Muscat: Approximately 35,000 invasive birds have been eliminated since the launch of a national campaign to combat invasive birds in Dhofar, the Environment Authority said on Wednesday. 9,368 of these were Indian crows and 25,786 were mynahs.
As invasive birds have increased in the Sultanate of Oman, the Environment Authority (EA) will launch a national campaign in December.
EA had formed a team to conduct a study on checking the spread of these birds and developing a national strategy.
These birds cause widespread damage by destroying crops, eating bees, and transmitting diseases, parasites, and fleas to humans as well as animals.
Oman reported the first mynah in 1982 in Muscat Governorate.
Mynahs affect the food chain in the areas of their existence. These birds attack other birds’ nests and kill the young ones.
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