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Both pigeons and rats are carriers of many diseases. According to the US CDC, more than 35 diseases were spread alone in mice, including leptospirosis, salmonella and huntwirus.
As their population grows, there is a risk for public health.
More pigeons and more mice means more drops about dangerous diseases everywhere. According to experts, pigeon drops are responsible for increasing cases of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in cities.
Cryptococcal meningitis (a fungal infection spreads from the lungs with symptoms from the lungs with symptoms that involve confusion or behavior changes) and Citacosis (a bacterial infection with a condition like pneumonia).
Anyone can easily contract either of these diseases because pigeon stools are everywhere – on the streets, in the soil, and of course, in the nests they make in our homes.
Since the stool can remain suspended in the air, it easily travels in our lungs. In urban centers, the impact due to poor air quality is worse.
Many cities around the world are adopting animal-friendly strategies to control pigeon population.
In cities such as Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, authorities have installed stocked bird feeders with contraception that temporarily make female birds infertile.
In India, in March 2023, the High Court of Bombay ordered a ban on feeding pigeons. The Pune Municipal Corporation began imposing a fine of Rs 500 on citizens who fed pigeons in public places, calling their “unnatural development” a health danger. Other cities, such as Delhi, are considering similar restrictions.
But the fine and ban did not stop many from feeding their winged friends.
So yes, the bottom line is climate change that is helping pests – and we are responsible for it.
Dealing of climate change is a long -term, slow process that requires systemic changes. However, an immediate step we can do better waste management – so, even if we have to share our cities with pests, they do not take.
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