
Ripping apart garbage bags, rummaging through leftovers, scavenging cafés and food stands, crows have earned the enmity of sanitation- obsessed Singaporeans. The tiny Asian island nation is infamous for its strict rules to promote cleanliness, including a ban on most chewing gum in public places.
And when it comes to crows, neatness isn't the only concern, as dive-bombings have been known to leave Singaporeans smarting.
But the birds aren't the ones drawing blood.
In 2006, at the invitation of the government, volunteers from the Singapore Gun Club culled approximately 1,025 crows—down slightly from 2005's tally of 1,650. The club's highest annual tally was 14,370 in 2001.
Labels: animals, birds, crows, hunting