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From: ls1i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Leonard John Schultz)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: More on Hookbills
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Date: 15 Oct 88 17:13:23 GMT
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Molluccan cockatoos are from the Molluccan Islands in the South Pacific
relatively close to Australia, where Greater and Lesser Cockatoos are found.
And there was a limited amount of birds exported recently (I'm not sure what
the deal is now).  I do believe that many people cannot handle the
responsibility and frustrations of owning a wild bird.  It probably would do
some good to limit sales to experienced aviculturalists (don't hold me to this).