Myna Menace

Hornsby Shire Council's winter newsletter includes an article on Indian myna birds, saying how they are having a devastating effect on our local wildlife. They provide a contact phone for the HSC Bushland and Biodiversity Team on how to join a Local Community Action Group. Sharing their dislike for this introduced species, I have asked for more information.
Quite coincidentally, the Northern District Times has a sad but related article about a Ryde resident who bought a South American blue and gold macaw. The bird was very tame and watched television with him. When he took it out in the garden with the bird in his arms, myna birds swooped down and scared the macaw, who flew away! He later saw the bird on a roof nearby and watched in dismay as more mynas attacked it! He reported the microchipped bird to police and hired Pet Search, who found the bird on a construction site, but sadly by then Polly was too emaciated to be saved.