Hi Bob
Yes, the peafowl were self sustaining until about 3 years ago when most were
culled. There appears to be one male, possibly two, left. These may or may not
be original birds as for a short period no birds could be found (and they
aren't that hard to see as a rule). 2003 was well prior to the cull though. I
think the cull had more to do with them becoming a nuisance around the
settlement than anything but may be wrong
Common Pheasant population seems to be going strong still
John
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> On 1 Dec 2013, at 9:12 pm, "Bob Dawson" <> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks
>
> There was some discussion recently about some introduced species and whether
> they were considered tickable or not.
>
> It got me thinking about a sighting of Peafowl on Rottnest Island in August
> 2003.
>
> I believe at one stage there was a self sustaining population there. Then
> some time ago all the females were removed to stop them from breeding. Does
> anyone know whether this is correct and when the females were removed?
>
> I also noted seeing Common Pheasant there. Can anyone give me any info
> regarding there population there please?
>
> Cheers
>
> Bob
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