Community Survey – Pied Cormorants

Yorke Peninsula Council, Copper Coast Council, Barunga West Council

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Yorke Peninsula Council, Copper Coast Council and Barunga West Council are working with specialist consultants Ecosure to prepare a Pied Cormorant Management Strategy. Your valued feedback is important to inform the Strategy.

The survey consists of multiple choice and optional short answer responses. It will take 10 - 15 minutes to complete.

Depending on your answer some questions that no longer apply will be skipped.

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Q1. Are you aware of any pied cormorant congregations (more than 10 birds) on or around the Yorke Peninsula?*
- Yes
- No
Q2. Where are these congregations located?
Please enter each location separately by pressing 'Add Entry' so we can collect additional information about each.
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Q7. Have you noticed a general increase or decrease in cormorant numbers on or around the Yorke Peninsula in the past five years?*
- Increase
- Decrease
- No change
- Unsure
Q8. Are cormorants negatively impacting you or your local community?*
- Yes
- No
- Unsure
Impacts
If yes, please describe impacts*
Q9. How frequent are these impacts?*
- Every day
- At least once a week
- At least once a month
- A few times a year
Q10. How long do impacts usually last?*
- Less than a day
- Between a day and a week
- For multiple weeks or months
- Impacts are ongoing
Q11. If you have experienced impacts at your home, business or property, what are the estimated costs to you each year?*
- No cost
- Less than $100
- More than $100 but less than $1,000
- More than $1,000 but less than $10,000
- More than $10,000
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Q12. Have you personally taken any action to prevent or limit impacts associated with cormorants on your home, business or property?*
- Yes
- No
Q13. What sort of action did you take?*
Q14. Were these actions successful?*
- Yes
- No
- Don't know

Q15. Which actions do you feel are appropriate to mitigate cormorant impacts? (please tick all that apply)*
- No action, they are not a problem
- Education and engaging with residents and business owners to help reduce conflict at specific locations
- Habitat modification e.g. trimming trees
- Managing the built environment to deter perching or roosting (e.g. non-harmful bird spikes)
- Providing alternative habitat in low conflict areas
- Non-lethal dispersal of problematic congregations
- Population management to reduce breeding (e.g. egg and nest removal)
- Culling
- Other
Q15 Other, please detail*
Q16. What are your top concerns regarding cormorant management on Yorke Peninsula (please tick your top 3 concerns)*
- Noise
- Excrement
- Cormorant welfare
- Damage to vegetation
- Damage to property
- Business or economic impacts
- Visual amenity
- Cormorant conservation
- Smell
- None
- Other, please detail
Q16 Other, please detail*

Demographics
Q17. Which of the following describes you (tick all that apply)?*
- Resident
- Business owner
- Non-resident / visitor
- Member of a group or club?
- Other
Please specify the town that you reside in*
Please specify the town that your business is located in*
If a member of a group or club, please specify*
If other, please detail*
Q18. What age group are you in?*
- <18
- 18-35
- 36-50
- 51-75
- 76+

Q19. Do you have any further comments?*
- Yes
- No
Q19 Yes*

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Location*
Q3. What time of day are cormorants usually at this location (please tick all that apply)?*
- Early morning
- During the day
- Late afternoon
- During the night
Q4. What time of year are cormorants usually at this location (please tick all that apply)?*
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
- Spring
Q5. Approximately how many in this congregation at peak times of the year?*
- 0-5
- 5-20
- 20-50
- 50-100
- >100
Q6. Have you noticed other species of birds in these congregations?*
- Yes
- No
- Unsure
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Please include the species if known or a description of what they look like

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