PestSmart DVD: Guide to Practical Pest Animal Management

A two-disc DVD set of practical instructions on a range of pest animal control methods, new products and monitoring techniques for land and pest animal managers. These instructional clips can also be found online at www.youtube.com/PestSmart. The techniques and products used are relevant to production and biodiversity based vertebrate pest control management programs. The views [...]

Pest birds

Animal Pest Alert – Barbary Dove

The Barbary Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) is also known as the African Collared Dove, Pink-headed Dove or Rosy-grey Turtle-dove. The domestic form is sometimes given its own name of S. “risoria” and some of its common names include the Domestic Ringdove, Domestic Collared, Fawn or Java Dove. The Barbary dove is not indigenous to Australia but [...]

Animal Pest Alert – Red-whiskered Bulbul

The Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) is not indigenous to Australia but it has established small populations here as well as in other countries. It is also commonly kept as a pet here and overseas. The bulbul poses a serious threat to Australia with significant potential to spread further in the wild as populations in Queensland [...]

Starling density 2007 – Western Australia

Map shows the density of the starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in Western Australia, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file.

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Starling density 2007 – Victoria

Map shows the density of the starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in Victoria, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file

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Starling density 2007 – Tasmania

Map shows the density of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in Tasmania, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file

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Starling density 2007 – South Australia

Map shows the density of the starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in South Australia, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file.

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Starling density 2007 – Queensland

Map shows the density of the starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in Queensland, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on thumbnail image below to open full map file.

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Starling density 2007 – New South Wales

Map shows the density of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in NSW 2006/2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on thumbnail image below to open full map file.

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Starling density 2007 – Northern Territory

Map shows the density of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in the Northern Territory, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file.

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Starling density 2007 – ACT

Map shows the density of the starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in the Australian Capital Territory, 2007. Compiled by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the National Land and Water Resources Audit, in collaboration with the Australian, State and Territory governments. Click on the thumbnail image below to open the full map file.

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High Predictability in Introduction Outcomes and the Geographical Range Size of Introduced Australian Birds: A Role for Climate

1. We investigated factors hypothesized to influence introduction success and sub-sequent geographical range size in 52 species of bird that have been introduced to mainland Australia. 2. The 19 successful species had been introduced more times, at more sites and in greater overall numbers. Relative to failed species, successfully introduced species also had a greater [...]

Animal Pest Alert – House Crow

The House Crow (Corvus splendens) is also known as the Indian, Greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo Crow. It is not native to Australia but has been transported here on numerous occasions on ships. The House Crow has significant potential to establish populations in Australia and become a pest, so it is important to report any found [...]

Lessons from introductions of exotic species as a possible information source for managing translocations of birds

It has been previously suggested that the characteristics that are driving the taxonomic homogenisation of the global avifauna, through the extinction of native bird species and the establishment of exotic bird species, are opposite sides of the same coin. One of the most important tools that conservation biologists and wildlife managers have to ameliorate the [...]

Lord Howe Island ducks: abundance, impacts and management options.

Mallard x Pacific Black Duck hybrids commonly occur on Lord Howe Island in areas of high public use in fresh, estuarine and saline water, particularly where there is abundant mown or grazed grass and where feeding occurs. Observations of phenotype characteristics suggests that introduced Mallards are dominant and suppressing the native Pacific Black Duck, with [...]

Nicarbazin bait reduces reproduction by pigeons (Columba livia)

Development of effective methods for reducing populations of overabundant nuisance bird species continues to challenge wildlife biologists. Reproductive inhibition, although conceptually pleasing, has been difficult to implement because of the lack of a safe, approved avian contraceptive. Recently, however, nicarbazin received regulatory approval in the United States for use as a bait to decrease hatchability [...]

Canada Geese – a new incursion into Australia

In late December 2007, there was an incursion of 4 Canada geese into coastal southern NSW, probably from New Zealand. By the end of January the birds had disappeared, but it is not known whether they were removed or have relocated. Historical data indicate that the risk of establishment by such a small number of [...]

Managing bird damage to fruit and other horticultural crops

Bird damage is a significant problem for many horticulturists in Australia with over 60 bird species known to cause damage to horticultural crops. These species possess marked differences in feeding strategies, breeding behaviour and movement patterns. There is high variability in, and uncertainty about, bird movements and subsequent damage levels between and within seasons. Horticulturists [...]

Keeping birds off the radar

They?ve been blasted with noise, even shot at, but birds ? common and endangered ? seem to gravitate to airports, creating a flight hazard. New Zealand authorities are looking at two low-impact solutions to the bird-strike problem.