On the subject of traps - wouldn't these have there
best affect when used in areas where a species is just
getting a foothold? It could mean the difference
between success and failure for them.
Mynahs by the way are the subject of our second most
active topic on the Envirotalk website - not a popular
creature.
Mynahs No Minor Problem, fact finding discussion
http://www.envirotalk.com.au/forum/index.php?showtopic=626
or http://tinyurl.com/6m2c9
We have lots of links on there to things like the
Minimising Mynas project.
http://sres.anu.edu.au/associated/myna/index.html
- Stephen
--- Andrew Taylor <> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 12:33:53PM +1100,
> wrote:
> > Rather than just keeping track of any range
> extension/movements there
> > should be a move to encourage governments, be
> it local, state or
> > federal, to draw a line in the sand and make an
> effort to slow or stop
> > this spread.
>
> There has been a bit in the media about Cane Toad
> traps in the Top End.
> As far as I can see these will have similar impact
> to Canute's commands.
>
> But given mynah's preferences for centres of
> habitation and their slow
> expansion at the periphery of their ranges, Chris
> Tidemann's Mynah traps
> might be able to limit their range at modest cost
>
> Andrew
>
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