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Invasive myna birds set off alarm bells in Darwin
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It is believed the mynas arrived in Darwin in plane or ship containers.
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Darwin Airport was dealing with COVID-19 risks, mercy flights, constantly changing rules and grappling with masks when Linus Ninham spotted a new threat outside his office.
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Common Indian myna birds have been sighted in Darwin for the first time
They are an introduced pest on the east coast where they bully other birds and destroy habitats
Darwin Airport is monitoring the risk and looking at ways to remove the birds, with shooting as a last resort
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Charles Darwin University research associate Dr Amanda Lilleyman with a Far Eastern Curlew, the focus of her research in the Top End
It’s the time of year when thousands of migratory shorebirds take off from Top End coasts and fly north – some as far as the Arctic Circle.
They will return around October, but one of their strongest advocates, Dr Amanda Lilleyman, is also leaving Darwin.
A research associate in the Threatened Species Recovery Hub at Charles Darwin University for the past four years, Dr Lilleyman has made her mark in the Top End through her research into shorebirds, particularly the critically endangered Far Eastern Curlew.