Many of the Orange, NSW orchardist have given up using noise makers and netting.
The birds have got used to the hail cannons, shotgun blasts and electronic
scarers. The larger bird rip holes in the nets. Many now feed the birds with the
groundfall in locations away from the main fruit. Early result seem to indicate
that this is saving many thousands of dollars on fruit going to the markets
rather than the juice factory. This is not feeding the bird extra or making them
dependent but relocating their feed areas during the growing season.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of peter crow
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:49 PM
To: Bob Green
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: RE:News story calling for cull or corellas
Hello Bob,
While I can express some sympathy for the sporting groups of Mt
Gambier I also wish to lay the blame for the problem firmly on those
same groups.
They are the ones providing such wonderful habitat (well watered
grassy lawns with grubs and other foods for the birds. Without those
sources the birds probably would not have increased in numbers to the
point where they are now considered pests.
Culling them is a very short term and temporary solution. A large
cull now will solve the problem until they again increase in numbers
and the locals will want to cull again.
There is probably no easy solution but a little creative thinking
outside the range of shotguns may be better than culling.
Good luck but remember people caused this problem.
Regards
Peter
On 30/01/2008, at 5:22 PM, Bob Green wrote:
> 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
> www.birding-aus.org
> birding-aus.blogspot.com
>
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