Monitoring the effects of deterring gulls from a major landfill site - a two week trial in March 2004 Peter ROCK

摘要

This short paper is a distillation of the results obtained from a study carried out between 23rd February and 16th April 2004 with Gloucester Landfill being the major landfill (Rocx, 2004a). It is well known that gulls utilise landfills throughout Britain and abroad as feeding sources (CRAMP & SIMMONS 1984). Indeed, after the Second World War a great many new landfills were opened accepting household (putrescible) waste where, before, the largest percentage of waste material dumped was inert (mostlyash) (Institute of Waste Management in lift). This post-War proliferation of landfills signalled the beginning of 'Throw-Away Society' in Britain.