Pigeon control measures: Residents mostly unfazed by birds; nature group calls for enforcement against feeding

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Estates under three town councils - Ang Mo Kio, Bishan-Toa Payoh and Tanjong Pagar - will step up culling and other control measures to manage the pigeon population.

A handful of pigeons spotted near Bukit Merah Town Centre on Jun 25, 2024. Under a pilot initiative announced on Tuesday , Ang Mo Kio, Bishan-Toa Payoh and Tanjong Pagar town councils will be involved in culling pigeons over the next six months to remove them"humanely".

But she does not find them a nuisance"as long as they do not bother ", said the attractions operator, who goes by one name. The group's vice chairman Tan Gim Cheong welcomed more policing against bird feeding, adding that there should be a publicity blitz about this. But Mdm Leong, who only gave her last name, stressed that the issue lies with the lack of cleanliness and culling pigeons may not be the solution.

At the same time, he expressed concern over secondary poisoning of other animals and birds such as the crested goshawk that may prey on pigeons that have ingested the chemicals.

 

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