A developer in Bristol installed pigeon spikes on trees to keep bird droppings off cars.
A property management company in Bristol, England has installed pigeon spikes on a number of trees in the city. "Hillcrest Estate Management said the trees attract roosting pigeons and it needs to protect vehicles at the 'prestigious development'," reports the BBC.
The move prompted a predictable backlash, and has been called part of "a war against wildlife" by one observer and simply "idiotic," by another.
For their part, Hillcrest claims the spikes were the best option. "Hillcrest Estate Management said it had tried a number of measures to deter the pigeons, including fake birds and noise deterrents, but had little success and installed the spikes in 2014," the BBC writes.
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