Fears ‘deadly’ Scottish seagulls could kill someone after spate of attacks
The Scottish Parliament has been warned, a summit to combat increasingly aggressive seagulls of Scotland should be kept before someone seriously hurt or killed.
Douglas Ross, former Scottish conservative leader, called the discussion in Holyrood, and argued that the threat created by the “discomfort” seagulls has risen to a “deadly olum level and that people’s lives were at risk.
While Toray Rachael Hamilton reported that more Scottish report was “scared, attacked and traumatized by birds, he immediately took action and supported the call.
The ministers called on a Scotland to gather a summit and said that localized efforts would not be enough for the growing crisis.
Minister of Agriculture Jim Fairie promised to host a Meagull Summit in the north of Scotland, while Ms. Hamilton, representing the south of the country, insisted on going far beyond a region.
“This is not just a local problem,” he said. “He demands a national response.”
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire MSP emphasized a series of attacks in Eyemouth, where seven children were targeted by seven children in a single month last year. A girl left deep cuts and blood flowing down.
He defined birds more than a discomfort, and now warned that they have created a serious risk of health and safety.
Nevertheless, although the public increased the concern, Ms. Hamilton said Naturerescot’s license system was involved in the bureaucracy to manage birds and could not give results.
He told the MSPS that the discussion was “important ve and criticized the Scottish government for not making a meaningful action.
“Absolutely nothing ends. I don’t believe the government listens because the problem continues in my election area in Eyemouth.”
Ms Hamilton added: “Aggressive Meagull behavior continues to cause a real concern between tourists, among everyone who has something to do throughout the harbor.
“And this is not just a seasonal disorder. A serious, growing health risk. A risk of security especially for children and elderly residents.”
A business owner said that he described the situation as “scared, attacked and traumatized”.
Opening the debate, Ross said that the Scottish Parliament was discussing the problems around the seagull, but he often said that people “grin” – but this was a “extremely serious problem”.
The plateaus and islands MSP said that the founders were worried about leaving their homes because of the fear of “Divebombed, and others experienced mental health problems thanks to the lack of sleep caused by noisy seagulls.
He accused Natural for a conflict of interest as a body responsible for both control and protection license.
He said: “It is time to break Naturescot.
“If the minister cannot see that this is a problem, then he divorces reality.
“The power of support between the parties in today’s discussion must be all that the SNP government must finally take action before seeing someone who was killed because it was attacked by a seagull.”
Minister of Agriculture Jim Fairie, people often “cartilage and laughing” about seagulls, “this is a” fatal serious “problem, he said. However, he told the MSPS that he could not intervene in the licensing system and that the government could open the judicial examination.
He said the main reason for the problem was people who feed birds directly or through food waste and garbage.
SNP MSP Christine Gramee defined it as “intelligent, adaptable” animals and warned against the “demonization” seagulls. “The language like ‘Muging’, ‘Menace’ can be applied to our colleagues,” he said. “But it is not appropriate to demonize an animal just looking for food.”
NatureScot spokesman said: “We understand that seagulls can sometimes cause problems in our towns and cities. At the same time, seagull populations face serious decreases.”
Organ, health and safety concerns should balance with the protection and the seagulls to manage the seagulls, individuals, businesses and communities supported, he said.
As a result, license applications to destroy nests and eggs and destroy chicks fell from 2,633 to 1,601 in 2024 in 2023.
“We will have to find ways to live with seagulls and other wildlife in the long run,” he said.
