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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Authors

C J. Woodbury

Keywords

Corvus, Control, Western Australia

Disciplines

Construction Engineering and Management | Ornithology

First Page Number

33

Last Page Number

35

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

THE common crow seen frequently around farms in the South-West is the raven (Corvus coronoides) whilst the pest of pastoral areas is the true Australian crow (Corvus cecilae).

Farmers and pastoralists, although recognising the importance of these birds as scavengers and destroyers of insects, particularly grasshoppers, sometimes for one reason or another, wish to reduce their numbers over a localised area.

Baiting with phosphorus has been used in the past, but the purpose of this article is to describe and illustrate a type of trap which has become universally known as the "Australian Crow Trap."

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