DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Title

GULL EXCLUSION

Authors

George W.J. Laidlaw, Vertebrate Control Evaluation Officer, Pesticides Division, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Hans Blokpoel, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Victor E.F. Solman, Biologist and Bird-Aircraft Hazard Specialist, Ottawa, Canada
Margaret McLaren, Biologist, LGL Ltd. (Environmental Research Associates), Toronto, Canada

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

March 1984

This paper reports on work carried out in a variety of sites and installations that have required active gull control. The methods used are a result of observations by a variety of researchers and attest to the effectiveness of a behavioral control technique with the use of thin steel spring wire or monofilament fishing line.