertebrates or even fish found? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 word on the street is theres of a colony of chopperus stupidquestionuss out there somewhere! :facepalm: you don't work for bio-security by any chance do you? if not maby you should apply for a position there! :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 There are all sorts of Chinese whispers out there but if people want to be idiots I guess that is up to them. This site does not encourage involvement in illegal activities such as smuggling or release of organisms to cause havoc with our natives. This is a public forum and no doubt is monitored by bio security and other agencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I have caught Oncorhynchus mykiss in an area in the central nth island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Nah I don't work for maf. I did study into the early acclimatisation societies at uni and their distribution of foreign organisms, so have general interest in this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 I have caught Oncorhynchus mykiss in an area in the central nth island yup, caught them for many years up there, found them even down here on the south island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Nah I don't work for maf. why would one say yes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 MPI do monitor this site and we do have a good relationship with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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