A question for list members.
As part of an information gathering task, I'm assisting in gathering
records of House Crows in Victoria and especially recent records from
Phillip Island. The Atlas of Victorian Wildlife currently has just 6
records of the species. Most appear to have arrived via ship from India or
Sri Lanka and the sites of the records were Geelong, Werribee and Phillip
Island.
If any list members have seen any Indian (House) Crows on Phillip Island
recently I would be keen to hear from them.
Also, any experiences with this species as a pest would be most welcome.
Please advise me directly.
cheers
Relevant web sites
Australian Museum Fact Sheet (crows) -
http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/crows_ravens.htm
The following site also suggests the species could be a major problem in
urban areas
House Crow - http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za/docs/r549.html
Martin O'Brien
Executive Scientific Officer, Scientific Advisory Committee
Department of Sustainability and Environment
2/8 Nicholson St. (PO Box 500), East Melbourne 3002
Tel: 9637 9869 Fax: 9637 8451
(prefixes: Interstate 03 International 613)
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