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Indian Myna Control

To: Fiona Anderson <>
Subject: Indian Myna Control
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:31:52 +1100
Well Said Susan. Trying to control such a well established avian pest species such as the Common Mynah, is rather like removing your hand from a bucket of water and expecting to see a hole where your hand was. A pity that retrospective culling of those whose bright idea it was to introduce the little darlings in the first place isn't possible. Could be worse is suppose. They could have imported House Crows.

Cheers,

Carl Clifford
On 05/02/2010, at 12:12 PM, Fiona Anderson wrote:


Hello Birders,

I currently work in Pest Animal Management for the Department of Primary Industries here in Victoria and would like to provide you with some information on pest birds species in this State.

Indian Mynas (Acridotheres tristis) have spread through eastern Australia since being introduced to control insect pests in the 1880s and have been naturalised in Victoria for many decades.

They are not a declared pest animal under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.

Indian Mynas are not specifically protected by law, and therefore a person may capture and dispose of these birds by appropriate legal and humane methods.

The Department of Primary Industries does not consider it reasonable to impose the lawful responsibility of control of Indian Mynas upon all landowners (including those in suburbia) when it is unlikely to result in the desired outcome of 'eradicate or control or prevent its spread in the wild' (the requirements that must be satisfied to be able to declare a species). There are no current plans to declare Indian Mynas as a pest animal under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.

Currently, the Department does not implement specific programs to control Indian Mynas as there are no practical means available for the broadscale control of these birds. Localised trapping may reduce numbers in the short term but would not make a significant difference to overall population due to rapidly recolonisation by birds moving in from other areas.

Cheers,
Susan


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Susan Wisniewski

Project Officer - New and Emerging Species
Invasive Plants and Animals Branch
Biosecurity Victoria
Department of Primary Industries
Level 22, 1 Spring Street
Melbourne 3000



                                        
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