Town mayor Sue Lane in Tenby Pembrokeshire. STOCK PICTURE Re: Seagulls displaying aggressive behaviour at one of the nation’s most popular beach resorts have prompted calls for a “gull cull” – amid fears for public safety. Councillors in Tenby say herring gulls in the town are attacking builders on rooftops and families on beaches. The town’s Mayor Sue Lane requested that the local authority be approached to see if there was a way of controlling the belligerent birds. Credit: D Legakis/Alamy Live News
Pictured: Town mayor Sue Lane in Tenby Pembrokeshire. STOCK PICTURE Re: Seagulls displaying aggressive behaviour at one of the nation’s most popular beach resorts have prompted calls for a “gull cull” – amid fears for public safety. Councillors in Tenby say herring gulls in the town are attacking builders on rooftops and families on beaches. The town’s Mayor Sue Lane requested that the local authority be approached to see if there was a way of controlling the belligerent birds. “It’s a dangerous issue health wise and it’s getting out of control,” she said. “So I feel the time has come to get in touch with the county council, to see what control methods can be brought in. “They were once just sea birds, but now they’re fast becoming land birds and need controlling.” Businesspeople in the town say incidents of food snatching have become more common as the birds become over-familiar with humans.
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