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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | A citizen-trapper effort to control Common Myna: trap success, specificity and preferred bait type |
Author: | Linley, G. Paton, D. Weston, M. |
Citation: | Ecological Management and Restoration, 2017; 18(3):249-252 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
ISSN: | 1442-7001 1442-8903 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Grant D. Linley, David C. Paton, Michael A. Weston |
Abstract: | We describe a community-run effort to cull Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) in Melbourne undertaken with modest funding (overall: $30.14 per trap day, $5.17 per euthanized Common Myna). Trap success (overall, 0.04 birds per trap per day) peaked early in the effort and slowly declined. Trap specificity was high (83.8%) and similar between bait types. Dry cat food captured more Common Myna, and a similar assemblage of animals, to dry dog food. Bread baits captured a broader assemblage of animals. The community-led trapping programme reduced the mean density of Common Myna and achieved high target specificity with relatively few unintended trap deaths. While long-term impacts on the population of Common Myna or native birds are yet to be analysed, the results suggest that ongoing effort is required for population suppression. |
Keywords: | Common Myna; community involvement; cull; suppression; trapping |
Rights: | © 2017 Ecological Society of Australia and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. |
DOI: | 10.1111/emr.12269 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12269 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Zoology publications |
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