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BirdLife Malta is urging the public not to use glue traps as a method of pest control.
BirdLife said that it has received three birds and a gecko which were found on glue traps over the past week.
Sadly this Black Redstart and Mediterranean House Gecko are just a few of the many victims suffering from glue traps, the organisation said.
It stressed that glue traps are a “cruel and indiscriminate method of pest control; any animal that walks onto the trap is then left to die of stress and starvation.”
Even if the animal is found alive, it is not easy to remove the glue from them and the cleaning process can take hours, BirdLife Malta said.
It explained that this causes a lot of distress to the animal which may not survive the process. “Pests such as rats and hornets are attracted to rubbish and urban areas; without easy access to food, the pests will have to go somewhere else.”
Keeping the area clean and not leaving out food and rubbish already acts as a good deterrent.
BirdLife stated that there are also more humane, species-specific methods of pest control which we urge you to use, or contact a professional exterminator.
BirdLife Malta urged the public “not let other animals suffer in the same way, do not use glue traps.”
Photos: BirdLife Malta
