"The geckos may have been worth 2,000 euros ($2,800) each on the European market, he noted."
OK this really gets me. Bloody geckos? are you serious? The cute little suckers abound up in the Top end of Australia. They are good because they eat Mozzies, apart from that.........they cant be serious.....can they?
Its like the price in different countries of Sulpher crested Cockatoos or Yellow or red tailed Black cockatoos. I keep shoo-ing the annoying family of SCC's away from my apple tree in the mornings when they drop in to my back yard, all 12 of them. Funny buggers to watch though. There is a running joke whenever we see a family of them on the ground under a tree or suchlike where we count the Cockys like this: One thousand dollars, two thousand dollars.....etc
What is so annoying about the animal laws here is that there are native animals that are becoming extinct that we are not allowed to keep as pets. If we could keep something like the Eastern Quoll as pets it would stop them becoming extinct.
They are currently extinct on mainland Australia, this little Australian marsupial is the perfect choice for a cat owner. They are about the same size as a cat, they have a similar level of intelligence and affection and they will even use the kitty litter tray. What they won't do is go feral and pose a problem for other native wildlife.
I'm becoming totally convinced that bureaucrats are all complete idiots.
