TheReptileben
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when herping I like to make videos am I aloud to pick up animals to get good close up footage of them? (I realease them of course)
RE: The Worst Thing About YouTube - billflowers - YouTube
got fined $460 for picking up a bearded dragon
wasn't me, i was speaking on behalf of him. the authorities saw his video on youtube and then the bill came. he also got threatened with a 3 year sentence for helping a injured echidna.Cant get to YT at work brother, how the hell did they manage to do that? Like you just picked it up and a ranger saw you and was like oi lad! pay up!??
What a effin joke. Cheers for explaining Liamwasn't me, i was speaking on behalf of him. the authorities saw his video on youtube and then the bill came. he also got threatened with a 3 year sentence for helping a injured echidna.
An animal trapped in e.g. a cane toad trap you shouldn't release because these traps are monitored and by-catch released under and approved ethics. An animal trapped in e.g. a barbed wire fence you should not get fined for and in a court of law will be dimissed.It's pretty sad when you get threatened with a fine for releasing a trapped animal
You won't be fined for catching an injured animal as long as you follow the strict time limit to take it to a licensed carer. Once again if someone does fine you, your side will hold up in court.helping an injured animal that you are taking to WIRES/Vet et
Maybe a lame excuse, maybe not but this is at least understandably interfering with wildlife, and is not ambiguous in terms of law at all. Picking up an animal for a picture without a license, always illegal.Even picking one up for a photo is a pretty lame excuse for a fine.
A couple of Australian Herpos have been taken to court over pictures of them holding Monitors they removed from the road, they were not licensed to catch THAT species at the time but the court ruled that removing the animal from the road was in its best interest and they were let off. It's a ridiculous hassle but at least it precedents common sense to prevail in the situation.Strictly speaking you are offending even if you're saving a reptile from death on the road too.
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