by Pigeon Patrol | Aug 17, 2016 | Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
A young man has lost his life after jumping into Lynn Canyon in North Vancouver and drowning in the fast-moving waters.
The incident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. this afternoon when the man climbed over the safety fences and jumped off a cliff into the waters near the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge. He hung onto the rocks for quite awhile while rescuers were making their way down the cliffs, but he let go and was swept into the waters before anyone was able to reach him.
As the man has not surfaced for some time, the rescue effort has since turned into a recovery operation.
There have been a number of deaths in this area of Lynn Canyon over the last few decades, many from cliff jumping – the dangerous overconfidence of adventure seekers in their abilities to overcome mother nature. A Simon Fraser University student died in the same area on September 11, 2015 after drowning in a watering hole.
The water that runs through the canyon is frigid from snowmelt, even during the summer, and water levels can change swiftly. Rivers and creeks in the North Shore mountains will swell throughout the week as temperatures steadily climb towards the weekend high of 17°C.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Aug 16, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
Hundreds of trained homing pigeons were burned to death in their rooftop coop as a massive inferno tore through five Brooklyn buildings Tuesday night, officials and residents said Wednesday.
The fire broke out at a building on DeKalb Avenue between Wilson and Knickerbocker avenues in Bushwick at around 10 p.m. and quickly engulfed several other surrounding structures.
Gil Areiliares, who had maintained the coop for more than 20 years, kept at least 500 pigeons atop 1427 DeKalb Ave., where there is now a charred, gaping hole.
Only about 20 pigeons survived. They were spotted circling above the charred and destroyed buildings Wednesday afternoon.
“I don’t know how to put it in words — I’m sick,” a distraught Areiliares told The Post. “My heart is broken.”
Pigeons from the coops caught up in the fire are seen flying in Bushwick before the massive blaze.
Video courtesy of Abigale Hoke
About 200 firefighters battled the flames for more than three hours before bringing it under control by 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The blaze left 11 people injured and dozens of families displaced, officials said. The Red Cross helped to relocate families.
Four of the injured were taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for treatment, including one firefighter who suffered minor injuries and a civilian who was seriously wounded.
Seven people were treated at the scene for minor injuries and smoke inhalation, fire officials said.
Edwin Torres, whose relatives live in one of the burnt buildings, said he was told the pigeons were “screaming like babies” during the fire.
Neighbors recalled marveling at the pigeons as the flock flew high above the area before returning to their roof.
“They used to fly the pigeons at sunset — it was so beautiful,” said Abigale Hoke, who set up a GoFundMe account to help raise money for displaced victims of the blaze.
“RIP #bushwick pigeons,” posted Twitter user @4rilla along with a 10-second video of the flock.
The FDNY was still investigating cause of the fire Wednesday.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Aug 15, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
Pigeon droppings harbour a fungus that could lead to hardening of lung tissues in humans and controlling the infection in the birds will help in reducing the incidence of lung diseases in Mumbai, said doctors at a conference in the city to discuss on zoonotic diseases or infections that can be passed between animals and humans.
Doctors stated that the increase in the number of people with interstitial lung disease, or stiffening of the organ, in the city can be linked to the nesting of pigeons.
“We had a hospital employee who after retirement developed difficulty in breathing. As she had a family history of asthma, we first suspected that,” said Dr Amita Athavle, head and professor, chest medicine, KEM Hospital, Parel.
“She was treated and once she went home her symptoms reappeared. She told us that her landlord feeds pigeons, which was actually the cause for her medical condition.” Dr Athavle prescribed the patient to change her residence. “She shifted to Vashi and her symptoms disappeared. To prevent such cases, we need to find a solution to treat the pigeons so that they don’t spread the disease to humans,” said Athavle.
Experts said that several countries to reduce the transmission of such lung conditions owing to pigeons’ advocate fertility control pills to reduce their population. “As pigeons have a 45-day memory, we ask our patients to spread something bitter around their nesting place to stop them from coming,” said Dr Athavle , adding that people with compromised immunity are the worst affected. Doctors said that elderly, people who have undergone a transplant, children and those with compromised lungs can easily develop the condition.
Dr Pratit Samdani, physician, Breach Candy Hospital, said that in several patients’ exposure to pigeon dropping is the cause for developing pneumonia. “Some patient even land up on ventilator support because of pneumonia which is caused by the exposure to such droppings,” said Dr Samdani.
According to Dr Om Shrivastav, infectious disease consultant who was speaking at the conference, adult vaccination is the way forward.
“Childhood vaccination will not necessarily give you prolonged lifelong immunity. Vaccination against influenza is a must,” said Dr Shrivastav.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Aug 14, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Pigeon Spikes, UltraSonic Bird Control
Heartbreaking sight: Hapless pigeons lie dead on a complex rooftop in Margate.
My wife and I are on leave at the moment and went for a walk to the Margate beach this morning (March 21). In the parking area near the tidal pool, we noticed a pigeon in distress with mucus foaming from its beak. My wife cleaned away the foam and gave it water. We then placed it in a safe place and checked on it again after breakfast. It was still foaming and needed help so we took it home, fed it oats, which is the only thing we had available at the time, but we know it absorbs mucus and is nutritious.
We searched for an open vet, but since it was a public holiday, we found none. Upon our return to the flat in the afternoon, we discovered that the pigeon was looking healthy – no foaming and very alert. I took it downstairs and without any hesitation, it flew away. When I got back to the flat, my wife said that I must take a look at the roof of the complex next door, saying she was sure that it was connected to the distressed pigeon we rescued. Some idiot must have poisoned the pigeons. I counted 11 dead pigeons on the roof.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Aug 13, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
Brisbane City Council has removed “aggressive and cruel-looking” bird deterrent spikes from the recently revitalised Shorncliffe Pier, north of Brisbane.
The 350-metre pier, originally built in the 1880s, reopened to the public last month after a $20 million renewal project.
As part of the project, bird deterrent spikes were added to the tall lamp posts along the length of the pier to prevent birds from defecating on visitors.
Geoffrey Redman from the Sandgate Environmental Appreciation Society said the group had become concerned about the birds being injured.
“They were unsightly and cruel looking,” he said of the spikes.
“This site was known for birds and we needed to get rid of them to save the birds that use the area.
“When we had the pier for the last 100 years we didn’t have these.
“Other bird deterrents I’ve seen have been bird friendly, but these spikes were ugly-looking and the public agreed.”
Councillor David McLachlan, who was in charge of the Shorncliffe Pier renewal project, said the spikes went unnoticed during the opening.
“When the pier was reopened at Easter I didn’t notice at the time and thousands of people that were there afterwards didn’t either,” he told 612 ABC Brisbane’s Spencer Howson.
“The issue was raised to us via Facebook and we made the decision to take them off.”
Finding deterrents for pigeons not easy
Cr McLachlan said pigeons were an ongoing issue for most building managers in Brisbane and finding a deterrent could be difficult.
“When the project team looked at what might happen along the pier, and keeping it clean, they concluded that it’s easier to deter them in the first place,” he said.
“The 340-metre-long pier has a lot of timber work and the lamps are hard to clean along the pier — there’s 18 to 19 posts.
“The design of the lamps has a slight point to it which we hope will now deter most birds.”
He said council would keep the new pier as clean as possible.
“We’ll have crews out there a couple of times a week keeping it clean of bird poo and fish guts,” he said.
“We’ll see what happens on the pier, but at this stage we won’t return to the pier with further deterrents there.”
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