Reinstate the £250,000 budget for research into urban gulls

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What the petition asks

The Prime Minister called for a 'big conversation' about urban gulls after a pet dog was savaged by a seagull in Cornwall. But the government has recently cut the budget for research into the problem. We can't have a proper conversation without more information about the behaviour of gulls in towns.

- Gulls are currently protected under the 1981 Wildlife Act
- Since then the population of urban gulls has grown alarmingly
- Existing legal methods of prevention and control do not work
- Seabird 2000, the last proper survey of gulls, is 15 years out of date
- Further research is urgently required to tackle the problem
- New technology can provide fresh information about gull ecology
- Accurate knowledge of gull behaviour is the key to control
- We cannot afford to wait any longer

Timeline

22 Jul 2015	Petition opened for signatures
22 Jan 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 354

Status Closed

Opened 22 Jul 2015

Closed 22 Jan 2016

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