Parrot Jackson’s entry refused again!

The urgent applications judge asked the Commission for Natural Sites and Monuments (CSMN) to re-examine the Jackson parrot’s application for entry. The commission met once more, and its members once more issued, unanimously, an unfavorable opinion on the entry of the animal into the territory of French Polynesia.

Polynesia the 1st (MLSF) with press release
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Published on January 19, 2022 at 11:07 am,

updated on January 19, 2022 at 11:27

The environmental code of French Polynesia lays down the principle of a pure and simple ban on the importation of any animal living in French Polynesia. It specifies that it is however possible to request a derogation from this principle of prohibition, on condition of succeeding in proving, by elements or studies, the harmlessness of the introduction or importation of the specimen on biodiversity. local.

Despite the efforts made by the owner of the bird, through media coverage on social networks or letters of recommendation written by national personalities, the CSMN considered that the harmlessness of the introduction of this animal on our local endemic biodiversity is not proven and that all the risks have not been ruled out. The case must be judged on the merits in the coming months.

The Department of the Environment recalls that the fenua already deplores the loss of many endemic bird species, whose existence has been endangered by the arrival of exotic species that have become invasive. French Polynesia ranks 16^th world rank of countries with the highest percentage of threatened species in the world. Today, no less than 52 introduced animal and plant species are classified according to the environmental code as species threatening the biodiversity of French Polynesia.

The parrot can be a healthy carrier of viral diseases unknown in the country. The introduction of a single strain of these diseases might have a catastrophic ecological impact on biodiversity and for our endemic species.

The Commission des Sites et des Monuments Naturels understands the emotional bond that can connect the owner of the parrot to his animal, and it is not indifferent to it, but it considers above all that taking into consideration this emotional dimension alone would be irresponsible, and that this This fact can in no way justify the country exposing its biodiversity to such risks.