Kate Fielding South Western Times
Wednesday, 23 May 2018 3:32AM
Flocks of corellas across Bunbury
will be attracted by food before being trapped with a sling net and shot with a
low-powered rifle with a planned cull “imminent”.
Bunbury City Council awarded a
contract on behalf of the South West Coordinated Corella Control Group on May
15 after it voted to support lethal action last month.
Flocks of the introduced bird
species have been causing havoc across the community through noise, chewing of
infrastructure and fouling behaviour.
The declared pests are thought to
also be causing adverse effects on native species such as competing with
threatened black cockatoos for nesting hollows.
The council moved to take drastic
action through the “destruction” of 800 corellas over the next two years following
community outcry. According to the council, the cull is set to start
immediately and the control period will run until June 30 before a further
contract is advertised later this year.
The control activities will be
undertaken by qualified and experienced personnel under license from the
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and in accordance with
the requirements of the WA wildlife conservation and animal welfare acts.
Mayor Gary Brennan said the
control program would have a positive effect on reducing the impact of the
introduced corellas in the region.
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