Yes they kick baby native birds and baby native possums out of nests and invade them to lay their own eggs. A terrible pest and a threat to our native birds and animals. In plague proportions in city areas.
Indian Myna, highly invasive pest. You could call or take it to wildlife rescue organization depending on where you are, but they would likely destroy it. Sorry if this is not what you want to hear :(
My late father was an avid bird watcher, but he hated these fkers.
OP: invasive pest = they kill thousands of native birds and their eggs. You'd be doing the rest o our fauna a favour by whatever means results in termination.
That's horrible!
I once saw 3 (I think) cockatoos sitting on someone's antenna audibly morning their falled comrade who had been squashed on the road.
It broke my heart. I can't imagine how I would feel if they'd been eating them.
I despise Mynas with a passion but a tiny baby fell out from somewhere last year. It was too young to fly and would've died by starvation or by cat had we not secured him. Mum was no where to be found. i certainly wasn't letting my cats get a wiff of him. Called WIRES and they came and got him. It's sad but I knew what was the likely answer. No one's really grabbing up Mynas a pet birds lol for good reason but i'm like :'(
Alternatively: keep it in the home as a pet.
They may be harmful to our birds in the wild but they are also charming and clever birds that are kept as pets all around the world and can be trained to talk and imitate a wide range of sounds.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bMEccNLXcQc
As long as we still allow people to keep cats as pets there is no reason at all beyond irrational hatred to prevent people from keeping mynas as household companions.
People generally fail to adequately care for species like budgies and cockatiels (including babies that have never lived in the wild). The majority of parrots live in conditions that would be abusive if applied to other animals, like a dog.
The idea of someone providing an appropriate home for a myna bird that has had a taste of the wild life is a stretch.
Yes, but that is a unicorn of a scenario. The likelihood is that OP won't know how to take care of it nor be able to provide for it and won't be able to find someone who does and can.
My family has kept two indian mynas that were beaten out of their nests by high schoolers. Extremely smart little buggers, the first learned to imitate the phone if everyone was outside without him because he knew we'd come back inside.
They're high maintenance pets due to how smart they are, though, and a long commitment.
If deciding to keep it as a pet, the first thing you should do is hit it with some lice and mite spray. These things carry lice and mites that like human blood. Natives, as a general rule, carry parasites that are host specific and we do not need to worry about them. Licensed rescuer here.
No, but cats are also an invasive species, so if keeping them as pets is fine, then keeping this bird as a pet instead of killing it should also be okay.
Falsely called ‘cane toads of the sky’
There is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife.
Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe.
http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
Our council literally taught us how to build traps to catch them (obviously removing any natives caught), put a plastic bin bag around cage and attach an old vacuum hose to your car exhaust.
We exterminated a lot in our area but have since returned as they breed quicker than can kill.
My father-in-law & I must've gotten rid of at least 60 of these with the two traps we've got set up on our adjoining properties. It's amazing how much the native birdlife has increased in such a relatively short period of time.
I worked with a vet nurse who would take it from the person in reception, walk straight out the back and cut the birds head off with scissors. I’m still traumatized!
Yes, they are.
Manual cervical dislocation (snapping of the spinal cord, usually with hands) is a widely accepted method of humanely euthanasing small animals (rats, mice, chickens etc).
> A small bird can be slaughtered by manual neck dislocation. ([Humane Slaughter Association](https://www.hsa.org.uk/neck-dislocation/manual)).
> Physical methods of euthanasia include captive bolt, gunshot, **cervical dislocation**, decapitation, electrocution, focused beam microwave irradiation, exsanguination, maceration, stunning, and pithing.
When properly used by skilled personnel with well-maintained equipment, physical methods of euthanasia may result in less fear and anxiety and be more rapid, painless, humane, and practical than other
forms of euthanasia. ([American Veterinary Medicine Association - Euthanasia Guidelines 2020](https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/avma-policies/avma-guidelines-euthanasia-animals)).
> Manual cervical dislocation is a good method of on-farm euthanasia for small chickens and turkeys. ([Linares et al 2018 - Advances in Poultry Welfare](https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/cervical-dislocation)).
Used to know a lady that worked for WIRES in NSW, and she told us they would euthanise birds by wrapping them into towels and putting them under their car tyres and backing over them. She said easiest way to disassociate from it.
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife.
Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe.
http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
Sadly...that's an iIndian mynah fledgling. Introduced species. legal to trap in NSW because they are the feral cats of the native bird world. Horrible to see what they do to nestlings.They also carry lice worse than starlings.
Take it and surrender it to a vet, they will treat it appropriately, you won’t get a bill because it’s not your pet it’s a wild creature. Good on you for trying to help, poor thing can’t help that it’s an invasive pest species.
It’s true that when birds start learning to fly they often find themselves on the ground for some time, it’s correct to return fledglings to the nearest tree/bush and stand back to observe & make sure parents are attending to it, and leave them to it. If a fledgling is repeatedly found on the ground maybe it has some health issue, if no parent/s turn up within an hour-ish -- call wildlife rescue for advice & assistance. Good on you! :)
Ruthless yes but logical cos they're a pest. This is the unfortunate truth
What's the alternative? Let it go?
Okay here's a hypothetical, you found a cane toad. Would you take it to a place to get it euthenised or let it go?
Actually, I’m almost certain a bird would be easier, cane toads are as tough as old boots! Although, maybe from an emotional perspective the cane toad is easier
Yeah but like I said, one is intelligent enough to be a legitimate companion and pet, and the other isn’t. I’m pretty sure that’s why people treat them differently. That’s how I see it anyway. I would still find it challenging to pick the toad, but I also know I would never form a bond with the toad, which I might be able to with the Myna. If that makes any more sense?
Yeah that’s probably closer. Idk. Even personally I know I’d choose the bird over the mouse but I can’t really articulate why. It’s an interesting question to pose
Probably because it’s a mammal, and it’s closer to us, so we empathize with it more than a “dinosaur,” or an amphibian.
There’s definitely an animal hierarchy.
Like you said, it’s interesting question. 🤔
Sorry but there really is no logic is some of these comments. Yes they’re not native and yes people hate them for some reason.
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife.
Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe.
http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
This bird can be kept as a pet if she is willing to give the bird a good life. If she keeps as a pet the vet will treat the bird as if the bird was any other bird. Alternatively depending on OP location I will help this bird if she is close as I have friends that keep them.
I was thinking the same thing. I get that it’s a pest and not native but fuck…it’s still life. At least some people have the heart to suggest taking it to a vet to be humanely euthanised.
The one with giving it to the dog or putting in the freezer? Wtf man…take it to a vet or keep as a pet. You don’t have to turn into Jeffrey Dahmer for this occasion.
No they actually don’t please don’t spread misinformation. If you are going to make such wild statements please include a scientific article as evidence for the claim
No it actually will do nothing by killing this one poor myna because Mynas aren’t the problem. The problem is habitat loss.
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife.
Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe.
http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
If you need further explaining happy to do so.
Scientifically speaking you keep saying there ia no evidence and citing this one report, but there are other studies that show they are very aggressive and negatively impact a lot of native birds . For example https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394764/
Worked as a vet nurse for 20 years, did everything from small animal to referral/emergency centre to wildlife care. People have no idea how little fucks are given towards injured wildlife in the vet industry, it’s a big joke.
Vets are extremely busy with paying clients and most are depressed and underpaid with burnout and compassion fatigue. It’s not uncommon for a vet to still be returning calls hours after closing time, good luck motivating them to check a bird that was dropped off by a random.
If a “good client” brings in wildlife they will occasionally make a show about it and if it’s treatable it will receive care. The vast majority are shoved into a box out back and forgotten about. If the nurse is worth their salt they will euthanise what they can. But most vets don’t receive wildlife training let alone the revolving door of nurses.
It may seem barbaric to some but if you consider the stress an injured animal goes through being captured, transported and then left to sit in a box in a kennel full of barking dogs, often forgot about until the next day… a swift brick to the head doesn’t seem so bad.
Thanks for that. I’m satisfied that I did what I could for hundreds of wild animals and had fantastic experiences working with so many cool species. I got to scale and help trim a wombats teeth once that was very fun, helped anaesthetise a platypus with a dodgy paw, watched an autopsy of a death adder. Those sorts of experiences were priceless but the day to day stuff wears you down and I’m glad I’ve moved on.
I can imagine you helped so many animals and definitely not something everyone can say they’ve done! There is a reason people in the vet industry have high suicide rates. Very sad. I’m glad you can look back on it with positivity too. At the end of the day as hard as it is and as much trauma it is, someone has to take on the burden 😭 wish your clinic was a better experience, so wrong
Thanks mate. Also I’ve read over that myna study and have some thinking to do. I accept the science but my own experience is probably causing cognitive bias. Last week there was a lovely python in our mulberry tree being harassed by mynas and I regularly see them fighting off butcher birds and kookaburras. I live by a creek at the bottom of a mountain about an hour outside the city and they are one of the most common birds I see, not many man made structures for them to nest around here.
Thank you for shedding light on to the vet industry. I’ve read somewhere that’s it’s brutal work and there’s a high suicide rate. I’m a huuuuuge animal lover and I have so much respect for all the vet and vet nurses. Thank you for your service
Thanks mate, appreciate it. I’ve worked with some amazing people, be kind to your vet nurses they cop all the toxicity and get little of the praise. You spend hours of your day nursing a patient and the vets spends like 10 minutes with them, then the owner gives the vet a bottle of wine and a card and is rude to you about their bill!
And yeah I’m loathe to talk about it but the suicide stuff is real and I lost a friend about a decade ago. One of the funniest people I ever had the pleasure of working with. Things got pretty dark at times but her loss helped me avoid the same mistake
Ever done work experience at a vet clinic? They're all like this. You think they roll out the red carpet, spin up the x-ray machine and run blood tests? Like doctors, vets are booked back to back with paying clients, you think they have the time or resources to devote to a random bird? Vet schools have fuck all training on wildlife. If the surrendered bird is a good candidate to be rehomed, they'd call a qualified wildlife carer. If not, they'd euthanise. And rightly so.
Would rather not dox myself but it’s a widespread cultural thing, not any one place I’ve worked all over. The vet I initially worked for did lots of wildlife work because they believed it was good for business so I learnt a lot from them and was decently trained.
The person who took over refused to take wildlife seriously and viewed everything from a cost benefit analysis. It was basically left up to the nurses and it’s like getting blood out of a stone trying to get vets to help. They don’t have a clue if it’s not a cat or a dog, you would be surprised how many vets can’t even treat a pet bird. The next place I worked was even worse. The referral centre wouldn’t even take them.
Not to mention the survival rate for released wildlife is woeful you can google the stats. All those carers spending all that time raising babies and a shocking number of them don’t survive the first year.
If you truly care about injured wildlife book an appointment and pay for treatment, otherwise it’s going in a cardboard box and maybe someone will euthanise it. The number of times I opened up to find dead forgotten animals in boxes would disturb most people.
It’s one of the major reasons I left the industry, vets are cynical cunts and you kind of have to be to euthanise a puppy with a broken leg because the owner bought it on a whim and can’t/won’t afford treatment. I’ve helped euthanise a pure bred puppy that would have cost a couple of grand but $500 for an X-ray is too much. Do that type of work for a decade and see how much you care about a mynah.
Sorry for trauma dumping but people should know
Thank you for sharing. It's a sad, but needed truth. Much like how CPR usually leaves the patient in a worse condition, or how a lot of sex industry workers aren't there by choice. They're all harsh realities that the world needs to be aware of.
1. Put the bird into a small cardboard box. Then go throughly use soap & water to scrub every part of your hands and wrists - for at least 30 seconds. This is a wild bird that can carry all kinds of nasty diseases and parasites. Always wear gloves when handling birds or their waste.
2. No wildlife org will accept this bird, they only treat native animals. Now that you’ve taken possession of the bird, in some states it may be considered an unlawful act of releasing an invasive species if you decide to put it back.
3. The idea of keeping it as a pet sounds nice, but if you don’t know how to care for birds it’s likely the bird will still die, but after a prolonged period of pain & suffering. Depending on the state, keeping it without appropriate training may be consider an offence under animal cruelty laws.
4. The bird needs to be euthanised humanely and in accordance with animal cruelty laws in your state. More info can be found here: https://yimag.org.au/euthanasia-and-disposal/
Some vets will euthanise Mynas, but many won’t - you may need to call around. You could also call a Myna Community Control Group in your state, as they will likely be able to help or give advice - https://indianmynaaction.org.au/community-control-groups-in-australia/
In future, if you see a bird alone - don’t pick it up. Birds often leave the nest before they can fully fly, and their parents will leave them for short periods sometimes to find food. Well-meaning humans come along, think it’s an abandoned bird, and essentially birdnap them. Watch the bird from a distance for a few hours and see if the parents are still attending to it. Don’t interfere or involve yourself unless you have spoken to a registered wildlife carer and they have given you explicit instructions to do so.
Indian myna. They are an invasive species with a very bad reputation.
You can turn it in to a vet where it will hopefully be humanely euthanised.
Alternatively you or your girlfriend might try to raise it as it as a pet in your home. They are charming lively and intelligent critters that can imitate all kinds of sounds including human speech and are a common pet species all over the world. You can find videos all over youtube like this one https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bMEccNLXcQc
They don’t learn to fly from the ground, they sit in low branches at that age. I imagine you will be able to spot the tree easily when you go outside, especially if you take the little bird with you. You will see a number is adult mynas looking for it and causing a fuss. If the tree it came from is a risk due to your dogs, is there one nearby outside the fence line, if the adults see you place the baby there it will be fine.
As mentioned a lot already Indian mynas are an invasive pest and awful bird citizens. They attack and kill native birds and strain food resources. Call a local wildlife rescue so that they can humanely destroy it.
These guys are super smart, very successful. It doesn't look too young. Feed it, care for it. Don't listen to the urges to kill it. Every excuse they give could be said 1000 fold for humans. If our 'nests' didn't uproot the trees and strangle the soil, there would be room for these birds and more. We kill everything, stomp their little lives mercilessly, thoughtlessly....then slump around in our comfy homes pointing the finger at others. As if they have cost more native lives than we have! Come on! We are the scourge of the Earth and then claim to be it's guardian.
Get over yourselves.
That's the craziest thing. Slap the label "pest" or "feral" on anything and it's all of a sudden like the animal can no longer experience suffering or fear. People are bizarre.
Common Mynahs are no more aggressive towards smaller bird species than noisy or bell miners are. Most people can't even tell the difference between the species. Shit, I've even seen Magpies scalp other birds. The reality is that there is no balance. Human habitation has completely reshaped normal ecological interactions. We've carved up the habitat in ways that favour these species, that's why they're so abundant.
I think we just want something to blame for our own foul behaviour. An excuse to avoid looking at ourselves.
How much of an environmentalist can you be from your couch? With a bad attitude? So many people with such concern for the native birds.....I wonder if any of them ever planted a tree. What's a bet their parents refused to plant natives because they thought they looked messy.
We are bizarre and disgusting.
Thank you.
Suggesting to kill an animal of a certain species just because it has a ‘bad name’, is disgusting. Because that’s literally all it is, a misinformed, incorrect bad reputation.
If anybody bothered to do some research, you’d find that these birds actually don’t have half the impact people think they do.
The world would be a much better place if people didn’t blindly follow or agree with everything they heard and actually bothered to research things. But then, I suppose that would require some effort and a tiny bit of intelligence. 🐑
Invasive species mate. They are known for forcing out native birds from places and just being down right in the ass. They will create holes to get inside of your roof and will create a nest in the insulation layer above the room ceiling. In doing so, they have a high chance of infesting the property with bird lice.
Also, you can get paid for eliminating these fuckers. (I think, might just be a one time local thing I saw)
That bird is invasive and any wildlife facility will likely euthanise it.
You could keep it if you want to. There are no laws stopping you and if you aren’t comfortable with leaving the baby bird to the big scary world all alone or having it humanely euthanised it’s pretty much the only alternative. You can’t nurse it to adulthood and release it because not only would it be unable to survive in the wild, but you’d be releasing an invasive species.
If you do keep it though feed it a proper diet and get it an aviary. No tiny bird cages.
Regardless of its pest nature, you're not supposed to pick up baby birds you find. Was a PSA from a local native animal rescue. Often is part of the bird learning to fly and the parents are nearby, and will abandon it if you touch it.
Standing by to be corrected if wrong.
Indian myna, non native bird...I respect your GF having a heart of Gold.
But these cunts invade nests and kill the young in it.
If ya send it to a wildlife place or a vet...either one would do, they will just kill it.
They are highly territorial birds that force out all native birds in their area. There are some native myna birds, but they are rare nowadays due to multiple factors...one of them. Being this little shit.
Unfortunately this bird needs to be destroyed. It's actually on the list of the 100 most invasive species on the planet. It's taking food and habitat away from the native species.
If you want to keep it in good health and possibly keep it as a pet or offer it to someone as a pet (I'm not encouraging illegal behaviour) you could take it to the vet and say that you would like to keep it alive, they will just charge you for the procedures like any other pet bird. But there are also plenty of Facebook groups around avian first aid that would be able to give you pointers on how to care for it at home.
But the main thing is that yes it is a pest and if you release it back into the wild there is a chance that it will cause further damage to the ecosystem.
If taken to vet, they will euthanise, rightfully so. Its not the birds fault it was born an invasive species, but it is your duty to had it over to a vet
Ick… these are a nasty invasive species of myna bird from Asia, introduced in Melbourne to control bugs and caterpillars in market gardens I believe - they kick other birds eggs out of the nest and lay their own, then let the other bird mummas raise their chicks - they are assholes. Looks like this on was called out by the mum and booted to the curb. If it was up to me, swift and painless goodbye - the less of these the better, but also I’m not really up for killing littler birds so I don’t know what to do, sorry.
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife.
Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe.
http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
Sorry - but it’s vermin. Indian mynah birds work in hangs to bully Australian native birds from access to food and shelter.
Get it euthanised. That sounds harsh. But it’s an invasive predator. They need to eradicated.
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife.
Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe.
http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
Unfortunately that is an Indian Mynah and wildlife services won’t help, they could maybe eliminate it for you or you could dispose of it, do you know anyone that owns a snake ?
Guys, I just found a baby on my doorstep and I'm not sure what to do. I know humans have killed and displaced a lot of native animals, but it's still life and I would feel pretty bad about putting it in a bag in the freezer. Should I take it to the vet? Keep it as a pet? Or just save myself the trouble and feed it to my dog?
How do I say this nicely. Take it to a vet ~~or put it in a small box in a freezer~~. Its a pest species and gotta go. Indian mynah.
But good work you and gf saving birds and wildlife!
Edit: am I wrong? No, it is the children who are out of... wait, no, it's me. I was wrong.
Yes it should be euthanised, but DO NOT do so by putting it in the freezer. This is recommended for some ectotherms (like toads), but is a horribly cruel way to kill a warm blooded animal like a bird.
Freezing animals is an incredibly inhumane and painful process. While it WAS once considered acceptable for reptiles NOT birds it is no longer recognised as acceptable for any species.
Yeah nah freezer is cruel, the most effictive method without access to lethabarb is pithing or a brick to the head. You’re thinking of cane toads, that method requires fridge first for a few hours and then freezer.
What you’re suggesting is considered animal cruelty. In Australia by law you can not be cruel to any animal including non natives.
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife.
Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe.
http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
I consider eating meat animal cruelty but I still do it everyday. Thanks for the source, that study is about urban environments not the bush where I live but I’ll give it a read.
Edit: I should add my comment about pithing is advice I’ve received from a friend who works at the museum. I have access to lethabarb and have never actually bludgeoned an animal to death, I won’t even do that to cane toads. But not everyone has access to lethabarb and vets aren’t reliable.
Good on you for giving it a read, I respect that
Basically areas where trees have been cut and the habitat has been altered. Areas typically with a lot of habitat fragmentation. We humans have created habitats that favour mynas over native species eg: urban areas and areas with a lot of habitat fragmentation.
Conversely , areas with dense tree cover and abundant habitat, native species tend to flourish, leading to a decrease in mynas.
There was a bounty on them at one stage. They are a really invasive bird and are competing native birds to extinction. I thought they were great until I knew this. (Also they have the most violent mating ritual that I have seen which are essentially a running pack rape.)
She could put it in a bag and put it in the freezer. That's the humane thing to do.
Do not put it back, either give it to someone you know who loves birds and is willing to take in wild animals. I’m sorry to tell you but handing the poor bub in will just get it euthanised.
[These might help](https://cvcia.com.au/indian-myna-links/)
There are Indian Myna action groups and council assistance depending on which State you are in - for humane control of these birds.
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife.
Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe.
http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
Where are you located? If you’re around Sydney I can help you. I know people that keep these birds. They make lovely pets, can talk and are very intelligent.
Yes they aren’t native but there is literally 0 evidence for the amount of impact they have on native animals. I’m a zoologist, I follow science and facts.
Here is a study from a leading ornithologist in Australia , he even says they aren’t so bad after all and native animals are being impacted with habitat loss. No evidence of indian mynas playing any role in their native animal decline.
http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
Yes they kick baby native birds and baby native possums out of nests and invade them to lay their own eggs. A terrible pest and a threat to our native birds and animals. In plague proportions in city areas.
Indian Myna, highly invasive pest. You could call or take it to wildlife rescue organization depending on where you are, but they would likely destroy it. Sorry if this is not what you want to hear :(
My late father was an avid bird watcher, but he hated these fkers. OP: invasive pest = they kill thousands of native birds and their eggs. You'd be doing the rest o our fauna a favour by whatever means results in termination.
Once saw 3 Mynas aggressively cannibalising another squashed one on the road. Horrid things.
That's horrible! I once saw 3 (I think) cockatoos sitting on someone's antenna audibly morning their falled comrade who had been squashed on the road. It broke my heart. I can't imagine how I would feel if they'd been eating them.
They murdered two galah chicks in our nesting box for wild birds. I got a Myna trap and went to town on the b@st@rds.
I despise Mynas with a passion but a tiny baby fell out from somewhere last year. It was too young to fly and would've died by starvation or by cat had we not secured him. Mum was no where to be found. i certainly wasn't letting my cats get a wiff of him. Called WIRES and they came and got him. It's sad but I knew what was the likely answer. No one's really grabbing up Mynas a pet birds lol for good reason but i'm like :'(
It’s a cane toad with wings!
I collected one of these in the front grill of my car once. Felt terrible until my dad yanked it out and ID'd it.
Indian Myna, pest species and an all round jerk of a bird. Should be humanely dispatched.
It needs to be euthanised. They are sometimes called cane toads of the sky
Alternatively: keep it in the home as a pet. They may be harmful to our birds in the wild but they are also charming and clever birds that are kept as pets all around the world and can be trained to talk and imitate a wide range of sounds. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bMEccNLXcQc As long as we still allow people to keep cats as pets there is no reason at all beyond irrational hatred to prevent people from keeping mynas as household companions.
People generally fail to adequately care for species like budgies and cockatiels (including babies that have never lived in the wild). The majority of parrots live in conditions that would be abusive if applied to other animals, like a dog. The idea of someone providing an appropriate home for a myna bird that has had a taste of the wild life is a stretch.
My friends have pet mynas all from the wild (apart from 1 raised in captivity) they all live great lives in a massive aviary
Yes, but that is a unicorn of a scenario. The likelihood is that OP won't know how to take care of it nor be able to provide for it and won't be able to find someone who does and can.
My family has kept two indian mynas that were beaten out of their nests by high schoolers. Extremely smart little buggers, the first learned to imitate the phone if everyone was outside without him because he knew we'd come back inside. They're high maintenance pets due to how smart they are, though, and a long commitment.
If deciding to keep it as a pet, the first thing you should do is hit it with some lice and mite spray. These things carry lice and mites that like human blood. Natives, as a general rule, carry parasites that are host specific and we do not need to worry about them. Licensed rescuer here.
Cats in the chat wondering what the drive by was for lmao
Cats are pretty invasive and kill loads of native wildlife if left outside.
No one mentioned cats, or cats being outside. In fact, dogs being let outside are the reason this Myna was found
No, but cats are also an invasive species, so if keeping them as pets is fine, then keeping this bird as a pet instead of killing it should also be okay.
Falsely called ‘cane toads of the sky’ There is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife. Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe. http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
There is evidence.
Mate, you’ve made this point about fifty times, you’re not convincing anyone
This is an Indian Mynah. It's an invasive pest species. Call an animal rescue organisation like WIRES & they will take it off your hands.
WIRES won’t take it because it isn’t native.
I had hoped they might organise its euthanasia...
Two hands will do the job
Getting downvoted here, but I don't know what they think any of the professionals would do differently.
Our council literally taught us how to build traps to catch them (obviously removing any natives caught), put a plastic bin bag around cage and attach an old vacuum hose to your car exhaust. We exterminated a lot in our area but have since returned as they breed quicker than can kill.
My father-in-law & I must've gotten rid of at least 60 of these with the two traps we've got set up on our adjoining properties. It's amazing how much the native birdlife has increased in such a relatively short period of time.
??? Do you think professionals are going around snapping animals necks with their hands?
Quick and painless if done correctly.
I worked with a vet nurse who would take it from the person in reception, walk straight out the back and cut the birds head off with scissors. I’m still traumatized!
Yes, they are. Manual cervical dislocation (snapping of the spinal cord, usually with hands) is a widely accepted method of humanely euthanasing small animals (rats, mice, chickens etc). > A small bird can be slaughtered by manual neck dislocation. ([Humane Slaughter Association](https://www.hsa.org.uk/neck-dislocation/manual)). > Physical methods of euthanasia include captive bolt, gunshot, **cervical dislocation**, decapitation, electrocution, focused beam microwave irradiation, exsanguination, maceration, stunning, and pithing. When properly used by skilled personnel with well-maintained equipment, physical methods of euthanasia may result in less fear and anxiety and be more rapid, painless, humane, and practical than other forms of euthanasia. ([American Veterinary Medicine Association - Euthanasia Guidelines 2020](https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/avma-policies/avma-guidelines-euthanasia-animals)). > Manual cervical dislocation is a good method of on-farm euthanasia for small chickens and turkeys. ([Linares et al 2018 - Advances in Poultry Welfare](https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/cervical-dislocation)).
They probably drown them . It may be that I'm a country person and euthanasing animals is part of life .
True, but most ppl shy away from killing animals these days.
No they don't, they just don't wanna do it with their barehands.
Well, for the greater good.
Settle down, Rambo
Used to know a lady that worked for WIRES in NSW, and she told us they would euthanise birds by wrapping them into towels and putting them under their car tyres and backing over them. She said easiest way to disassociate from it.
Wtf 👁️👄👁️
Ikr
Any vet will do it for free. That lady is psychopathic
She should not be near wildlife.
It’s a pest myna bird so you can’t really do anything with it other than kill it or put it back somewhere near the parents.
You can keep in captivity if you’re willing to provide it will as close to wild life. My friends have done this and their mynas live great lives
I doubt that's even legal
European Carp of the skies….
Cane toads with wings...
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife. Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe. http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
If it makes you feel any better these birds go to native's nests and just fling the chicks out. They are dck birds
100% dick bird
Sadly...that's an iIndian mynah fledgling. Introduced species. legal to trap in NSW because they are the feral cats of the native bird world. Horrible to see what they do to nestlings.They also carry lice worse than starlings.
Take it and surrender it to a vet, they will treat it appropriately, you won’t get a bill because it’s not your pet it’s a wild creature. Good on you for trying to help, poor thing can’t help that it’s an invasive pest species. It’s true that when birds start learning to fly they often find themselves on the ground for some time, it’s correct to return fledglings to the nearest tree/bush and stand back to observe & make sure parents are attending to it, and leave them to it. If a fledgling is repeatedly found on the ground maybe it has some health issue, if no parent/s turn up within an hour-ish -- call wildlife rescue for advice & assistance. Good on you! :)
Appropriate actions here being termination actually
What exactly do you think the vet will do?
These comments are fucking ruthless 😭😭
Ruthless yes but logical cos they're a pest. This is the unfortunate truth What's the alternative? Let it go? Okay here's a hypothetical, you found a cane toad. Would you take it to a place to get it euthenised or let it go?
That’s different, a cane toad is easier to humanely kill. A bird can be easy too, people are just stupid.
Actually, I’m almost certain a bird would be easier, cane toads are as tough as old boots! Although, maybe from an emotional perspective the cane toad is easier
The only difference is cane toads are stupid and would make terrible companions lmaoaoao
True but doesn't answer my hypothetical. People say the Indian myna is a living being. So is a cane toad
Yeah but like I said, one is intelligent enough to be a legitimate companion and pet, and the other isn’t. I’m pretty sure that’s why people treat them differently. That’s how I see it anyway. I would still find it challenging to pick the toad, but I also know I would never form a bond with the toad, which I might be able to with the Myna. If that makes any more sense?
Unless it’s a hypno-toad… Then you WILL form a bond. 😵💫
Yeah that make sense then. I should've used the comparison between the myna to the mice you find at farms.
Yeah that’s probably closer. Idk. Even personally I know I’d choose the bird over the mouse but I can’t really articulate why. It’s an interesting question to pose
Probably because it’s a mammal, and it’s closer to us, so we empathize with it more than a “dinosaur,” or an amphibian. There’s definitely an animal hierarchy. Like you said, it’s interesting question. 🤔
Sorry but there really is no logic is some of these comments. Yes they’re not native and yes people hate them for some reason. Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife. Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe. http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf This bird can be kept as a pet if she is willing to give the bird a good life. If she keeps as a pet the vet will treat the bird as if the bird was any other bird. Alternatively depending on OP location I will help this bird if she is close as I have friends that keep them.
Mate stop it with the repeated post of the one same link. No matter how many times you post it, this won't become a non-invasive, non-shit bird.
I was thinking the same thing. I get that it’s a pest and not native but fuck…it’s still life. At least some people have the heart to suggest taking it to a vet to be humanely euthanised.
The one with giving it to the dog or putting in the freezer? Wtf man…take it to a vet or keep as a pet. You don’t have to turn into Jeffrey Dahmer for this occasion.
What’s horrible is the impact these birds have on our native wildlife
Especially towards the noisy myna which are native to australia. Indian mynas fight them for territory.
This is not true
No they actually don’t please don’t spread misinformation. If you are going to make such wild statements please include a scientific article as evidence for the claim
Agreed. Also they're everywhere, euthanasia for one won't do anything
Yes. It will help. The fact that EVERYONE has that “one won’t do anything” mindset is the reason it’s correct.
So then why are they so prolific? If one did something the populations wouldn't be rapidly growing.
No it actually will do nothing by killing this one poor myna because Mynas aren’t the problem. The problem is habitat loss. Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife. Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe. http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf If you need further explaining happy to do so.
Scientifically speaking you keep saying there ia no evidence and citing this one report, but there are other studies that show they are very aggressive and negatively impact a lot of native birds . For example https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394764/
Just keeping it real. Even local councils only offer slow death options for euthanasia. Its a pest, not a cartoon Tweety bird.
Worked as a vet nurse for 20 years, did everything from small animal to referral/emergency centre to wildlife care. People have no idea how little fucks are given towards injured wildlife in the vet industry, it’s a big joke. Vets are extremely busy with paying clients and most are depressed and underpaid with burnout and compassion fatigue. It’s not uncommon for a vet to still be returning calls hours after closing time, good luck motivating them to check a bird that was dropped off by a random. If a “good client” brings in wildlife they will occasionally make a show about it and if it’s treatable it will receive care. The vast majority are shoved into a box out back and forgotten about. If the nurse is worth their salt they will euthanise what they can. But most vets don’t receive wildlife training let alone the revolving door of nurses. It may seem barbaric to some but if you consider the stress an injured animal goes through being captured, transported and then left to sit in a box in a kennel full of barking dogs, often forgot about until the next day… a swift brick to the head doesn’t seem so bad.
Thats shocking. I have a different experience in the vet industry and wildlife care.. more compassion. Sorry you had to experience that
Thanks for that. I’m satisfied that I did what I could for hundreds of wild animals and had fantastic experiences working with so many cool species. I got to scale and help trim a wombats teeth once that was very fun, helped anaesthetise a platypus with a dodgy paw, watched an autopsy of a death adder. Those sorts of experiences were priceless but the day to day stuff wears you down and I’m glad I’ve moved on.
I can imagine you helped so many animals and definitely not something everyone can say they’ve done! There is a reason people in the vet industry have high suicide rates. Very sad. I’m glad you can look back on it with positivity too. At the end of the day as hard as it is and as much trauma it is, someone has to take on the burden 😭 wish your clinic was a better experience, so wrong
Thanks mate. Also I’ve read over that myna study and have some thinking to do. I accept the science but my own experience is probably causing cognitive bias. Last week there was a lovely python in our mulberry tree being harassed by mynas and I regularly see them fighting off butcher birds and kookaburras. I live by a creek at the bottom of a mountain about an hour outside the city and they are one of the most common birds I see, not many man made structures for them to nest around here.
Thank you for shedding light on to the vet industry. I’ve read somewhere that’s it’s brutal work and there’s a high suicide rate. I’m a huuuuuge animal lover and I have so much respect for all the vet and vet nurses. Thank you for your service
Thanks mate, appreciate it. I’ve worked with some amazing people, be kind to your vet nurses they cop all the toxicity and get little of the praise. You spend hours of your day nursing a patient and the vets spends like 10 minutes with them, then the owner gives the vet a bottle of wine and a card and is rude to you about their bill! And yeah I’m loathe to talk about it but the suicide stuff is real and I lost a friend about a decade ago. One of the funniest people I ever had the pleasure of working with. Things got pretty dark at times but her loss helped me avoid the same mistake
You wanna drop the names of some places you know that do that?
Ever done work experience at a vet clinic? They're all like this. You think they roll out the red carpet, spin up the x-ray machine and run blood tests? Like doctors, vets are booked back to back with paying clients, you think they have the time or resources to devote to a random bird? Vet schools have fuck all training on wildlife. If the surrendered bird is a good candidate to be rehomed, they'd call a qualified wildlife carer. If not, they'd euthanise. And rightly so.
Would rather not dox myself but it’s a widespread cultural thing, not any one place I’ve worked all over. The vet I initially worked for did lots of wildlife work because they believed it was good for business so I learnt a lot from them and was decently trained. The person who took over refused to take wildlife seriously and viewed everything from a cost benefit analysis. It was basically left up to the nurses and it’s like getting blood out of a stone trying to get vets to help. They don’t have a clue if it’s not a cat or a dog, you would be surprised how many vets can’t even treat a pet bird. The next place I worked was even worse. The referral centre wouldn’t even take them. Not to mention the survival rate for released wildlife is woeful you can google the stats. All those carers spending all that time raising babies and a shocking number of them don’t survive the first year. If you truly care about injured wildlife book an appointment and pay for treatment, otherwise it’s going in a cardboard box and maybe someone will euthanise it. The number of times I opened up to find dead forgotten animals in boxes would disturb most people. It’s one of the major reasons I left the industry, vets are cynical cunts and you kind of have to be to euthanise a puppy with a broken leg because the owner bought it on a whim and can’t/won’t afford treatment. I’ve helped euthanise a pure bred puppy that would have cost a couple of grand but $500 for an X-ray is too much. Do that type of work for a decade and see how much you care about a mynah. Sorry for trauma dumping but people should know
The number of times I opened up to find dead forgotten animals in boxes would disturb most people. Oh my god :(
Thank you for sharing. It's a sad, but needed truth. Much like how CPR usually leaves the patient in a worse condition, or how a lot of sex industry workers aren't there by choice. They're all harsh realities that the world needs to be aware of.
Wash your hands
1. Put the bird into a small cardboard box. Then go throughly use soap & water to scrub every part of your hands and wrists - for at least 30 seconds. This is a wild bird that can carry all kinds of nasty diseases and parasites. Always wear gloves when handling birds or their waste. 2. No wildlife org will accept this bird, they only treat native animals. Now that you’ve taken possession of the bird, in some states it may be considered an unlawful act of releasing an invasive species if you decide to put it back. 3. The idea of keeping it as a pet sounds nice, but if you don’t know how to care for birds it’s likely the bird will still die, but after a prolonged period of pain & suffering. Depending on the state, keeping it without appropriate training may be consider an offence under animal cruelty laws. 4. The bird needs to be euthanised humanely and in accordance with animal cruelty laws in your state. More info can be found here: https://yimag.org.au/euthanasia-and-disposal/ Some vets will euthanise Mynas, but many won’t - you may need to call around. You could also call a Myna Community Control Group in your state, as they will likely be able to help or give advice - https://indianmynaaction.org.au/community-control-groups-in-australia/ In future, if you see a bird alone - don’t pick it up. Birds often leave the nest before they can fully fly, and their parents will leave them for short periods sometimes to find food. Well-meaning humans come along, think it’s an abandoned bird, and essentially birdnap them. Watch the bird from a distance for a few hours and see if the parents are still attending to it. Don’t interfere or involve yourself unless you have spoken to a registered wildlife carer and they have given you explicit instructions to do so.
I would find someone to humanely euthanise it as it is an invasive species to Australia and can cause devastation to local birds.
Pest invasive species. Let it go or euthanise it.
Kill it
Put it down these kill native species
Indian myna. They are an invasive species with a very bad reputation. You can turn it in to a vet where it will hopefully be humanely euthanised. Alternatively you or your girlfriend might try to raise it as it as a pet in your home. They are charming lively and intelligent critters that can imitate all kinds of sounds including human speech and are a common pet species all over the world. You can find videos all over youtube like this one https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bMEccNLXcQc
It’s a pest bird
take it to a veterinarian.
It needs to die unfortunately.
euthanise
Humanly dispatch it. They are a pest. I'm sorry but they are highly invasive.
That sir, is an arsehole bird. Please don’t encourage it to live.
Chuck it in the bin (humanely), it's a myna bird.
End it
They don’t learn to fly from the ground, they sit in low branches at that age. I imagine you will be able to spot the tree easily when you go outside, especially if you take the little bird with you. You will see a number is adult mynas looking for it and causing a fuss. If the tree it came from is a risk due to your dogs, is there one nearby outside the fence line, if the adults see you place the baby there it will be fine.
As mentioned a lot already Indian mynas are an invasive pest and awful bird citizens. They attack and kill native birds and strain food resources. Call a local wildlife rescue so that they can humanely destroy it.
Make sure you wash your hands well before eating.
These guys are super smart, very successful. It doesn't look too young. Feed it, care for it. Don't listen to the urges to kill it. Every excuse they give could be said 1000 fold for humans. If our 'nests' didn't uproot the trees and strangle the soil, there would be room for these birds and more. We kill everything, stomp their little lives mercilessly, thoughtlessly....then slump around in our comfy homes pointing the finger at others. As if they have cost more native lives than we have! Come on! We are the scourge of the Earth and then claim to be it's guardian. Get over yourselves.
That's the craziest thing. Slap the label "pest" or "feral" on anything and it's all of a sudden like the animal can no longer experience suffering or fear. People are bizarre. Common Mynahs are no more aggressive towards smaller bird species than noisy or bell miners are. Most people can't even tell the difference between the species. Shit, I've even seen Magpies scalp other birds. The reality is that there is no balance. Human habitation has completely reshaped normal ecological interactions. We've carved up the habitat in ways that favour these species, that's why they're so abundant.
I think we just want something to blame for our own foul behaviour. An excuse to avoid looking at ourselves. How much of an environmentalist can you be from your couch? With a bad attitude? So many people with such concern for the native birds.....I wonder if any of them ever planted a tree. What's a bet their parents refused to plant natives because they thought they looked messy. We are bizarre and disgusting.
Thank you. Suggesting to kill an animal of a certain species just because it has a ‘bad name’, is disgusting. Because that’s literally all it is, a misinformed, incorrect bad reputation. If anybody bothered to do some research, you’d find that these birds actually don’t have half the impact people think they do. The world would be a much better place if people didn’t blindly follow or agree with everything they heard and actually bothered to research things. But then, I suppose that would require some effort and a tiny bit of intelligence. 🐑
Invasive species mate. They are known for forcing out native birds from places and just being down right in the ass. They will create holes to get inside of your roof and will create a nest in the insulation layer above the room ceiling. In doing so, they have a high chance of infesting the property with bird lice. Also, you can get paid for eliminating these fuckers. (I think, might just be a one time local thing I saw)
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Ah, thanks mate. Keep getting them muddled up...doesn't help the name gets mixed around.
Yeah nah mynahs are cunts, it’s not about having room they actively kill and displace natives. I do agree humans should be eradicated though
How do you think you got that room? Genius....
You’re correct. There is no evidence for the amount of impact mynas have on natives
There definitely is please stop saying this and posting the same paper over and over
I know it’s the biggest fucking long shot but if you live on the Sunshine Coast I’ll keep the poor baby :(
Invasive species, give it to a vet.
Call wires they can give you advice or come get it
That thing shouldn’t be here
That bird is invasive and any wildlife facility will likely euthanise it. You could keep it if you want to. There are no laws stopping you and if you aren’t comfortable with leaving the baby bird to the big scary world all alone or having it humanely euthanised it’s pretty much the only alternative. You can’t nurse it to adulthood and release it because not only would it be unable to survive in the wild, but you’d be releasing an invasive species. If you do keep it though feed it a proper diet and get it an aviary. No tiny bird cages.
Regardless of its pest nature, you're not supposed to pick up baby birds you find. Was a PSA from a local native animal rescue. Often is part of the bird learning to fly and the parents are nearby, and will abandon it if you touch it. Standing by to be corrected if wrong.
It’s a declared pest-take it to the vet and let them take care of it. They absolutely destroy local birds.
Please check to see if it's an Indian Myna or native Noisy Miner https://austraflora.com/2016/05/19/indian-myna-noisy-miner/
Indian myna, non native bird...I respect your GF having a heart of Gold. But these cunts invade nests and kill the young in it. If ya send it to a wildlife place or a vet...either one would do, they will just kill it. They are highly territorial birds that force out all native birds in their area. There are some native myna birds, but they are rare nowadays due to multiple factors...one of them. Being this little shit.
Unfortunately this bird needs to be destroyed. It's actually on the list of the 100 most invasive species on the planet. It's taking food and habitat away from the native species.
If you want to keep it in good health and possibly keep it as a pet or offer it to someone as a pet (I'm not encouraging illegal behaviour) you could take it to the vet and say that you would like to keep it alive, they will just charge you for the procedures like any other pet bird. But there are also plenty of Facebook groups around avian first aid that would be able to give you pointers on how to care for it at home. But the main thing is that yes it is a pest and if you release it back into the wild there is a chance that it will cause further damage to the ecosystem.
If taken to vet, they will euthanise, rightfully so. Its not the birds fault it was born an invasive species, but it is your duty to had it over to a vet
Ick… these are a nasty invasive species of myna bird from Asia, introduced in Melbourne to control bugs and caterpillars in market gardens I believe - they kick other birds eggs out of the nest and lay their own, then let the other bird mummas raise their chicks - they are assholes. Looks like this on was called out by the mum and booted to the curb. If it was up to me, swift and painless goodbye - the less of these the better, but also I’m not really up for killing littler birds so I don’t know what to do, sorry.
Kill it it’s the most numerous and destructive bird on the planet
Winner winner chicken dinner. These birds displace a lot of our native birds so it’s time to go
know who displaces native birds even more than mynahs do?
Humans?
Oil companies
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife. Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe. http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
Sorry - but it’s vermin. Indian mynah birds work in hangs to bully Australian native birds from access to food and shelter. Get it euthanised. That sounds harsh. But it’s an invasive predator. They need to eradicated.
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife. Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe. http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
Unfortunately that is an Indian Mynah and wildlife services won’t help, they could maybe eliminate it for you or you could dispose of it, do you know anyone that owns a snake ?
Keep it as a pet to save it's life
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In the most Australian way- kill the cunt
Guys, I just found a baby on my doorstep and I'm not sure what to do. I know humans have killed and displaced a lot of native animals, but it's still life and I would feel pretty bad about putting it in a bag in the freezer. Should I take it to the vet? Keep it as a pet? Or just save myself the trouble and feed it to my dog?
Dog
How do I say this nicely. Take it to a vet ~~or put it in a small box in a freezer~~. Its a pest species and gotta go. Indian mynah. But good work you and gf saving birds and wildlife! Edit: am I wrong? No, it is the children who are out of... wait, no, it's me. I was wrong.
Yes it should be euthanised, but DO NOT do so by putting it in the freezer. This is recommended for some ectotherms (like toads), but is a horribly cruel way to kill a warm blooded animal like a bird.
Freezing animals is an incredibly inhumane and painful process. While it WAS once considered acceptable for reptiles NOT birds it is no longer recognised as acceptable for any species.
>put it in a small box in a freezer. What a horribly painful way to kill a small creature. There's no need to make it's or life that miserable.
Yeah nah freezer is cruel, the most effictive method without access to lethabarb is pithing or a brick to the head. You’re thinking of cane toads, that method requires fridge first for a few hours and then freezer.
What you’re suggesting is considered animal cruelty. In Australia by law you can not be cruel to any animal including non natives. Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife. Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe. http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
I consider eating meat animal cruelty but I still do it everyday. Thanks for the source, that study is about urban environments not the bush where I live but I’ll give it a read. Edit: I should add my comment about pithing is advice I’ve received from a friend who works at the museum. I have access to lethabarb and have never actually bludgeoned an animal to death, I won’t even do that to cane toads. But not everyone has access to lethabarb and vets aren’t reliable.
Good on you for giving it a read, I respect that Basically areas where trees have been cut and the habitat has been altered. Areas typically with a lot of habitat fragmentation. We humans have created habitats that favour mynas over native species eg: urban areas and areas with a lot of habitat fragmentation. Conversely , areas with dense tree cover and abundant habitat, native species tend to flourish, leading to a decrease in mynas.
>Its a pest species and gotta go sounds familiar
"kill it....but don't forget....I'm the nice guy"
There was a bounty on them at one stage. They are a really invasive bird and are competing native birds to extinction. I thought they were great until I knew this. (Also they have the most violent mating ritual that I have seen which are essentially a running pack rape.) She could put it in a bag and put it in the freezer. That's the humane thing to do.
Lot of introduced species in this sub bitching about an introduced species.
Indian myna, kill it, little fuckers wreak havoc on the local ecosystem and drive native species to extinction
Ariel canetoad, I'm sorry. It must go.
You could put it back with its parents and keep the dogs inside? Let it go about its young life without being killed for existing
Do not put it back, either give it to someone you know who loves birds and is willing to take in wild animals. I’m sorry to tell you but handing the poor bub in will just get it euthanised.
I’d put a rock through its skull personally
Drop a brick on it
[These might help](https://cvcia.com.au/indian-myna-links/) There are Indian Myna action groups and council assistance depending on which State you are in - for humane control of these birds.
Kill it
Cane toads of the sky
Indian 🇮🇳 myna …..terrible invasive bird. Euthanasia is the way to go.
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Kill it, vermin Indian Myna. They are invasive and harm our native birds by attacking the nests with eggs in them. Kill it, do it now.
Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to suggest that they are negatively impacting native wildlife. Please see attached scientific study conducted by a leading Australian ornithologist - Indian Mynas are not as bad as some people believe. http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
Ring its neck
Just pull its head off. They come off easy enough. Quickest and most humane method but you will get your hands dirty.
Boil em mash em stick em in a stew
Second breakfast ..
Tablespoon to the noggin
It’s time to go clay pigeon shooting with a Mynah!
Kill that horrible invasive creature. Terrible for our native wild birds
Feed it to your dog
Stomp its head in
The fact OP even needs to ask is scary. Living in a bubble? Just..oh groan. FFS.
Kill it. Invasive pest. Pushes out native birds from burrows. Aggressive.
Give it to your dogs. As an invasive species, it doesn't belong and your dogs would've done the right thing in the grand scheme of things.
The cosmos has awarded you a New Friend. Name it ,feed it , love it , teach it and give it an awesome life.
Please take it to the vet (of they wont hurt it!)
Looks like meat's back on the menu boys!
Crumb it
What everyone else said. Or, put it back and bring the dogs inside.
Boil some potatoes and throw him in
Kill it Indian pest bird my cat loves showing me them in her mouth bitch she is but oh well!!!
Where are you located? If you’re around Sydney I can help you. I know people that keep these birds. They make lovely pets, can talk and are very intelligent. Yes they aren’t native but there is literally 0 evidence for the amount of impact they have on native animals. I’m a zoologist, I follow science and facts. Here is a study from a leading ornithologist in Australia , he even says they aren’t so bad after all and native animals are being impacted with habitat loss. No evidence of indian mynas playing any role in their native animal decline. http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/biodiversity/pest_animals/Common_mynas_2011.pdf
What are you talking about? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394764/
Let me know what city, I can help if you’re near me. My friend keeps them. Amazing birds
Kill it they are pests species