Tag: seagulls

September 3, 2019

New Jersey town combats gull problem with raptors

How does a seaside tourist town keep gulls from pestering its patrons? Ocean City, New Jersey, has been using raptors to tackle the problem. The city has been contracting with...

August 13, 2019

Watch: Gull stealing your seaside snack? Stare it down

Keep an eye on those gulls trying to steal your beach snack. They might have second thoughts. A team of scientists at the University of Exeter experimented by putting a...

February 3, 2017

Past raises questions about Heerman’s gulls’ future

Researchers who delved 50,000 years into the past of Heermann’s gulls (Larus heermanni) said a warmer climate could cause its population to decline. Andres Aguilar, an assistant professor at California...