Beyond the sandy beaches and shimmering lagoons of the Cook Islands, there is a jungle war being fought. The location is Atiu, the third-largest of the Cooks' 15 islands. Its original name is Enuamanu ...

The first detailed survey on the impact of the Indian myna shows it is causing declines in nine species of Australian birds. Although the Indian or common myna is on the World Conservation Union (IUCN ...

The myna bird has been declared the second greatest threat to native birds after land clearing. It's currently spreading through eastern Australia, yet in some areas its arrival is so recent that ...

In Australia we are all too familiar with devastating environmental impacts of introduced species such as foxes, rabbits and cane toads. But did you know that some introduced species may have a ...

COMMON mynas are like an avian version of the dreaded cane toad — ugly, unwanted and with an insatiable appetite for total domination. But now Australian scientists are leading the fightback.

The common myna has long been a looming threat to native bird life in Australia since its introduction to Canberra in the 1960s. Invading and rapidly destroying native nests, the myna is dominating ...

A strain of the disease responsible for killing nearly two thirds of the UK's greenfinch population has spread to myna birds in Pakistan. In 2011, the disease was discovered to have reached European ...

The common mynah proves a inviolable law of life — there would always be someone waiting in the wings to purloin what one holds dear; or, at least, cause that perception. A resident bird in Chennai, ...

The first detailed survey on the impact of the Indian myna shows it is causing declines in nine species of Australian birds. Although the Indian or common myna is on the World Conservation Union (IUCN ...

A strain of the disease responsible for killing off nearly two thirds of the UK's greenfinches has been discovered in myna bird populations in Pakistan. Mynas are native to the Indian subcontinent and ...