Orchard Road hit by bird nuisance
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SINGAPORE: Since Channel NewsAsia's report last month about mynahs being a public nuisance, viewers have given feedback that Orchard Road is plagued by this problem as well.
Mynahs residing in trees along Orchard Road can be heard for more than an hour after the sun sets.
Orchard Road merchants said there could be a few thousand mynahs.
The birds' droppings have left unsightly stains on pedestrian walkways.
The Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) said it's exploring ways to chase the mynahs away.
This included borrowing an eagle from the Singapore Wildlife Reserve but this did not work out due to the large number of mynahs.
They have also approached various government agencies for help, but so far no concrete solution has been provided.
The National Environment Agency said that with the close proximity between urban and natural areas, there will be such minor bird nuisances.
In a written reply to a question in parliament on Monday whether there will be a single agency to handle bird-related problems, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan said that the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) would coordinate the work of all agencies involved whenever problems caused by birds arise.
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Dey~ why report now? the problem has been existing for YEARSSSSS le
the worst hit is the road between Ngee Ann City and Meritus Mandarin Hotel... Especially the traffic light area
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gotta do w/ the type of trees over there
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maybe they can catch this birds and release it on the nature reserve areas.
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the kopitiam at tampines street 34 also jialat.
the birds fly all over INSIDE the coffee shop while people are eating.
one cannot leave the food there and walk away to buy drinks without the birds having a share of your food.
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in front of mandarin gallery
if suay will ä¸å¤´å¥–
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its time our govt wake up and do their work instead of always focusing on money money and more money.
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Are the birds doing anything deliberately to annoy humans?
They just do what the do. And they chose that tree in Orchard Road.
Now there will be a fight for space. The birds will lose, of course.
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why I say type of trees
Those trees give very good cover (leaves la) for them to rest at night...
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make the birds pay ERP
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they pay for ERP by dropping shit
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chop off the tree, problem solve.
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Angry bird jin angry
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I see a lot of trees kena chopped off the top part nowadays. Which is really bad cos the weather already so hot liao..still no trees for shade *facepalms*