Stop feeding seagull 'muggers', East Yorkshire beachgoers told
Posters will be handed out in takeaways asking people to dispose of food properly in bins.The council wants to encourage seagulls to return to their natural habitat and diet.
A study in 2020 found that seagulls favour human food, which could partly explain why they have been successful in colonising urban areas.The council said giving the gulls food encouraged scavenging and aggressive behaviour.Their droppings could also be harmful to human health, the authority added. The warning comes after a study found seabird droppings to be the "main contributor" to pollution on Bridlington South Beach.
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