Just got off the phone with FWS law enforcement. Since kinkajous are not a
protected species, and are commonly bred in the US it was most likely not
smuggled in. She agrees that it most likely became too much for someone and
they just dumped it. Which brings me back to my assessment about people being
cruel.
I also mentioned that I reached out to a contact at WCS, which oversees the
various city zoos, about placing it and she agreed that it is better off in a
zoological setting than being passed back to a breeder and possibly being
placed in another situation that may not end with it being the hot topic on a
Friday afternoon. People can be cruel, but thankfully, most people, like the
folks on this listserv, are compassionate!
Stella MillerHuntington-Oyster Bay Audubon
"Conservation is sometimes perceived as stopping everything cold, as holding
whooping cranes in higher esteem than people. It is up to science to spread the
understanding that the choice is not between wild places or people, it is
between a rich or an impoverished existence for Man." Thomas Lovejoy
From: Rob Jett <[email protected]>
To: NYSBirds <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 2:47 PM
Subject: RE:[nysbirds-l] Unknown mammal - escaped illegal pet @ Jamaica Bay
East Pond Trail
Unfortunately, it is legal in several states to possess wild, exotic animals.
Some don't even require any kind of permits. I'm guessing someone bought it in
another state and drove back to NYC with it. After all, NYC is a perfectly
logical place for a rainforest mammal to live. Amirite? Perhaps a bag of figs
might persuade the little guy to climb down from his tree…
Good birding,
Rob
> It may have stowed away on an airplane and arrived via JFK. Or, more
> likely, it might have been smuggled in through JFK and somehow escaped.
> If/when captured, forensics might be able to determine its recent history
> via anything living on or in it.
>
> John Laver
> Manhattan, NY
http://citybirder.blogspot.com
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