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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of avian biology and environmental impact
as a pest species
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
6
This unit standard is for people involved with pest control in
rural environments.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: avian pest introduction into New Zealand; avian
pest biology; and the impact of avian species on primary
production, native forests, ecosystems, people and the
environment.
Classification
Pest Management > Pest Control
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the – Animal
Welfare Act 1999, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, Resource
Management Act 1991, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Wild Animal
Control Act 1977, Conservation Act 1987, National Parks Act 1980, Reserves Act
1977, Wildlife Act 1953, Biosecurity Act 1993, and their subsequent amendments.
2
Definitions
avian pests – any feral or uncontrolled domestic, introduced or native (where a permit
has been issued), species impacting negatively on native plant or any animal
species, or social or economic values, which includes but is not limited to – rooks,
starlings, magpies, mynhas, or parrot species;
dispersal – the movement of an individual animal from its place of birth to the place
where it reproduces;
home range – the area within which an individual animal lives, feeds, and breeds;
interactions – any behaviour performed by an individual that elicits a behavioural
response from another animal;
rural environments – any land outside urban environments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of avian pest introduction into New Zealand.
Range
evidence is required for at least four avian pest species.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Avian pests are described in terms of their country of origin, and year of
introduction into New Zealand.
1.2
Avian pests are described in terms of the reasons for their introduction into
New Zealand.
Range
may include but is not limited to – sport, novelty, economic,
prevailing attitudes towards native fauna.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of avian pest biology.
Range
evidence is required for at least one avian pest.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The avian pest is described in terms of habitat, feeding behaviour, food
preferences, and diet range.
2.2
The avian pest is described in terms of activity and nesting patterns, dispersal,
home range, and movements.
Range
2.3
Avian pest social behaviour is described in terms of social structure, and
interaction patterns.
Range
2.4
other members of same species, members of different species.
The avian pest is described in terms of physical appearance, reproductive
behaviour, and development.
Range
2.5
movements – to seasonal food sources, in response to control
measures.
reproductive behaviour – season, pre-mating, mating, post-mating;
development – incubation, hatching.
Avian pest behaviour is described in relation to the implications for avian
control.
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SSB Code 101558
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Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of avian pests on primary production, native forests,
ecosystems, people, and the environment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The presence of avian pests in primary production is described in terms of the
type and extent of damage, and the economic and social impact on production.
primary production – pastoral farming, horticulture, forestry.
Range
3.2
The presence of avian pests in New Zealand native forests and ecosystems is
described in terms of the visible signs of presence, and impact on ecosystem
structure and function.
signs of presence – scats, feeding sign, territorial marking.
Range
3.3
The avian pest is described in terms of the distinctive signs of its predation on
native animals.
3.4
The avian pest is described in terms of the impact of its presence on people and
their environment.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Replacement information
This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29335.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 July 2004
31 December 2018
Review
2
17 March 2016
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0052
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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SSB Code 101558
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016