 People in and around the town complained about the pigeons |
A public outcry has forced a Cornish town council to reject plans for a cull to reduce pigeon numbers. Liskeard Town Council had received a number of complaints about birds around the Fore Street area.
It was considering a week-long programme which would have involved trapping and killing some birds.
But at a meeting on Tuesday night, councillors agreed to deal with the situation by trying to discourage the birds from roosting.
Deputy mayor Anne Purdon said the council had been considering the cull "because the problem has to be dealt with".
She admitted the public reaction to the original plans had been very negative, but added it had not considered a complete range of options at that point.
She said: "At the time we didn't have the right information, but now we do."
The council is now looking as methods such as putting spikes and other obstacles on window sills and similar surfaces to stop the birds roosting, and using netting to keep them out of some areas.
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