by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 21, 2016 | Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
Culling pigeons is very cruel. Many times the pigeon dies a very painful slow death when shot.
The only proven method of reducing pigeon flock size, as part of an area-wide control system, is to use a method involving artificial breeding facilities. This stand-alone method of control has been scientifically proven to reduce the pigeon flock size and is currently being used throughout mainland Europe by councils and commercial organisations alike.
It involves providing a pigeon loft, in which feral pigeons can be encouraged to roost and breed, and from which their eggs can be removed and replaced with dummy eggs. This method has proved to be extremely effective in reducing flock size.
It is also not true that pigeons spread diseases. I urge Birdlife and all animal lovers to speak up against the killing of these peaceful birds.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 20, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
The biblical plagues descended on people for their alleged wickedness. People in some South Jersey towns are targeting themselves for a “plague” of skunks, raccoons, opossums and foxes with poorly thought out behaviors.
Wild animals seek opportunity, just like people. So when people feed wildlife and feral cats, put out garbage (i.e. food) in accessible cans and leave openings into their buildings (i.e. warm, sheltered nests), animals take advantage of it to survive and breed.
That annoys and inconveniences some, who then want to get rid of or even kill the animals. That’s not fair. If people create wildlife problems, people can quit creating them.
These animals that are bothering some people in barrier island and mainland communities are all mammals, so step one is to quit putting out food for mammals. Placing dishes of cat food on the ground for feral cats is disastrous for the cats and the wildlife they kill, but it’s also a giant expansion of the niche for skunks and raccoons.
Many people genuinely love wildlife and feral cats, but feeding them actually harms them by boosting breeding that leads to disease and starvation. Intentionally feeding non-bird wildlife and feral cats should be banned by every town. Yet of the Cape May County towns where people are complaining about skunks this fall, only Stone Harbor bans wildlife feeding on private property – and doesn’t enforce that ban.
That’s typical of local practices. Bad enough that people on the Ocean City Boardwalk often feed gulls, this past summer they were feeding donuts to foxes – and no one was cited for it.
The wildlife division of the Department of Environmental Protection says prohibiting wildlife feeding and backing it up with fines should be the first response to too many skunks, raccoons and such. It also urges the elimination of feral cat colonies.
The DEP also encourages trapping the animals if they’re “a problem.” We think that should be discouraged except when an animal poses an immediate health threat (for example, a rabid animal) and must be killed.
Once trapped, an animal must either be relocated or euthanized. Relocation possibilities, though, are limited even for licensed wildlife rehabilitators to prevent the inadvertent spread of animal diseases. And a relocated animal may not survive in a different territory, especially in winter.
The planet’s 7 billion humans can’t help being a crushing burden on their fellow animals. But people can stop doing things that bring overpopulation, disease and death to wild animals and feral cats.
To make the animals suffer further for human misbehavior is shameful.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 19, 2016 | Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
For pigeons, it seems, leadership is largely a question of speed.
Researchers compared pigeons’ relative influence over flock direction to their solo flight characteristics. The studies showed that a pigeon’s degree of leadership could be predicted by its speed in earlier flights.
“This changes our understanding of how the flocks are structured and why flocks of this species have consistent leadership hierarchies,” said Dora Biro of the University of Oxford in London.
The latest GPS loggers allow the researchers to track not only the birds’ overall routes, but also the sub-second time delays with which they react to each other while flying as a flock.
“We can control the composition of the flocks and the starting points for their homeward journeys,” said Benjamin Pettit, first author of the study.
When the researchers tested the birds individually after a series of flock flights, they found that leaders had learned straighter homing routes than followers.
The new findings offer an elegantly simple explanation for the phenomenon of leadership in birds, with important implications for how spatial knowledge is generated and retained in navigating flocks.
“We also have a good understanding of their individual spatial cognition, in particular how their homing routes develop over repeated flights in the same area,” Pettit noted.
“Some birds are naturally faster and consistently get to the front, where they end up doing more of the navigation, which means on future flights they know the way better,” Biro added.
“You can compare this to a ‘passenger-driver’ like effect: drivers in a car have to pay attention while passengers are often unable to recall the route they were driven along, especially if they remained passive in the navigation process,” Biro explained.
A very simple, self-organising mechanism–such as that based on variation in speed–is sufficient for leadership to arise.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 18, 2016 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services
Parts of a derelict Perth city centre church present a “very real fire risk”, a survey of the building has found.
Sections of St Paul’s Church cannot be entered for safety reasons and it contains an infestation of pigeons and serious dry rot.
The findings were made by Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, which recommended anyone entering should check their tetanus status due to sharp timber, glass and metal edges caused by vandalism and decay.
The survey document also states the listed building has “no ground whatsoever” and has a partially collapsed ceiling.
A separate structural engineering assessment recently carried out for the council claims St Paul’s Church is currently in a “very poor condition” with “little if any maintenance”.
It states: “There is significant water penetration into the building through the main roof. Left unchecked this could lead to failure of key elements of the roof structure… and collapse of the roof.
“Material is at risk of falling on to the public areas – roads and pavements – surrounding the building. The guano and dead birds present a significant health hazard to anyone entering it.”
The findings came to light as The Courier learned Perth and Kinross Council is still considering a compulsory purchase of St Paul’s if the present owner, James Boyd, of Belfast-based Simple Global Marketing, does not press ahead with his plan for a café/ community heritage use.
The trust report says efforts will have to be made to address nesting pigeons inside the building after attempts to keep them out with chicken wire failed.
It states: “Galvanised chicken wire is to be fixed to the timber louvres in the belfry openings and to all other window openings where pigeons are gaining access.
“Once access has been restricted those pigeons still within the building are to be humanely dispatched.
“The dome plasterwork, and particularly the cornice, is historically important and very insecure so it must not be damaged with air-gun pellets.
“Roosting and nesting has been ongoing inside and within the fabric of the building for a long time and consequently several shooting visits or an extended trapping campaign will be needed.”
The report also states that serious dry rot has rendered some upper parts of the gallery “potentially unsafe” with principal structural beams said to be rotting and missing in some places.
It has also been revealed there have been “significant” falls of plaster from the dome.
Mr Boyd said: “We are discussing extensive urgent works with the council and Historic Scotland. These will be several months long.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 17, 2016 | Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News
A video given to Channel 2 shows the capture of a psychiatric patient who ran from Southwest Memorial Hermann Hospital on Monday morning.
In nothing but a hospital gown, witnesses say the man was jumping fences in a neighborhood off Beechnut.
“I saw the security from the hospital following somebody. Then I told them he’s over there,” Milly Reyes said. “He jumped and went to over there to my house.”
She said the man was hiding behind air-conditioner units, in bushes and eventually made it to her shed. Police found him hiding there.
“Once police knew he was in my shed, he got out but they chased him for five minutes,” she said.
They eventually caught him near apartments across from Houston Baptist University.
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Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 16, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
A MAN who allegedly sped off from police and drove dangerously before jumping fences has been arrested.
Hervey Bay Police Station’s Senior Sergeant Darryn Morris said the 35-year-old accelerated after police activated their lights on Long St, Point Vernon.
It is alleged the man drove onto the wrong side of the road near the esplanade and cut across a roundabout before pulling up and entering a residential yard.
Snr Sgt Morris said the Point Vernon man jumped several fences.
The police dog squad was brought in and after sighting the man and calling out to him, he came forward and was arrested.
He has been charged with the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, evading police, driving unlicensed and for an alleged low-range blood alcohol reading.
The incident took place about 2.30pm Saturday.
Snr Sgt Morris wasn’t sure exactly how long the incident lasted.
A court date has been set for January 7.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 15, 2016 | Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
Norbiton residents passing under a popular railway bridge were fed up of being dumped on by pigeons.
Nearly 100 people who lived near Norbiton Bridge signed a petition demanding that something be done to prevent the birds that lived in the rafters, making a mess.
Councillor Sheila Griffin said: “This is an ongoing problem and for some time many of my constituents have complained that they are sick of being dropped on by pigeons when they walk under the bridge.
“They have had expensive suits stained and the birds have also made a real mess of the pavements on Coombe Road.”
She added that it was the railway provider that should accept responsibility for the bird mess.
This was not the first time efforts had been made to get the birds to clean up their act.
The bridge had been pigeon-proofed some time before with netting, but so many of the birds had got caught in it that the plan was abandoned.
This time around, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds got involved to ensure that a strict protocol was adhered to and no pigeons suffered injury or untimely death.
A Kingston Council spokesman said it would cost an estimated £8,000 to pigeon proof the bridge.
He said: “A notice has been served on Network Rail requiring it to do the work under the provisions of the London Government Act.
“The time on the notice runs out at the end of January. So far Network Rail has not appealed, but it might.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 14, 2016 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes
Plans which could shift a rare bird colony from the Tyne Bridge have ruffled feathers among nature lovers.
Gainford Hotels, which owns the Vermont Aparthotel and the Aveika bar beneath the bridge, has submitted plans to install anti-bird netting and an electrified surface in a bid to stop kittiwakes nesting on the Tyne Bridge tower and around the two venues.
The firm behind the application claim the move would ‘create a safer more hygienic area’ under the bridge for pedestrians – but a number of bird lovers have already started preparing their objections.
The kittiwake colony spread along the Tyne is the only inland nesting site for the birds in the country, and this week the RSPB reclassified the birds as among the most at risk in the UK.
James Littlewood, a director of the Natural History Society of Northumbria, has called for the public to object to the scheme.
He added: “The Tyne Kittiwakes are local celebrities, they attract people to the Quayside to watch them and we know one visitor requested a hotel room overlooking the birds so they could photograph them.
“They are loved by many people for the drama and wilderness they bring to the city each summer, kittiwakes around the UK are declining and so the successful Tyneside population is important.”
It is believed there are around 100 nesting pairs that use the bridge, with more birds nesting on the Baltic gallery, in Gateshead Quayside.
Mr Littlewood added: “Preventing Kittiwakes from nesting on a building does not solve the problem – they simply move onto a building nearby creating a problem for someone else.
“Indeed the reason that so many nest on the Tyne Bridge is because they were moved from other buildings without any thought as to where they would go.”
It is understood the hotel have power washed the tower to remove some of the muck from the structure though Newcastle City Council said no planning permission was required.
Documents submitted to the council by Gainsford Hotels said: “Following discussions with council representatives and specialists, it has been deemed necessary to reduce the amount of bird nesting activity on the south tower of the bridge.
“The purpose of this proposal is to create a safer and more hygienic area under the tower for pedestrians and businesses during the main nesting season of the kittiwakes.”
It is understood a variety of groups plan to object to the proposals.
Helen Quayle, the RSPB’s marine conservation officer for the North East, said: “We sympathise that the kittiwakes are noisy and can cause mess, but they are only here for a short time whist they breed, between March and August.
“The kittiwakes along the Tyne nest on man-made structures and over time as these have been demolished or access has been prevented (i.e. through netting) with the consequence of the birds have shifting from one building to another. This does not represent a long-term solution for people or the birds.
“Preventing access to kittiwake nest sites requires careful consideration to ensure that the method used is fit for purpose and thought is given to where displaced birds will settle.”
A Newcastle City Council spokesperson confirmed the application includes bird netting, angled sill plates and an electric shock systems, as well as a listed building application.
A statement said: “These applications are currently being assessed.
“Ownership of the Tyne Bridge Tower for these applications is in the council’s ownership.
“If any alterations have already been installed, these have been done so prior to the determination of the applications.”
Gainford Hotels has yet to provide a comment.
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Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 13, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
North Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – People living in one North Las Vegas community say the amount of pigeons there have left their homes and streets in a disgusting mess.
One couple, JoLynn and Ray Templin, reached out to Action News because they didn’t know who to ask for help.
They’ve lived in the community near R.C. Farms for several years. Within the past few months, they said they’ve been experiencing an infestation of pigeons and black birds.
R.C. Farms has been sitting just miles from the Las Vegas strip for about 50 years.
It’s been praised for being a recycling visionary, but also criticized for being a nuisance to neighbors.
“I think it should be the pig farm doing something about it,” says JoLynn Templin.
After several calls and talking with city officials, Action News learned the pigeon problem is the homeowner’s responsibility.
Pigeons are considered pests and should be treated like any other pest.
There are pigeon control companies in the valley, but the Templin’s still feel like they were misled. ”
“That’s just wrong, there should have never been anybody building homes or any kind of property up here,” says JoLynn Templin.
Action News reached out to R.C. Farms for comment, and haven’t yet heard back.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 12, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
A cannabis farm was discovered thanks to the help of pigeons seeking out some comfort.
On the first freezing day of winter, hundreds of them huddled together on the roof in Earlestown, St Helens, Merseyside.
Police were intrigued as to what had prompted them to gather in such a way and upon their investigation they discovered the crop.
Heat lamps had warmed the roof, providing them with a haven from the cold.
Officers discovered 14 mature cannabis plants capable of producing up to £1,200 of weed every 10 weeks, according to the St Helens Star.
A source said: ‘Police became suspicious on the first frosty morning of the winter about 10 days ago.
‘The roof was covered with about 300 pigeons all keeping warm….they’ve moved on now though.’
About Pigeon Patrol:
Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 11, 2016 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
Almost 20 birds have been found dead at a Perth train station and are suspected of having been intentionally poisoned after a mystery blue bucket was left at the site.
Burswood train station was shut down about 9:15pm on Saturday when 19 pigeons were found dead around the station.
A container holding bird seed, mixed with an unidentified black toxic fluid, was found in a garden at the station, a Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) spokesman said.
He said the birds were attracted by the substance and had been feeding on the contents of the container – believed to be a blue bucket.
Fire crews, chemical experts and police were called to investigate.
The area was closed off while workers in Hazmat suits poured sand on the liquid and secured the contents of the container in a drum.
The station reopened and train services resumed around 10:15pm, after the substance and dead pigeons were removed.
The Public Transport Authority (PTA) said it was unaware who left the bucket containing the “contaminated grain” in the garden.
A spokesman said the PTA would review CCTV footage from Burswood station as part of its investigation.
The DFES spokesman said it would not be known what product was in the container for a few days.
The drum will be sent to the ChemCentre in Bentley for testing when it re-opens on Tuesday.
Pest experts have told the ABC the product found in the bucket was not used for commercial pest control.
Council ‘not responsible’
The Town of Victoria Park said it had nothing to do with the bird deaths.
“The Town is not responsible for the recent deaths of birds on the Public Transport Authority land near Burswood Station,” Mayor of Victoria Park Trevor Vaughan said.
“We are continuing to work closely with authorities to investigate who is responsible and why this incident occurred.
“Any suspicious bird or other animal deaths should be reported to the Department of Parks and Wildlife.
“If you see anyone behaving suspiciously please call the police.”
Police said they were not involved in the investigation into the suspected poisoning.
Crown Perth, located adjacent to the train station, was unavailable for comment.
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Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 10, 2016 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes
A few years back when Gordon Snell became Mayor of Huntsville, and in his first week on the job, he looked through the paperwork on his desk and saw an estimate from a Toronto area Pest control Company to rid the Town Hall of nesting pigeons.
So the story goes Gord went to see Ted Hares then the Town Clerk to ask what the high price estimate was all about. After hearing the story, and finding out that he could charge up to $100.00 on his own, Gord walked down the street to Stedman’s and spent $12.00 on rubber snakes.
He took them back to the Town Hall and climbed up to the roof, placed the snakes in pigeon nesting areas and went back to work.
The pigeons migrated to another area of Town, and as far as I know, never came back.
Seems they don’t like snakes.
Would this work at the Summit Center?
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Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
Contact Info: 1- 877– 4– NO-BIRD (www.pigeonpatrol.ca)
by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 9, 2016 | Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News
A KEEN walker has spoken of her concern after she saw up to 15 dead pigeons in a canal.
Carole Williams saw the dead birds when she was on her daily walk near Westport Lake yesterday morning.
The 53-year-old from Knutton said: “At first I just saw two dead pigeons, which I thought was strange.
“I have been walking along the canal most mornings for the last four years and I have never seen a dead bird.
“Then as I carried on walking I saw more and more until I had counted about 15.”
Carole saw the birds on the stretch between Westport Lake and the Harecastle tunnel on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Kidsgrove and she said that they were still there today.
It is not yet known whether the birds have been shot or died of natural causes.
On discovering the birds, Carole decided to report it but of the five different organisations she contacted, not one of them has been able to help.
She said: “They all just told me to phone someone else, or they just said it wasn’t their area
“It’s a shame because it’s a lovely area this time of year, it’s so peaceful.
“Plus the first birds I saw were really close to the children’s play area, it’s not a nice thing to see.
“I will still go for my walks but I just wish I could find out what’s happened to them to put my mind at rest.
“I know they’re only pigeons but it could have been swans or ducks or geese.”
About Pigeon Patrol:
Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 8, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
Researchers have identified how a specific strain of salmonella is getting into Bermuda’s drinking water system, prompting environmental health officials to reiterate advice on how to avoid getting ill.
The research team, led by doctoral student Shervon De Leon, took faecal samples from 273 creatures on the Island and discovered that feral chickens and pigeons were the main carriers of salmonella mississippi.
They concluded that although chickens cannot access rooftops, they can pass on the disease-causing bacterium to other animals, such as pigeons and lizards, at shared feeding grounds, which can lead to the contamination of water tanks and the spread of salmonella mississippi to humans.
Elaine Watkinson, a senior public health analyst, told The Royal Gazette that householders should treat untreated or “raw” water like raw meat, adding: “You have to do something to your food, such as cooking raw meat or washing vegetables and fruit. Don’t assume the water is safe.”
Susan Hill Davidson, acting chief environmental health officer, added: “We have more detail. It’s an opportunity for us to again get the message across and maybe some people like to listen to the science and that might be the thing that might spur them [to treat their water].”
David Kendell, director of the Department of Health, said adult Bermudians who had lived here all their lives might have developed some immunity to bacteria in tank water but others were at risk, especially bottle-fed infants whose formula was made using untreated water, and those with compromised immune systems.
“People need to really look at it in terms of protecting the health of their children,” he said.
The joint study into the source of salmonella mississippi — which is the predominant strain of salmonella in Bermuda and on the Australian island of Tasmania, but in very few other countries — was prompted by an earlier Caribbean-led burden of illness report.
That report found from the testing of human stool samples that salmonella poisoning accounted for almost half of the gastroenteritis cases in Bermuda, with some 70 per cent of those salmonella cases involving salmonella mississippi.
Gastroenteritis is a public health concern on the Island, with an annual incidence of one episode per person per year.
Mr De Leon, a student at the University of the West Indies, said his team suspected birds would play a major part in the transmission of salmonella mississippi and the study bore that out.
“We looked at feral chickens, birds, frogs, rats, and we found a high prevalence in feral chickens and in pigeons and in some of the other birds,” he said.
“[In the case of chickens], they pass it on to other birds that share feeding grounds because they all poop where they eat. The other birds that can fly will get on to rooftops and then rainfall washes that poop into your water tank and then people drink that water. If it’s not treated, you have people getting sick from that water.”
Of the 63 feral chickens that were tested, salmonella was detected in 35 and samples from 14 tested positive for salmonella mississippi.
The researchers also tested tap and tank water samples from 102 randomly chosen households, most of which were untreated.
The samples were not tested for specific pathogens but for general “coliform bacteria” that would indicate the possible presence of harmful, disease-causing organisms in the water. Nearly all tap and tank samples — 88 and 89 per cent, respectively — contained coliforms.
A questionnaire on use and treatment of rooftop-collected water from those households discovered that 65.7 per cent did nothing to treat their water.
Almost 100 per cent used the water for cooking, 89 per cent used it for drinking and 100 per cent used it for cleaning dishes.
The researchers, who presented their findings at the third international One Health Congress in Amsterdam last year, concluded: “Most Bermudian residential water is contaminated by bacterial faecal indicator species.
“Depending on the indicator, between 67 per cent and 90 per cent of tap samples surpassed government safe drinking water standards and few households treat their water. Drinking water is likely a source of gastroenteritis.”
The team said its findings suggested “no improvement” to household water supplies since the last study ten years ago.
Ms Hill Davidson said householders could take simple steps to protect themselves and their families, including chlorinating tank water regularly, boiling water for a minimum of three to five minutes, or installing a UV treatment system. Brita and similar filters do not remove bacteria.
She said the aim was not to scare anyone as drinking water was a healthy lifestyle choice, but to make people aware that untreated tank water could cause illness.
“Our budget constraints mean that we can’t do as much as we might like from the public education point of view,” she said. “[But] repeating the message is something we have done annually and certainly over and over again.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 7, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man was caught on video allegedly trapping pigeons and stealing them off the streets of New York City.
A Manhattan woman posted the video on her Facebook page earlier this week. The woman who posted the video told CBS2 that the man used a net to trap the birds and scooped them up.
The man is caught on video carrying something to his van in the East Village, but it was not immediately clear what he was carrying.
Trapping birds is illegal in New York City without a permit, but it was not immediately clear if the man on video had one.
The NYPD said they are aware of the video, but have not investigated the incident because no formal complaint has been filed.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 6, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
THE risk of being hit by pigeon droppings as you walk under a city centre bridge is set to vanish as plans get under way to bird-proof the entire structure.
Business owners in Fisherton Street and residents living close to the railway bridge called for action in November, saying the birds had become a health hazard and people walking under the bridge need umbrellas to protect themselves.
Salisbury city councillor Matt Dean said it was the “number one issue” that residents complain to him about and has now led the way in obtaining funding from the city council to solve the problem.
He said: “It’s been an ongoing problem for 15 years or so, and now, with the opening of the University Technical College at the former police station, even more people are walking under the bridge from the rail station.
“The bulk of the money for cleaning and bird-proofing the bridge is going to be spent by the city council and we’re going to ask Network Rail for a financial contribution.
“We hope Wiltshire Council is going to assist by paying for the Traffic Regulation Order for the one or two-night road closure – but we have yet to get their agreement. We’ve gone out for tender for the work and hope it will be complete in June.”
The bridge clean and bird-proofing measures are expected to cost between £3,500 and £6,000.
Cllr Dean said: “There are a number of possible different treatments which include spikes or a special paint which is invisible to the human eye but makes buildings or statues seem like they’re on fire, if you’re a bird. The latter was successfully used about a year ago on the Poultry Cross where it was terrible but it’s now completely sorted.
“This is part of a wider programme to protect our buildings from damage by pigeons. In our historical, medieval city, we have to look after our shops and visitors.
“If you sit down and eat in the market square, you get pecked by birds. We need to work with the Business Improvement District to get rid of birds from the city centre.”
Last year, nesting peregrine falcons in the cathedral spire helped make a difference to the number of pigeons in the city but it also led to some very public executions and the council is reluctant to hire birds of prey to keep birds away.
Paul Dauwalder, who runs three businesses in the Fisherton Street, said it was fantastic news, adding: “It’s one of the weak spots in the street. People have had to walk under that awful bridge for too long and run the gauntlet from these feral pigeons.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 5, 2016 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services
Dead pigeons trapped under a New Malden railway bridge pose “a serious health issue” to residents, and particularly to drivers in convertible cars, a councillor has said.
Pigeons often become trapped in the netting beneath the bridge
Live birds can be seen sitting on piles of their own excrement under the railway line in Kingston Road, and dead ones are stuck in netting intended to have pigeon-proofed the bridge.
Beverley Ward councillor Raju Pandya said: “This is something that is a serious health issue and we are pleading with Network Rail to get this sorted.
“God help you if you’re in a convertible, they get crap on their heads.”
The birds can be seen sitting on their own excrement
Bird droppings and decaying dead birds have been a long-standing issue under the bridge, with residents and councillors first raising concerns with Network Rail in 2014.
A Network Rail spokeswoman said: “We understand the concerns of people in the area about the ongoing pigeon problem at this bridge, and are working closely with Kingston Council to resolve this.”
A dead pigeon lies on the ground having fallen from the bridge
Kingston and Surbiton MP James Berry brought representatives of Kingston Council and Network Rail to the bridge last week.
He said: “It’s absolutely disgusting, the pigeons get stuck in the netting. I was getting incredibly frustrated with the council and Network Rail.
“I just got them to come down and see it for themselves.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 4, 2016 | Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
China’s air pollution can be so dense that grey plumes are visible from space.
But while smog can cause heart disease, lung cancer and high blood pressure in humans, it seems to make homing pigeons fly faster in one of China’s most hazy regions.
The researchers think the unexpected phenomenon may be down to a scent the birds can use to find their way home.
While smog can cause heart disease, lung cancer and high blood pressure in humans, it seems to make homing pigeons fly faster in one of China’s most hazy regions. A stock image of smog in Shanghai is pictured
Researchers from Nanjing University in China and the University of California, Los Angeles, analysed the performance of racing or ‘homing’ pigeons taking part in races on the North China Plain.
The birds are known for their ability to find their way back home at speeds of around 37mph (60km/h) and were famously used in both World Wars because of their reliability.
The researchers used publicly available data gathered from pigeon racing agencies as well as environmental organisations in the autumns of 2013 and 14 to analyse the speed of the birds in the region, where smog is usually thicker than in other parts of the vast country.
When looking for correlations between the birds’ times and pollution levels, they expected to see a drop in performance.
The researchers used publicly available data from pigeon racing agencies as well as environmental organisations to analyse the speed of the birds. Contrary to their expectations, pigeons homed significantly faster in polluted conditions. These charts show the varying correlations depending on other conditions
WHY DO THE PIGEONS FLY FASTER?
Navigational advantage:
The smell of smog, which is composed of organic particles in China, may help the birds navigate.
‘While air pollution cannot enhance vision, it might enhance olfactory navigation efficiency by providing supplemental olfactory cues to home,’ the study says.
Motivation:
Alternatively, the researchers think the birds dislike the smog and are simply upping their speed to fly out of it as soon as possible.
‘Decreased homing time under air pollution could be explained by an enhanced motivation to home; a possibility proposed several years ago that remains untested,’ they write.
‘Air pollution might be an indication of poor environmental quality, which might trigger rapid escape.’
The birds many want to get out of the smog to avoid predators surprising them in poor visibility too.
‘By homing faster when flying through haze pollution, pigeons reduce the relative amount of time they are exposed to harmful or dangerous situations while away from the safety of their home roosts,’ the study said.
‘We might expect pollution would negatively interfere with pigeon navigation and pigeons would both fly more slowly and be less successful at returning to their home roosts when flying through more polluted air,’ the researchers wrote in the study, published in Nature’s Scientific Reports.
They considered variables including race distance, wind direction, speed, weather conditions and air quality.
Temperature was found to have no ‘significant’ effects on homing time, whereas the others either slowed the birds down or helped them get to their destination more swiftly.
The researchers added: ‘Contrary to our expectations, pigeons homed significantly faster when flying through more polluted conditions.’
Using a model, they estimated that pigeons increase their homing speed from 35 mph (55.6km/h) when flying in unpolluted conditions, to 42 mph (68.2km/h) when the pollution index hit a high score of 500.
While they are not exactly sure why smog is responsible for the performance boost, they have a couple of ideas to do with navigation and motivation.
It is generally accepted that pigeons use the sun and geomagnetic field as a compass, and visual and olfactory cues to create a map.
‘Could air pollution enhance pigeon visual and/or olfactory abilities, and by doing so explain the reduced homing time?’ the experts asked in their paper.
Because smog usually reduces visibility, particularly in North China where smoggy particles are the main pollutants, the study suggests that visual cues aren’t as important to the birds’ navigational techniques as expected, so poor visibility didn’t affect their speed.
While the experts are not exactly sure why smog is responsible for the performance boost, they suggest that the birds may fly faster than usual – and not just as efficiently – because of the smell of smog. A stock image of racing pigeons being released is shown
‘This finding is consistent with previous studies that have shown that pigeons are able to home perfectly well from unknown sites where landmarks are unfamiliar, even when flying with frosted lenses that impede vision,’ they write.
To explain why the birds may fly faster than usual – and not just as efficiently – they suggested the racing pigeons may be stimulated by the smell of smog.
‘Olfactory cues have been shown to play an important role in avian navigation, and in pigeons it is probably a fundamental homing mechanism,’ they write.
They think the organic particles that make up the smog – from burning coal and waste – may help the birds navigate by providing stronger markers for the birds to use when finding their way home.
Racing pigeons are known for their ability to find their way back home at speeds of around 37mph (60km/h) and were famously used in both World Wars because of their reliability (pictured)
‘While air pollution cannot enhance vision, it might enhance olfactory navigation efficiency by providing supplemental olfactory cues to home,’ the study continued.
Alternatively, they suggested the birds might dislike the smog and are simply upping their speed to fly out of it and get back home as soon as possible.
‘Decreased homing time under air pollution could be explained by an enhanced motivation to home; a possibility proposed several years ago that remains untested,’ they write.
‘Air pollution might be an indication of poor environmental quality, which might trigger rapid escape.’
The birds many want to get out of the smog to avoid predators surprising them in poor visibility too.
‘By homing faster when flying through haze pollution, pigeons reduce the relative amount of time they are exposed to harmful or dangerous situations while away from the safety of their home roosts,’ the study said.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 3, 2016 | Bird Netting, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
A pigeon.
The SPCA is investigating possible pigeon poisoning in Auckland.
The bizarre scene, observed outside Vector Arena in central Auckland on Thursday morning, was attributed by residents to the birds eating a packet of chilli instant noodles.
The ordeal began after the birds began acting strangely in the early morning.
One of the drugged pigeons
Daniel Edwards, who lived nearby, found the sickly birds near a packet of opened instant noodles and spicy seasoning.
“It’s pretty sad. A lot of people hate pigeons, but they don’t annoy me,” he said.
Edwards and his friend chased away two large gulls away that had begun clawing at the incapacitated pigeons.
Daniel Edwards found a dozen sick and dying pigeons in Auckland on Thursday morning.
One pigeon was left with a wound in his side while another bird died.
A passer-by poured water on the distressed birds to help revive them from their sluggish state.
Local resident Cynthia Dickey said this was the third time in three months pigeons had been found in a similar state in the park.
In a previous incident, she said three pigeons died and the SPCA took the remaining 12 away for treatment.
Dickey said the birds were being poisoned by the human food being left scattered around the area.
The chilli seasoning would have been dangerously spicy for pigeons, she said.
“Their little mouths can’t cope with it. It would burn your tongue.”
However, SPCA Auckland chief executive Andrea Midgen said they were investigating if the birds were poisoned.
It was the second callout the SPCA had received to the area in a few months.
“In both cases the pigeons appear to be sick from the use of poison.
“The pigeons found today were particularly sick and had wounds from being attacked by seagulls.”
The birds were taken to NZ Bird Rescue where they were being cared for.
It was legal to poison pigeons in New Zealand but you must ensure the birds don’t suffer and not leave any sick birds behind, she said.
“No animal should be left to suffer like this.”
NZ Bird Rescue Trust spokeswoman Hilary Stollery said they had been alerted to more cases of bird poisoning in recent years.
Cafe owners would poison sparrows and pigeons which were seen as a nuisance, she said.
The Trust would like the practice banned.
Human food can also be toxic to birds, including dry noodles and chili, she said.
“It would expand in the poor creature’s stomach and kill them.”
Human food high in salt and chemicals was also bad for birds.
Anyone wishing to feed birds should give them bird seed, she said.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 2, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting
Pigeons are a nuisance in downtown North Platte. On Tuesday evening, the local city council approved a plan to get rid of them.
An agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Health Inspection Service was approved on Tuesday at the regular North Platte City Council meeting. The plan is to eradicate the birds through a multi-faceted process that includes using toxicants, trapping and shooting.
Chad Richardson, district supervisor for the service, gave an overview of what needs to be done.
“The situation didn’t develop overnight and it won’t go away overnight,” Richardson said. “The goal is to reduce the population by 50 percent in the first year.”
It is estimated there are around 4,000 pigeons in the city, and Richardson said it will take putting in the man hours to accomplish the goal. Eventually, he believes the service can reduce the population by 90 percent. In Scottsbluff, the service successfully eradicated all but a handful of 2,000 pigeons in that city.
“Toxicant baiting is the key,” Richardson said. “Trapping and shooting is much more labor intensive.”
The toxicant is used after the birds have been baited with corn. Then corn is soaked in the liquid toxicant and the birds eat the tainted feed.
“We have a toxicant that is registered just to the USDA,” Richardson said. “It’s a good toxicant, if there is such a thing. There is no secondary toxicity to these birds. It is different toxicant than what private controllers have used in the past.”
The effect on the birds is that they die in their sleep due to liver failure. There will be dead birds, but the service will remove the birds as they are found. The toxicant does not stay toxic after the bird dies, so people or pets that come in contact with the dead birds are not in any danger.
“Great Plains Health and the Ag Valley Co-op have agreed to share the cost of the service,” City Administrator Jim Hawks said. “The cost will be split three ways with the city.”
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