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Municipal pigeon house to slow down the spread of birds

Pigeons flock to big cities. Many people are annoyed by the birds. They are annoyed by street corners that are filthy with pigeon droppings. The animals themselves are not doing well either. In Bremen, there is now a new approach to combating pigeons.

,   and  Carmen Simpson
2 min read
The municipal pigeon house on the Am Brill parking garage. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
The municipal pigeon house on the Am Brill parking garage. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Bremen - Municipal pigeon house to slow down the spread of birds

Bremen wants to reduce the population of pigeons in the city center with a pigeon house. The Bremen Pigeon House Association replaces the birds' eggs with dummies and in this way can prevent up to 1600 chicks from hatching every year in the long term, estimates association director Perdita Goltz. On Thursday, Jan Fries, State Councillor for the Environment, will hand over the first municipal pigeon house in Bremen to the association.

The pigeon house is an insulated metal garden shed that was originally intended for overwintering plants. "It is more or less the equivalent of containers, which are often used as pigeon houses," Goltz explained. However, unlike a container, the house could only be built on the roof of a parking garage in Bremen's city center.

According to Bremen's environmental department, there is room for 200 pigeons. They will be fed in a species-appropriate manner and have a place to breed. "The pigeon house will not be occupied by 200 pigeons right from the start, and not all pairs will breed all the time," the Bremen Pigeon House Association added. As pigeons lay eggs several times a year, the association expects to be able to prevent the hatching of up to 1600 chicks a year in the long term by replacing them with dummies.

"Of course, we will keep detailed records of the number of eggs exchanged in order to document the success of the pigeon house," said Goltz. The association is hoping for more pigeon houses in the city in the future. In Bremen's city center alone, there is the possibility of six such houses.

Bremen pigeon house

Read also:

  1. The decision to use a metal garden shed as a pigeon house in Bremen's city center is similar to the use of containers often utilized as pigeon houses elsewhere.
  2. Feeding the 200 pigeons in the Bremen pigeon house will be done in a way that ensures their well-being, and they will have suitable breeding conditions.
  3. The Bremen environmental department believes that the city center's pigeon population could benefit from several more pigeon houses, allowing for a potential prevention of up to 9600 pigeon chicks being hatched annually.
  4. In the city center of Bremen, the problem of bird droppings and its impact on the city's environment, especially on buildings and public spaces, is a common concern.
  5. Some animals, like birds, can contribute to environmental challenges when their population grows excessively in urban areas, and the measures taken in Bremen aim to address this issue.

Source: www.stern.de

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