Managing corellas: authorities gather to discuss statewide management strategy
CORELLAS have been a problem in Adelaide’s south for 20 years. Now a forum is being planned to help authorities develop a statewide strategy to manage the birds.
- Rex Jory: Aldinga’s plague of brutal corellas is trashing the town
- ‘Birds left to die on the ground? It’s disgusting’
- Calls grow for cull of huge flocks of little corellas
- Kaurna MP Chris Picton wants cull put under spotlight
CORELLAS will come under the microscope at a forum in May.
The Local Government Association and the Environment Department will use the session to develop their statewide strategy for corella management.
The birds have been a major nuisance in Aldinga for more than 20 years, with Onkaparinga Council efforts to control their population proving unsuccessful.
“Many people enjoy seeing corellas. However, large flocks in winter months cause considerable problems such as damage to trees,” an LGA statement reads.
“While many councils have invested significant resources into developing their own strategies, managing corellas can be difficult and often includes diverse public opinion.”
The forum comes after the release of a University of SA report this month that proposed several ways of tackling the problem.
Ideas include scaring the birds away with a “non-lethal” fright system, reducing access to food and water, and chopping down “declared weeds” where the birds gather.
The forum is on Tuesday, May 2.