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Council has endorsed a Vertebrate Pest Animal Management Policy which outlines the Council's approach to pest management.
Council currently has three priority pests:
1. Deer
2. Rabbits
3. Indian Myna Birds
Pest Management Plans have been prepared for deer and rabbits and a draft Pest Management Plan for Indian Myna Birds is currently under review by the Pest Animal Advisory Group.
The Wollongong Indian Myna Bird Action Program?
The Program is a Council sponsored community program that aims to provide a response to the growing community concern regarding the abundance and distribution of Indian Myna Birds within the region and their impact on native wildlife, human health and our environment.
For more information on the Program and how you can become involved, download The Indian Myna Bird Action Program Brochure found below.
The Indian Myna Bird Action Program Brochure
What are the aims of the program?The program has been designed to engage residents, through a community based program that includes the participation of the Corrimal Community Men’s Shed. The program has three broad aims:
- Reducing the breeding, feeding and roosting opportunities for Indian Myna Birds.
- Conduct a humane trapping program that is acceptable to the community, animal welfare agencies and government.
- To survey and record Indian Myna bird numbers and impacts to assist with program development and future research
WIMAP Newsletter Number 2.pdf
Myna Bird Sighing Sheet Template April - June 2012
What's involved in the program
- register your interest by calling Council's Customer Service Centre on 4227 7111
- attend a complulsory workshop
- collect your trap
- report back statistics to Council on Indian Myna Birds in your area.
Why do I need to participate in the program?
- to receive instructions for the humane treatment of Indian Myna Birds to reduce breeding, feeding and roosting opportunities
- to be informed of the support Council provides within the program
- to become involved in a city wide program to survey and record Indian Myna bird numbers and impacts to assist with program development and future research.
How much does the program cost?
There is no initial cost for the enrolment and completion of the compulsory short workshop associated with this program.
Upon completion of the workshop, a fee of $50 (in cash only) is payable to the Corrimal Community Men's Shed to purchase a trap.
How do I get a trap?
If you wish to purchase a trap you are required to firstly, register your interest in the program and secondly, attend a compulsory workshop as a pre-requisite. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be provided with a signed referral to be taken to the Corrimal Community Men’s Shed where a single trap can be purchased.
Note: Individuals will not be able to purchase a trap unless they have registered their interest with Council and completed the compulsory short workshop.
How to sign up to the program?
You can register by calling Council’s Customer Service Centre on 4227 7111.
You will be informed of the approximate waiting period by Council's Customer Service Centre.
You will then be contacted by Council staff with further information and your compulsory workshop details.
How do I distinguish the Indian Myna Bird from other birds?
Native to the Indian sub-continent and South East Asia the Indian Myna Bird is approximately 12 cm tall, with distinctive chocolate and black colouring: yellow face, skin, beak and legs: and white wing patches. They tend to be aggressive and territorial, however roost communally. They are opportunist feeders eating meat, food scraps, pet food, seed, berries and breed from October through to March. Indian Myna Birds differ from the native Noisy Myna Bird in their coloring as the native noisy myna has pale grey colored feathers on its back and white underbelly feathers.
Further information relating to correct identification will be provided at the workshop.
Further information - Standard Operating Procedures
Trapping of Pest Birds
Methods of Euthanasia