Residents raised concerns about noise, road safety and hygiene, but are generally opposed to culling the birds. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - They crow at ungodly hours, leave their droppings everywhere and are getting on the nerves of residents here – wild chickens are becoming an increasingly common sight in many neighbourhoods across the island.
Residents say they are concerned about the noise from crowing roosters, unhygienic droppings and how the birds clog up the road. One Kembangan resident, who wanted to be known only as Ms Ana, said the chickens are a hazard on narrow roads in her estate. Wild chickens are becoming an increasingly common sight in many neighbourhoods across the island. ST PHOTO: EUGENE TAN
NParks’ group director of wildlife management, Dr Adrian Loo, said in Housing Board estates it is up to town councils to oversee the management of free-ranging chickens. A flock of chickens hiding in the shade of a bush around the HDB blocks near Sungei Api Api. ST PHOTO: EUGENE TANThe Pasir Ris-Punggol, Marine Parade and Tanjong Pagar town councils did not respond to a request for comment.
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