Town Declares All-Out War On Divebomber Seagulls
23/08/2008 04:09
TO SOME, they are
graceful seabirds that swoop serenely over the
waves.
To others, they are terrifying scavengers that tear apart rubbish, divebomb children and disturb sleep.
Now seagulls in one Scottish town are to be targeted by a new task force that will hunt out and destroy their nests. Deterrents being considered in Dumfries include putting spikes on buildings and covering nesting hot-spots with wires.
If successful, the pilot initiative could be rolled out to other towns and cities. It was announced yesterday by Mike Russell, the environment minister, who has promised to be "tough on seagulls and tough on the causes of seagulls".
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SINC SAYS:
It would appear that the land of my ancestors have had enough with these bird brains.
