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September 2018 at 10:46am
Six wild
birds have been found dead - and others left dying - after becoming stuck in
glue traps deliberately left on bird feeders at a West Sussex nature reserve.
Rangers
from Horsham District Council found the stricken entangled birds stuck to
feeders and on the ground nearby on Thursday and alerted the RSPCA.
The glue
traps were found on bird feeders and vegetation near to a bird hide at the
Warnham Local Nature Reserve in Horsham.
The
sticky substance - identified as bird lime - had been placed on the feeders and
the surrounding vegetation to indiscriminately and cruelly trap any bird that
came into contact with it.
Using
this method of trapping causes huge amounts of distress and suffering for the
birds and will indiscriminately ensnare anything that comes into contact with
it. Some birds have already died due to these traps in this case.”
Five blue
tits and one great tit died after becoming stuck to the traps. The remaining
birds are being cared for by the Countryside Warden. It’s hoped they will later
be released.
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