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12 Myna Bird Control Project. Savaii

Indian myna birds were introduced in Samoa within different periods for such reasons as to control cattle ticks. They have now spread to most parts of two main habitat islands of Samoa, Upolu and Savaii. The two introduced species of myna have now been commonly known as the Common Myna and the Jungle Myna.

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Myna Bird Control Project. Phase 10 Report. Savaii

Myna birds are now found at high population around Samoa. They were at sight everywhere but seem more frequent around people's compounds and personal properties as well. Upon completion of the 9th poison baiting operation, the team conducted its 10th phase of baiting operation in Savaii for two weeks. This work marked as the second control work to be done in the big island.

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Controlling the spread of the Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) for Nuutele and Nuulua Islands, Aleipata Report

An outbreak of the crown of thorn starfish (Acanthaster planci) was observed in a number of villages after the 2009 tsunami. The Division of Environment and Conservation (DEC) of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) and the Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture worked with the communities to collect the starfish mainly from the areas along the south and southeast coast of Upolu Island. This activity was undertaken to remove the majority of the COTs to reduce the impacts on the reef.

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2015 Myna Survey. Report to inform the Samoan Myna Management Plan

In May 2015, 74 line transects in three different

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Myna Bird Inspection Report - Vailima

On Tuesday 24th June 2014, the terrestrial section of the Division of Environment and

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Monitoring of myna bird roosts at Moamoa

Myna birds are categorized in the ‘starling family’, they are native to Southern Asia

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Myna Management Training Report April 2015

The Division of Environment and Conservation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Government of Samoa (DEC-MNRE) is implementing a project as part of the Global Environment Facility - Pacific Alliance for Sustainability (GEF-PAS) Invasive Alien Species project funded by the United Nations Environment Program and executed by SPREP. The project identifies the need to determine realistic management goals and best management practices for myna species in Samoa and use them to write a management plan.

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