Corella expert flies in to help

Ian Temby will be in Old Noarlunga this week to assess the corella population. Image by LeoA VICTORIAN corella expert has been hired to provide fresh advice on how to control the annual invasion of more than 18,000 birds at Old Noarlunga.

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Busselton cockie control

Little Corella's playing around. Photo: Pierre PouliquinBUSSELTON shire has asked the Department of Conservation and Environment to assist it with a program to control the town’s cockie population.

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Tests pinpoint deadly corella poison

A warning not to use the poison called Phosdrin. Photo by Leonard John MatthewsDEPARTMENT of Sustainability and Environment staff have confirmed that chemical Phosdrin poisoned about 300 corellas in the Burnt Creek area last month.

Wimmera department manager Geoff Evans said Horsham police and department staff decided to name the chemical to highlight its extreme danger.

They have encouraged people possessing Phosdrin to hand it into the department for safe disposal.

Detective Sergeant Philip Nicks said it was not illegal to possess the chemical but its only legitimate use was to control diamond-backed moths in cabbage and cauliflower crops in vegetable-growing areas.

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