EBAG is here

[abby-oldaccount]

Yep after much consultation the record keeping for exotic birds has gone through. I really urge you all to look at what birds you own and breed in the way of non Australian and look at the new classification system. Spent yesterday downloading and printing forms, going through ID on my conures and quakers and getting it all filed. Arthur (CAG) is a class 1 so I've had to order a book for him which is similar to the parks and wildlife keeping books and returns. It's a little bit of work to get things sorted but once it's done, it's done and easy enough to keep up with the record keeping. here's the link for the record keeping and down loads. It's all pretty straightforward (even for a Gov. department )
www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/exoticbirds/record.html

[vankarhi]

have printed it out for my own use. I couldn't see quaker on the list??

My birds are level 2.

[zooyouthben]

I only keep natives! but i do have to have a permit

[abby-oldaccount]

Quakers have been put as Monk parrakeet , another name for quakers. Also known in some parts as grey chested parakeet. It's why sometime the scientific names can be a bonus, when one can remember how to spell them (let alone pronounce).

[Jane]

I think the only non-Australia native I keep is Beaky the Spotted Turtle Neck Dove that fell out of a tree as a bub, oh and King Quail are on that list

[vankarhi]

Yeah Jane I know them as the monk parrakeet too, but didn't know the grey chested parrakeet.

[zooyouthben]

I belive that would only be if you have chinese king quail 99% of the quail in australia are the native ones

[abby-oldaccount]

Ok if you're not sure, check out the scientific name as well. I think most of the quail at a quick glance are in class 3 so not a huge issue anyway.

[Jane]

Just moving this up for Megan

[abby-oldaccount]

I got my class one book last week for the big grey boy. It's all pretty straightforward, similar to what I remember the parks and wildlife books looking like. Just need to put a return in once a year to say yep he's still here. With the class 2 just make sure that you keep records to cover your backside. It's more to do with some of the mutations that have come out that have been a little, well suspect hence lovies being on the list. I printed out some of the other paperwork from the site just for my own continual record keeping. With the quakers, conures and lovies ( : I personally think it's just easier and helps for breeding records too. I'm a little hopeless with keeping paperwork filed properly, this makes sure that I do (to a certain extent).

[vankarhi]

ok I just put a "sticky' on this so it now stays at the top where we can all just read it as we need to ;D

[vankarhi]

So do I only need to keep movement transactions with my birds?? When they arrive and any progeny breed??? If this is an Australian wide thing.........why do some states still not have to keep records for ekkies??? I had to get a movement advise for Gunny which Mark knew nothing about.......... I had to post it to him and then he had to send it back (preferably with the bird) and then I had to post it to the National Parks and Wildlife but according to him he has to do nothing with his birds.

[abby-oldaccount]

You don't have to post the record to any departments in the case of class 2 birds. That's only for class1 birds. It's just keeping it on file as a proof of origin. I also call it the covering your bum form. When your guys decide to breed then you fill out MTRs, keep one copy on file yourself and the new owner gets a copy.
EBAG is a federal initiative not a state one. You'll find all Ekkies apart from the Macs (Australian native one can't spell the whole name) should be on EBAG rather then Parks and Wildlife. Parks and Wildlife are state by state.

[vankarhi]

ok. So basically I just have to do a movement advise then. Same as when I got Skye and then I had to do one when I got Gunny because here in Qld I have to. But that is basically covering me for the National (ebag) anyway. Have I understood it properly. I have read it, just need to make sure I have it understood properly.

[abby-oldaccount]

Yep. Unless there is a specific state requirement you don't have to send paperwork anywhere for level 2 birds. Just hold onto it.
Level 1 are the ones that you need to put records in yearly (ie greys, macaws, amazons, caiques some of the more uncommon conures etc.)

[vankarhi]

In Qld I do need to send movement advise to the National Parks and Wildlife for ekkies.

[rajasmom]

Boy I'm sure glad that we don't have todo this stuff in Canada I have a Amazon ,a Grey, and a rare Conure, I'd be filling out paper work forever.