Extracted from the Murray Bridge local
Groups call for corella cull
Thursday, 13 April 2006
TO cull, or not to cull.
It is an issue that is dividing South Australia, and now the debate over how
to manage soaring corella numbers has hit Murray Bridge.
Fed up with the extensive damage to trees, greens and ovals, sporting clubs
are calling for the birds to be culled.
The Lower Murray Lawn Tennis Association wants the Murray Bridge council to
take responsibility for corella control, saying the Sturt Reserve tennis
courts will soon be completely destroyed if nothing is done.
Meanwhile, the Murray Bridge Golf Club has taken the matter into its own
hands to deal with its pink cockatoo - or galah - problem.
It culls the birds three to four times a year as a deterrent measure, but
has already culled three times in the first four months of 2006.
Like the tennis courts, the galahs eat away at the golf course's greens and
fairways, causing large divots.
Club manager Gavin Sanderson said the birds were getting harder to scare
away, and the club was considering culling them more often. In the lead up
to last month's State election, Member for Hammond Adrian Pederick said the
Liberal Party would introduce a State-wide corella control program if
elected to government.
While the party was defeated in the election, Mr Pederick said he would
raise the issue with the State Government.
It's right along the river - it's just a huge problem, he said.
I think everyone needs to put their hand in their pocket, because we're just
going to lose so many trees.
I'll certainly be pushing it forward with the Labor Government.
In the meantime, Mr Pederick said individual sporting clubs and community
groups might just have to organise more culling days to try to drive them
away.
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