Grounding Penang’s pigeon problem

Other than the remote control trap, MBPP personnel also use nets to catch pigeons. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: With cast nets, remote-controlled cage traps and a RM250 fine on people feeding pigeons, the city council is “battling” against the island’s pigeon infestation.

And it looks like the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) is making progress because there are signs that the feral pigeon population here is thinning.