Pigeon control efforts to be stepped up in Ang Mo Kio, Bishan-Toa Payoh and Tanjong Pagar

SINGAPORE – Pigeon control efforts in three adjacent constituencies will be ramped up over the next six months, with various government agencies and town councils taking more measures to bring down the numbers of wild pigeons there.

The three town council areas were chosen for their high pigeon populations and proximity to one another. The initiative aims to bring pigeon numbers down to manageable levels across the three constituencies. The authorities declined to comment on what such numbers could look like. “A more coordinated approach... would likely be more impactful. The pigeons don’t respect town council boundaries – they’ll move across all the nearby areas looking for food,” he said.

A key prong of the action plan involves the NEA and SFA working with the three town councils as well as other stakeholders, such as the hawkers’ associations, managing agents and operators of food shops, and cleaning contractors, to step up efforts to improve refuse and food waste management at bin centres and food establishments, said the authorities in a joint statement on June 25.

With access to food sources being a major factor influencing pigeon populations, the authorities said they will increase efforts to limit the birds’ access to these sources. In a Facebook post on June 25, Senior Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How also underscored the need for residents to remain involved and aware, to better curb the population growth of feral pigeons.

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