[When I first posted this item in its entirety it was rejected due to its
size. I have therefore posted it again in 2 parts - for those who are
interested. R.]
I had not been aware of this (very slightly modified for this forum)
document, nor the intention to proceed with a management strategy, until it
was brought to my attention by a WA friend. It may be of some interest to
some members of this forum (I assume it will already be known to many,
particularly WA members).
Having been in WA when the initial small population of Rainbow Lorikeets
established itself around the University of WA (near where I studied Human
Anatomy many years ago!) and having watched the population explode over the
ensuing years (on my regular visits to Perth) I was interested to read of
the concerns (not surprising) and plans (a little more unexpected).
Richard NOWOTNY
Port Melbourne, Victoria
M: 0438 224 456
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN RAINBOW LORIKEET MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
February 2008
Rainbow Lorikeet Working Group
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY.....................................................................
.................................3
BACKGROUND..................................................................
.................................................4
History.....................................................................
............................................................4
Distribution................................................................
..........................................................4
Status 4
Impact......................................................................
...........................................................4
Potential
Distribution................................................................
.............................................5
Rainbow Lorikeet Working
Group.......................................................................
..................6
Management
Strategy....................................................................
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References..................................................................
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OBJECTIVES..................................................................
...................................................
Objective 1: Ensuring ongoing funding for the
strategy.......................................................
Objective 2: Restricting the rainbow lorikeet population to the Perth
metropolitan area and significantly reducing its
size........................................................................
........................
Objective 3: Raising public Awareness of Rainbow Lorikeet
Issues.................................
Objective 4: Conducting targeted research for best practice rainbow lorikeet
management
Objective 5: Reducing Escapes and Releases of Lorikeets into the
Wild.........................
Objective 6: Ensuring collaborative and effective statewide co-ordination of
rainbow lorikeet
management..................................................................
........................................
"Restrict the population to the Perth metropolitan area and reduce the
number of birds in the population."
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus was first recorded
in Perth in 1968 and the population was thought to have originated from
fewer than 10 birds that were either deliberately released or had escaped
from aviaries. Since the early 1970s, the population has increased
exponentially and is spreading rapidly over the metropolitan area.
In response to concern from community conservation groups and the general
public, the Rainbow Lorikeet Working Group WA was established in February
2004 by the Agriculture Protection Board.
The Working Group consists of both government and non-government
representatives. Its purpose is to formulate aims and objectives to manage
the rainbow lorikeet population in south-west Western Australia.
The Working Group oversaw the production of a comprehensive review entitled
The Status and Impact of the Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus
moluccanus) in South-West Western Australia (Chapman 2005).
The report documented a number of objectives and concluded that an
integrated pest management program be developed to:
Since the report was published in 2005, the Rainbow Lorikeet Working Group
has formulated a number of actions that are needed to meet each of the
objectives. It has commenced or completed many of the actions. A list of the
remaining actions, the responsible stakeholders, the time frame of the
action, the source of resources and the progress to date are documented in
this Management Strategy.
This Management Strategy was recently approved by the Agriculture Protection
Board.
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