A Sad Story About Seagulls
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326431)
Rockingham, Australia
July 10, 2022 9:58pm CST
I heard a sad story today regarding seagulls. The silver gulls in question usually roost on a narrow strip of land next to a road. A high tide had covered their normal roosting area. As the gulls were coming in at dusk and don’t have night vision, they moved to the nearest land which was a 100km/hr zone road.
As a result, over 100 birds were mown down by vehicles. Distressed members of the public reported the carnage and many of the injured birds were then taken to the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. Only eight passed the triage assessment and three of those died later. Two have been set free and the remaining three will be released soon.
This is really just a tragic accident but as the article pointed out, if you come across road kill, slow down as there could be more wildlife nearby.
The photo was taken by me but not in Tasmania.
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@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
11 Jul 22
The photo is beautiful and I cannot imagine the accident the gulls experienced.
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@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
14 Jul 22
@JudyEv I think it's mother nature's way
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@arunima25 (85733)
• Bangalore, India
11 Jul 22
That's tragic!
Your picture is beautiful!
I hope that these seagulls are not the endangered ones
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@arunima25 (85733)
• Bangalore, India
12 Jul 22
@JudyEv That's a relief, I mean to some extent. Hundreds of them would be so grave for a already endangered species..We hope that all species on the planet stay safe and sound.
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I understand that this time humans are not to blame, but this is so sad.
@MarshaMusselman (38691)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Jul 22
Seagulls are a nuisance here. I wonder what the response would have been had that happened here.
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@MarshaMusselman (38691)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Jul 22
@JudyEv I think I've read your stories about kangaroos before being a nuisance. Since we have none it's hard to imagine that.
Are sea fila not a nuisance at all there?
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@JudyEv (326431)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul 22
@MarshaMusselman The seagulls are a nuisance around seaside cafes and eating houses.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
11 Jul 22
This is terrible. I hope they are not endangered, I know some types of gulls are.
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@JudyEv (326431)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jul 22
It is really very sad. The motorists would have been upset too, I'm sure.
@BarBaraPrz (45615)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
11 Jul 22
I was visited by a dove yesterday. That's never happened here before.
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@BarBaraPrz (45615)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Jul 22
@JudyEv Probably not. It looked around, saw that it was in the wrong place, and took off.
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@LeaPea2417 (36545)
• Toccoa, Georgia
11 Jul 22
That's one of the saddest things I have read 
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@RasmaSandra (73892)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jul 22
I like seagulls and that is so distressing to here, So sorry for the birds, Seagulls in Latvia enjoy the capital city of Riga because they like to be on the Daugava River and the nearby market where people give them some little fishes and when they come off the river inland there are grassy patches on the sides of bridges crossing over to the city side where they can rest safely here is a photo I took looking over from the bridge I was crossing such nice birds,
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@BarBaraPrz (45615)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
11 Jul 22
Good question. If it becomes continual, and there are any seagulls left, maybe a berm could be built up to the side of the road.
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@JudyEv (326431)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 22
@BarBaraPrz I gather it hasn't happened before or at least not to this extent. They are talking about putting in a pontoon or deck affair to give the seagulls somewhere to roost.
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@JudyEv (326431)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul 22
@Ronrybs That's true. A friend o a friend was stationed on a Fijian island trying to help the people to have a bit more ambition about getting work elsewhere as it's only a matter of time before the island disappears. Last I heard, he wasn't having much luck but who would want to leave such an idyllic home?
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@sathviksouvik (18019)
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15 Jul 22
your share is very relevant. I loved the photo of the sea-gull
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@JudyEv (326431)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jul 22
I've seen seagulls here a very long way from the ocean which surprises me a little.
@sathviksouvik (18019)
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15 Jul 22
@JudyEv thanks Judy I have seen sea gulls in Arabian Sea when I travelled from Mumbai to Elephanta caves
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@JudyEv (326431)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 22
They come into shore just before dark to settle down for the night but the beach was covered in water.
@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
11 Jul 22
This is really sad. I hope that it will not happen again.
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@snowy22315 (170794)
• United States
11 Jul 22
That is sad, but gulls pose a hazard to planes sometimes. There were worse animals that could have been killed.
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@wolfgirl569 (95996)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Jul 22
That is very sad. Glad some were saved.
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@LindaOHio (157731)
• United States
11 Jul 22
This is such a sad story. That's a good picture of the gull.
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@JudyEv (326431)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 22
They might put in a pontoon so the seagulls have somewhere to go when the beach is inundated.
@ArtemDreadnought (21)
• Smila, Ukraine
11 Jul 22
It can happend even to themselves actually. They can do wrong maneuver and smash into the pier in example.
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