BKSDA is vastly understaffed but some members do great work with information received
Bit like parks and wildlife in Aus
3 Aussies went to Biak then Jayapurna and Wamena on a buying trip
First lot went into PNG before we knew about it
Most big shipments go through PNG from Papua to Aus
Shipments to other countries go through Jakarta and Bali
Easy sailing trip home [dare I mention wlp??? Prasinus??]
Second lot were stopped in Wamena
Bit like the Boelins python conservationist who is in the highlands on a buying trip
Conservationists dont teach local tribes that their sacred snake is worth money??
Or do they?
Maybe they do because he is flat our arranging bay boelins bought for $50 each to be sent to Sukabumi to be rebadged as captive bred and exported
Sale price in USA $2000+++ each
Great conservationist who did a FUND ME appeal to raise enough capital to make huge profit this time
$4.500 buys a lot of baby boelins
Funny thing is he never mentions profit from wildlife smuggling in his books??
Then of course his great friend who openly took orders on facebook for protected species from Papua
Over 1300 animals collected by hunters
They bought 180 of the best
Does anybody even dream that the rest were released??
Nasty world out there
Although they may seem harsh at times be very thankful for Australian wildlife protection laws