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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