Calls for corella cull continue




PLANS to shoot the first 200 corellas that fly into Old Noarlunga next season as a scare tactic for the rest of the flock have been met with a mixed reaction by locals.
Part of a flock of c.1000 LC's feeding on spilt grain around the wheat silos of Hillston. A great sight when they all take off together - and deafening! Photo: David CookBUSSELTON’s cockie population is not always the same size and could diminish soon, according to the Department of Environment and Conservation.
DEC district manager Greg Mair said in response to a query, from then shire councillor Bernie Masters, the department had been informally monitoring the size and distribution of flocks of little corellas in the Bunbury-Busselton area over the past couple of years.
They had identified four or five flocks across this area, the largest comprising about 130-150 birds.