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flag Scotland hosts a gull summit with £100K funding to reduce urban gull conflicts using non-lethal methods.

flag Scotland’s Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie is hosting a seagull summit in Inverness to address rising concerns about urban gull populations and their impact on communities. flag The event brings together local councils, NatureScot, waste management firms, and community groups to discuss coordinated strategies, including deterrents like lasers, noise devices, and netting, supported by £100,000 in government funding. flag Fairlie emphasizes data-driven, non-political solutions to manage gull numbers and reduce human-wildlife conflict, aiming to depoliticize the issue after recent public disputes. flag Critics, including MSP Douglas Ross, argue the summit was exclusionary and the funding inadequate, while NatureScot notes overall gull numbers are declining and stress balanced, local approaches are key.

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