luke. 9 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Hello people. My old man works in a waste disposal yard and his boss has told him to ask me if a could get rid of some of the seagulls. After some thort i went down and managed 48 in about 60 mins but then i have heard that this is not allowed. All you oppinions are welcome, thanks. Luke. Quote Link to post
Catcher 1 639 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Hello people. My old man works in a waste disposal yard and his boss has told him to ask me if a could get rid of some of the seagulls. After some thort i went down and managed 48 in about 60 mins but then i have heard that this is not allowed. All you oppinions are welcome, thanks. Luke. Not allow mate on private ground Killing of any animal or bird has to be done by a proper pest controler.And most gulls are protected by law.So your old man could be done over the endangered of controled species act Quote Link to post
Dakaras 3 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 The only gull on the general licence (the same one that has wood pigeons on it) is The Lesser Black-backed gull so if it was that one your fine...Otherwise you have broken the law under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Goto Natural England for the full list Quote Link to post
Leicester hunter 0 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 As above. All waste management companies must have a pest control plan in place from a registered pest control company. (I know as im a manager at such a place!) The companies insurance for starters will deffo not cover your activities. I know its easy pickings as it saves the company a fortune, but unfortunately its not allowed. ATB Quote Link to post
tdesnos 6 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Why the hell are seagulls protected? Quote Link to post
luke. 9 Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Cheers lads, but they are the smae type of gulls in the picture. His boss said that the enviromental agencie was in and said they are allowed to cull 150 gulls, but as i said before some one said it was breaking the law ? Either way there is 48 less Luke. Quote Link to post
tdesnos 6 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Cheers lads, but they are the smae type of gulls in the picture. His boss said that the enviromental agencie was in and said they are allowed to cull 150 gulls, but as i said before some one said it was breaking the law ? Either way there is 48 less Luke. Ooorah! Quote Link to post
Leicester hunter 0 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 (edited) Cheers lads, but they are the smae type of gulls in the picture. His boss said that the enviromental agencie was in and said they are allowed to cull 150 gulls, but as i said before some one said it was breaking the law ? Either way there is 48 less Luke. its not breaking the law, but the EA ruling on culling 150 birds is the guide for the LICENCED pest control company, not you. Are you insured? Trust me, you dont want to get into trouble. Who is the owner of the site? Biffa, Sita, Shanks etc etc??? (PM me if you dont want it public) Edited March 13, 2010 by Leicester hunter Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 hi luke im afraid the above post are correct the only gull on general licence is the Lesser Black-backed Gull the others were taken of licence jan this year you can shoot them but you'd need to apply for a special licence and natural england will only issue them to a professional pest tec ... atb gary Quote Link to post
Dakaras 3 Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Why the hell are seagulls protected? Dunno thier reasoning on this one chap....General licence now reads as follows (i) Authorised persons to kill or take any of the wild birds listed at (a) and ( below, to take, damage or destroy their nests or to take or destroy their eggs: (a) Crow Corvus corone Dove, Collared Streptopelia decaocto Gull, Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus Jackdaw Corvus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Pigeon, Feral Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus ( Goose, Canada Branta canadensis Parakeet, Monk Myiopsitta monachus Parakeet, Ring-necked Psittacula krameri 6. Where any cage trap, including a trap authorised under subparagraph 2(ii) above is used, then only the bird species listed in this paragraph may be used as decoys: Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Corvus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Parakeet, Monk Myiopsitta monachus Parakeet, Ring-necked Psittacula krameri Rook Corvus frugilegus Also just for info Ive seen the odd reference to shooting birds on the above with lamps. Illegal!! The only bird that can be taken by lamp is the Feral Pigeon I actually carry a full copy in my gunslip and have another copy in my presenter that I show people Im asking for permission from. http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/gen-L05_tcm6-7669.pdf With permission Luke then you are ok to do it from the stand point of above, but Id be very wary of the insurance issue. Quote Link to post
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