My dad instincts are coming out right now and I really don't approve of @J_Wangler16 owning a wallaby in our home. pic.twitter.com/7NkdZ2YVG5
— Shane Morris (@ShaneMorris_7) June 26, 2015
I believe it's a $100,000+ fine and or 10 years imprisonment for illegally exporting a wallaby listed on the endangered species list out of Australia.
Rufous Hare-wallaby, Western Hare-wallaby, Wurrup
Banded Hare-wallaby, Munning
Bridled Nailtailed Wallaby
Anyone know if it's one of those? ( edit - I checked & it's not. Morris is still a crook!)
In general, Australian native animals are not permitted to leave Australia. This is to protect and conserve Australian native wildlife.
But you may be able to take some native pets overseas as long as they will not be used for commercial purposes such as selling or trading. If you would like to take your pet with you when you leave Australia, you must:
be an Australian resident or ordinarily reside in Australia
have owned and kept the animal as a household pet
be leaving Australia with the intention of taking up permanent residence in another country.
Native household pets that may be taken internationally are listed below. All have a limit of three animals, except budgerigars and cockatiels, which are limited to a non-commercial quantity:
Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus)
Little corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
Long-billed corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus).
Pet fish and pet cockroaches/spiders can be exported if sourced from an approved source.
No other native Australian animal may be taken outside Australia as a household pet.