Crows terrorise Tampines residents

• Clivebenss

  8 Nov 10, 19:58

  Nov 8, 2010 - Straits Times

  By Shivali Nayak, Multimedia Journalist

  IT SWOOPS down when you least expect it and it will hurt you if it manages to hit you.

  Crows have been a problem in Singapore for more than a decade but they have been an absolute nightmare for Tampines residents the past month, specifically in Tampines Street 83.

  Many residents there reported a close encounter, most times they were shocked by a painful peck to the back of their heads while crossing the roads. But before they can react, their 'attacker' had already flown off.

  These crow 'attacks' started more than two weeks ago, prompting the National Environment Agency (NEA) to carry out two crow culling exercises immediately upon receiving calls from concerned residents. Four crows were culled and three nests were destroyed.

  But many residents are still very weary of crossing the junction of Tampines Street 83 that faces Blk 827. One resident, Mohamed Sarip, who lives at Blk 827A Tampines Street 81, said he was hurt 3 times by a crow last month. The 68-year-old added that older residents seem more prone to attacks.

  The crow population in Singapore has been significantly reduced from around 120,000 in 2001 to about 10,000 now. But the area around Tampines Street 83 has many thick trees and areas with food remains - two factors that attract crows. It is therefore no surprise that there is a significant crow population in the area.

• Junyang700

  8 Nov 10, 20:02

  Time to kill all the birds! LOL...

• sbst275

  8 Nov 10, 20:17

  aiya

  it's hard to get rid of them de

  you can cull some, but later all just go elsewhere

• Asromanista2001

  9 Nov 10, 01:34

  time for the SAF to earn their keep.............

  issue everyone there with a gun and wipe those damn crows out..........

  mynahs too...............

• likeyou

  9 Nov 10, 07:51

  tampines grc are not doing enough or are they half hearted?

  remember ge coming, you still want to make pple not happy?

  do something.

  brainstorming.

  come up with a solution.

  do more culling.

  spraying.

  ensure residents are worry free.

  time to score points now.

   

• Polohole

  9 Nov 10, 08:26

  Please don't kill the birds.the birds are harmless.amituofo Halleijulah amituofo Halleijulah.Praise Amituofo!

• likeyou

  9 Nov 10, 09:36

  Originally posted by Polohole:

  Please don't kill the birds.the birds are harmless.amituofo Halleijulah amituofo Halleijulah.Praise Amituofo!

  
  See my above option, spraying to prevent the birds from attacking the pple. The birds will fly off to other places...

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  9 Nov 10, 10:19

  Originally posted by Asromanista2001:

  time for the SAF to earn their keep.............

  issue everyone there with a gun and wipe those damn crows out..........

  mynahs too...............

  
  Shoot bird eh...?

  

• Junyang700

  9 Nov 10, 13:29

  Shoot the bird bird!

• FireIce

  9 Nov 10, 14:17

  i heard got one uncle got pecked by crow bcos his head is as bald as an egg.

• Pitot

  9 Nov 10, 14:18

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  i heard got one uncle got pecked by crow bcos his head is as bald as an egg.

  

   

  some look like a bird's nest.

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  9 Nov 10, 14:23

  Originally posted by Pitot:

  

   

  some look like a bird's nest.

  
  

  

• βέτά

  9 Nov 10, 14:32

   

  These birds are attracted to shiny objects, bald heads included.

   

   

   

   

• likeyou

  9 Nov 10, 16:14

  hahahaha...

• Clivebenss

  9 Nov 10, 17:18

  do the crows like short guy too?