I guess ideally, a short-lived and highly-specific pathogen would do it,
but that would take considerable lab work to achieve (if it is even
possible). Given the numbers and range of them, I doubt that shooting
would do enough to dent the population.
Hmm - I might take it back about the pathogen:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16498876
However, I'd be worried that it *might* spread further than Starlings
and Mynahs.
Cheers,
Tony
On 13/08/2012 11:23, Carl Clifford wrote:
Dear B-A,
There is a piece in the Sydney Morning Herald's web site regarding a study on Common
Mynah and their effects on native bird species.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/pushy-myna-birds-a-major-nest-pest-20120812-242v2.html
The study was based partly on data collected by the Canberra Ornithologist's
Group. Now that we know they are a pest, it would be nice to come up with a control
measure - that"s the rub.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
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