Clucking nuisance: Complaints grow as wild chickens become a common sight


A flock of chickens hiding in the shade of a bush around the HDB blocks near Sungei Api Api. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): They crow at ungodly hours, leave their droppings everywhere and are getting on the nerves of residents here – wild chickens are becoming an increasingly common sight in many neighbourhoods across the island.

The National Parks Board (NParks) has been receiving an increasing number of complaints over the years, with 600 instances so far in 2023. It received 950 complaints in 2021, up from 350 in 2017. Figures for 2022 are not available.

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