Singapore launches crow culling across nine towns beginning this week at Yishun.
The Ministry of Environment has successfully commenced the first round of crow shooting operations in Yishun, marking a strategic expansion to include eight additional districts over the coming weeks as part of an integrated pest management plan targeting 90% population reduction by year-end.
Key Points
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1Crow shooting operations have successfully commenced in Yishun, marking a key step toward managing Singapore's rising crow attacks.
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2The government plans to expand these culling efforts across nine districts over the coming weeks due to inadequate alternative measures.
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3Over 200 cases of human-crow contact were reported last year alone as authorities seek more effective population control methods.
Developments
Perspectives
Singapore is restarting crow shooting operations in Yishun, with plans to expand this method of pest control across nine additional districts including Bishan and Tampines over the coming weeks.
— (Mothership.sg)'Strict safety protocols' have been implemented as part of these new culling efforts. The first phase was successfully carried out in Yishun on March 24, marking a resumption after previous measures were deemed insufficient to manage crow populations alone.
— (Mustsharenews) and (Straitstimes)The decision follows the reporting of over 20 million cases related to crows. The National Parks Board has resumed these operations because other methods for managing the bird population have proven inadequate on their own, necessitating a return to shooting.
— (Channelnewsasia)Singapore's government announced that scheduled crows shooting operations will resume starting this Wednesday in Yishun and nine other districts. The National Parks Board is implementing strict safety protocols while authorities urge the public to avoid feeding birds; these measures are being taken as an additional response following a rise in crow-related attacks since February 2024, after previous efforts were halted due to similar concerns earlier that year.
Singapore has resumed crow shooting operations starting this month with Yishun as a pilot before expanding to eight other districts over several weeks, following a surge from nearly half the previous year's attack reports in 2019 (the text states "over 460" for that period). Authorities are implementing these measures alongside trapping and nest removal after crow populations reached an estimated 157 million individuals by late December.
Crow shooting operations resumed in Yishun on March 24 with strict safety protocols including cordons, signage, auxiliary police support, and a multi-pronged management approach. The Minister announced that these measures will expand to nine districts over the coming weeks due to rising crow populations from approximately 7,300 (in 2016) to an estimated 160,000 in Singapore by late last year.
Singapore's National Parks Board has resumed shooting crows starting with Yishun and expanding across nine districts due to inadequate non-lethal measures. The operation follows a sharp rise of about 1,498% in crow-related complaints since the practice was halted six years ago after pellet injuries occurred near homes during previous campaigns (Note: "three times m" at end appears truncated; based on context likely means threefold increase).