A citizen-trapper effort to control Common Myna: trap success, specificity and preferred bait type

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dc.contributor.authorLinley, G.
dc.contributor.authorPaton, D.
dc.contributor.authorWeston, M.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractWe 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityGrant D. Linley, David C. Paton, Michael A. Weston
dc.identifier.citationEcological Management and Restoration, 2017; 18(3):249-252
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/emr.12269
dc.identifier.issn1442-7001
dc.identifier.issn1442-8903
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/110154
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rights© 2017 Ecological Society of Australia and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12269
dc.subjectCommon Myna; community involvement; cull; suppression; trapping
dc.titleA citizen-trapper effort to control Common Myna: trap success, specificity and preferred bait type
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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