Beware of the Gulls

• Gulls associate people with food, this can cause injuries when they try and snatch food from you.
• Gulls carry diseases such as E-Coli and Salmonella.
• Gulls are very protective of their young and may attack people or pets.
• We need to break their habits and encourage them to hunt in their natural habitat by limiting their access to our food.
• Feeding gulls affects their health.

• Throwing food is classed as littering – Don’t feed them.
• Gulls have learnt how to snatch food from people by swooping down and at you so try eating against a wall.
• Never leave food unattended.
• Gulls don’t normally like to hunt for food from people in confined spaces so perhaps explore the narrow streets of St. Ives.
• Explain to your children the reasons why we shouldn’t feed gulls.
• Don’t give a gull an opportunity to swipe food from you – be alert and keep food close to you.
• Keep away from nests and young gulls.
• Bin any unwanted food.
• Keep close to your child when they are eating.

You can download the information poster here.

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