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Orchard Road retailers employing LKY tactics to solve bird poop problem?

Rogue Trader

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Hawks to patrol Singapore shopping district
Sapa-AFP | 12 October, 2011 10:14

Businesses along Singapore's famous Orchard Road shopping street plan to deploy trained hawks to scare off thousands of birds whose droppings rain down on pedestrians' heads, a report says.

The Straits Times said retailers were in talks with Jurong Bird Park, whose attractions include trained birds of prey, to try a natural solution after artificial methods such as high-pitched recordings failed to drive the birds away.


Wildlife groups estimate that around 2,000 to 5,000 starlings and mynahs roost along Orchard Road in the evening, releasing droppings on pavements and parked cars and creating a din that even overpowers traffic noise.


The use of chemicals to poison the birds was ruled out by the Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) for being too cruel.


"We are still in discussions with the relevant people and nothing has been firmed up at this stage," a spokeswoman for Wildlife Reserves Singapore, which oversees the bird park, told AFP.


ORBA officials were not available for comment.


"The idea is to scare the birds away. At the end of the day, we want the pleasant shopping experience to return to Orchard Road," Steven Goh, the executive director of ORBA, told the Straits Times.
 

Received_by_Kings

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Hawks to patrol Singapore shopping district
Sapa-AFP | 12 October, 2011 10:14

Businesses along Singapore's famous Orchard Road shopping street plan to deploy trained hawks to scare off thousands of birds whose droppings rain down on pedestrians' heads, a report says.

The Straits Times said retailers were in talks with Jurong Bird Park, whose attractions include trained birds of prey, to try a natural solution after artificial methods such as high-pitched recordings failed to drive the birds away.


Wildlife groups estimate that around 2,000 to 5,000 starlings and mynahs roost along Orchard Road in the evening, releasing droppings on pavements and parked cars and creating a din that even overpowers traffic noise.




The use of chemicals to poison the birds was ruled out by the Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) for being too cruel.


"We are still in discussions with the relevant people and nothing has been firmed up at this stage," a spokeswoman for Wildlife Reserves Singapore, which oversees the bird park, told AFP.


ORBA officials were not available for comment.


"The idea is to scare the birds away. At the end of the day, we want the pleasant shopping experience to return to Orchard Road," Steven Goh, the executive director of ORBA, told the Straits Times.

Then hawks would peck at the heads of those ugly people including the homegrown Sporn fucks.
 

talkincock

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Of course i am ugly and worthless like all the other toilet slurping keling. :p:p:p


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"I dunno what to say and just have to agree."
 

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So, how many hawks and falcons are these buggers going to deploy to rid this pesserine pests?

The root of the problem is garbage and leftover food. If Singaporeans can only return the trays to the tray bins and clear the tables where they eat, these birds will not be around. There is no cost involved in this.

So much education, no fucking consideration. Always depending on servants to clear the mess they leave behind. That's my impression of many Singaporeans.

Cheers!
 

johnny333

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It may work. I remember watching a documentary where in India they used a larger species of monkey to patrol & chase away away the smaller species.
 

Agoraphobic

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It may work. I remember watching a documentary where in India they used a larger species of monkey to patrol & chase away away the smaller species.

While the langur is around the macaques lay low, once it is gone, the monkeys are back.

So, it becomes guaranteed income for the langur owner. Contract renewed every year. From that point of view, it works.

Cheers!
 

johnny333

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While the langur is around the macaques lay low, once it is gone, the monkeys are back.

So, it becomes guaranteed income for the langur owner. Contract renewed every year. From that point of view, it works.

Cheers!

So is Temasek now into more monkey business :smile:
 

Capano2121

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For a while there after reading the heading i thought orchard road retailers are buying knuckle dusters to punch the birds!
 

johnny333

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The Orchard area is very crowded with people & I've never been bothered by any birds.

Why have the birds suddenly become "pests" & only in the Orchard Area :confused:
 
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