Crows targeted with trap in Hong Kong

The National Parks Board NParks set up a trap on May 25 targeting crows near Lorong 7 Toa Payoh, along with a closed-circuit television camera to monitor the living conditions of birds that have been captured.

This comes after feedback received on crows in the area, said NParks' group director of wildlife management Adrian Loo in response to CNA's questions.

In February, hecklers in the same neighborhood near blocks 10 B and 14 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh disrupted a crow-trapping operation in the same neighborhood with shouts of crows are innocent and animal cruelty.

When CNA was in the vicinity of Block 14 and 14 A, Lorong 7 Toa Payoh around 11am yesterday, several curious onlookers were seen examining the crow-trapping structure made of wood and wire. It was fenced off with orange plastic safety meshing.

Then two crows were successfully captured.

Water and food such as carrot cake, fish cakes, Hokkien mee and kueh were laid out on the ground inside the cathedral, just below several holes for birds to fly into.