Preparation of an estimate for the population of the yellow-legged gull /glarus/ on the territory of Burgas. This is proposed by municipal councilors Stoyan Grozev, Mariela Kirova, Svetoslav Todorov, Milen Georgiev, Georgi Kuzmanov, Georgi Manev from the KOD – Bulgarian Rise group.
The funds needed for this undertaking, according to their calculations, are up to BGN 35,000, which is proposed to be taken from the city’s 2025 Budget.
In Burgas, a temporary commission was created, which aimed to prepare monitoring for the assessment of the problem of limiting the population of glarus. The commission held several meetings with increased interest from both citizens and representatives from the non-governmental sector, specialists, experts, institutions and organizations related to the topic.
During the meetings of the commission, various opinions were expressed, many cases and normative documents were considered. A very useful experience in this regard was shared by representatives of “Fraport Twin Star Airport Management” JSC Burgas airport, who encounter a very serious problem in ensuring the safety of take-off and landing planes, and the reason for this is the birds and in most cases the yellowlegs seagull. After the debates and the competent opinions that were expressed during the meetings of the commission, it came up with a decision to prepare an assessment of the Glarus population on the territory of Burgas.
Glarus is omnivorous, it is not a protected species and as such its population is not directly monitored.
The species is long-lived (up to 25 years), and in the absence of limiting factors, adults can reach the age of over 30 years, reproducing regularly every year. As a result, glarus can withstand prolonged periods of low reproductive success without suffering significant demographic collapse.
In an urban environment, they have no natural enemy and the natural mortality of adults is less than 10% (ie more than 90% of adults survive each year).
Glarus adapt to different conditions. With abundant food sources available, breeding pairs can raise a higher number of young, young birds reach sexual maturity at an earlier age (3 years instead of 4-5 years) and increase their survival rate. This leads to a significant increase in reproductive capacity, followed by significant demographic growth.
Several major problems are associated with the presence of glarus in the city – noise, excrement, aggressive behavior, high risk of aircraft collisions with their species, risk of disease transmission.
“The concentration of numerous specimens of the species of yellow-legged gull /glarus/ on the territory of Burgas creates the impression that their population has grown in recent years, and most likely this is the case, but until now no official report has been prepared by experts and specialists in this field. who will establish this,” the report says.
According to the importers, there is a need to draw up an official document to assess the Glarus population in Burgas and propose measures to limit the problems it creates.
A decision on the report will be made at the upcoming session of the Municipal Council on Friday.
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