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Crocodile in a reptile park in Queensland into a new partner local government in eradicating the crust purple finches aka the Common Indian Myna bird aggressive newcomers.
Animal crocodiles Snakes Downunder Reptile Park, Childers is now regularly fed Indian Myna bird after animals that are considered pests was arrested by the local authorities. In Indonesia, these birds may be kept by the citizens to be heard booms and known as finches or common myna.
The park owner, Ian Jenkins said the provision of this pest species as a pet alligator food is very reasonable, otherwise the birds will only be thrown away.
Jenkins said he was approached by an employee of the municipality that offers a bird as crocodile food.
"Before the birds after being captured will be brought to a final waste disposal site where the birds were discarded and buried," he said.
Bundaberg Regional Council operates the program arrest to arrest and reduce the population of Indian Myna bird in Childers, Apple Tree Creek, and Cordalba.
Council offered compensation of $ 2 per bird were submitted to the city council alive and not injured.
Council also lent trap to the individual citizens who are interested.
Indian Myna bird is considered as one of the worst introduced species in Australia because of their aggressive behavior.
The birds were shoo away birds native Childers and so was marsupial tree.
They compete aggressively in building nests and even a child would throw another bird from the nest.
"They drove all the native birds of the region, we do not have a Myna bird native of this region," said Jenkins.
He also said the number of birds it receives varies each week. But usually she will receive a shipment of birds as much as 12-30 birds per week.
"The birds are captured and turned off the gas so that we can finally have a large supply of dead birds in the freezer to be fed to the crocodiles and sometimes lizards,"
Jenkins said the provision of a whole bird is very good for his pet alligator.
"The whole bird food containing offal, feathers and bones, so there is extra calcium and vitamins in it," he said.
Indian Myna birds are not the only animal pests are fed to crocodiles, sometimes He has also taken delivery of a wild boar.
"We got some wild pigs from local hunters that other food sources that might otherwise be given to the crocodile will simply be thrown away."
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