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Qatar Captured 12,844 Invasive Common Mynas From January to July

A common myna photographed in Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Qatar’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change reported that its national control project captured 12,844 invasive common mynas (Acridotheres tristis) from January through July 2026. The figure, announced through Qatar News Agency on 15 August, brought the reported total since the project began to 61,999 captured birds.

The Wildlife Development Department said control operations had expanded across Qatar, with 849 cages deployed at 58 locations. The ministry described the programme as an effort to limit the myna’s spread and reduce its impact on the country’s ecosystems and biodiversity.

According to the ministry, common mynas can put pressure on native wildlife through competition for food and nesting sites and may also affect native plants, birds and ecological balance. The August announcement presents these effects as the reason for continued control, while its new information is the scale of the 2026 trapping effort and the cumulative number of birds captured.

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  1. MECC: 12,844 Invasive Myna Birds Captured since JanuaryOfficial Qatar News Agency report relaying figures from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. MECC reported 12,844 invasive mynas captured from January through July, 61,999 cumulatively since the project began, and 849 cages across 58 locations.

Image: Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) photographed on the S1 road west of Skukuza in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Photo: Bernard DUPONT / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0. Representative species image; not a bird from Qatar’s control project. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

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