As I come from Mount Gambier maybe I could add something to this topic.
For a number of years the corella problem has been getting gradually worse
here, affected sporting groups in summary include
Cricket - matches cancelled due to turf being decimated
Croquet - financial hardships placed on small clubs
Hockey - approx $10,000 damage to a newly replaced artificial turf when the
bird tore the seams apart
Golf - fairway and greens damaged
Nearly all sporting groups have been affected in some small way
A number of groups have had permits to shoot small numbers of birds mostly as a
scaring tactic, fright shots as well as gas guns have been used but small
community groups cannot afford to have someone sit and watch over their complex
24-7.
It has reached the point where the fright shots etc are generating more
complaints than the birds from the general community but sporting groups are
those most affected, and not just financially.
I am not saying we need to have a cull but something definitely needs to be
done, but it is a difficult problem to manage, at the moment one group achieves
success in getting rid of the birds, only for it to become someone else's
problem.
Bob Green
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