Indian myna action group Wodonga

12/05/2026

The numbers keep growing around town

06/05/2026

A bounty might help people getting on board with trapping more
thoughts 🤔

🪶 CHARLEVILLE MYNA BOUNTY 🪶

An animal rescue service is paying $5 for humanely caught Indian myna birds to try to reduce their "havoc" on native ecosystems.

“They're driving out all our native species from all our local trees in our areas. And even small mammals like our gliders, like possums, small reptiles,” Charleville wildlife carer Shannon Mathes said.

Charleville Community Men’s Shed built seven traps which can be baited with pet food to lure the invasive bird and are too small to catch larger natives such as magpies.

“Each person in the community where the trap goes, it’s up to them to keep the traps loaded with bait,” Ms Mathes said.

The live birds are then collected and humanely put down.

Ms Mathes said the invasive birds should not be confused with protected wildlife.

“Our noisy miner, which is the native bird, is actually a grey bird. But where they can get mixed up is it also has a yellow eyepatch,” she said."

“So what I tell people is brown is bad and grey is good.”

The Charleville wildlife carer said she hopes community trapping will expand across the west.

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12/04/2026

Gday to all
I not sure if anyone else has noticed the rise in numbers since summer breeding
If any of the newer people need a trap contact the wodonga men's shed who were selling them or the plans are in the original posts on this page if you want to build one
If someone has a trap they are not using let me know and I'll get it to someone else
Thanks

12/08/2025

We all need to do something

07/05/2025

The Indian myna, pictured left, not the native grey noisy miner shown on the right, was ranked one of the world's 100 worst invasive species by the World Conservation Union.

Your UOVLG are actively trying to keep these pests out of the Ovens Valley.

In conjunction with Ovens Landcare Network and Myrtleford Sustainability & Landcare, over 20 strategically placed myna traps are positioned throughout the valley.

If you see any Indian Mynas near your property please message us.

For more information about these birds see: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/indian-myna-spread-rural-australia-invasive-species-council/103404894?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

06/05/2025

Hi everyone
Is there anyone who wants to start trapping
Send me a dm and I'll get you going

17/02/2025

Has anyone purchased a trap from the men's shed Wodonga
How did you go

17/02/2025

G'day all
I've been slowly keeping the myna numbers around kinchington
But unfortunately someone thinks it's ok to damage my trap for what ever reason it's there to save our native birds and doesn't trap any other species than mynas and the occasional starling it has a camera on now so to who ever it was smile 📸
Thanks

12/09/2024

Here's who is to blame

WHY AND WHEN WERE INDIAN MYNAS INTRODUCED TO AUSTRALIA AND WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE?
Victoria's most hated w**d, the blackberry, was introduced on purpose. In 1858, von Mueller began cultivating blackberries at the Melbourne Botanic Gardens, and scattered their seeds in the bush, not knowing how wildly they would grow. The blackberry's thick, prickly growth has since been almost impossible to stop, and provides a haven for introduced animals, such as rabbits.
von Mueller wanted birds to eat the insects on his blackberry bushes and so introduced Indian Mynas to Australia, his second negative contribution to our ecology.
60 Indian Mynas were released in Sydney, 60 in Melbourne and 60 in Cairns. Within five years around 10,000 were on the wing in each area competing with our native birds for food, territory and nesting hollows. This continues today.
They have proved to be a real threat to our native birds and marsupial while the blackberry bushes continue to be a menace in our bush lands
The fight back continues but should never have been necessary. Have we learnt from von Muellers mistakes? Cane Toads for example seem to say no.
Have we learnt how to reduce their impact?
Trapping programs are a positive step. Deployment of the "Myna X" trap in hundreds of backyards has proven that territory can be reclaimed for our native birds.
Want to help?
Call Garry on 0438198460 and join the program with your own "Myna X" trap

17/07/2024