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Predators and the food chain and preventing the suburban extinction of small native creatures : Comments
By Valerie Yule, published 31/8/2015Every spring there are fewer little birds. Wrens and tits, which were quite plentiful in our garden twenty years ago, seem to have gone.
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For some types of native bees, you can just provide shelter if you like, eg., some drilled holes on timber (Google).
Indian Myna Pest (don't confuse with the playful Aussie Noisy Miner)
Could dog and cat owners ensure they are not inadvertently feeding the Indian Myna pest?
As well, make one of the simple Indian Myna traps. Phone a local bird breeder who will inform you on the quick mechanical bloodless way to kill.
Rodenticides
Don't use the 'one-shot' poisons because the poison in the rodent's body will kill an owl or other predator.
I don't hand feed any birds or other native animals.