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Officials built toilet jetty for gulls
KARLSTAD, Sweden, (UPI) -- Officials in a central Sweden city said they built a special jetty for gulls to perform their business away from local yachts.
Karlstad municipality officials said they built the dedicated lavatory jetty away from the local marina after other measures, including scarecrows, failed to stop the birds from defecating on yachts, The Local reported Thursday.
"We have built a platform -- the gulls like to sit and enjoy the view," Karlstad municipality worker Jens Gustafsson said.
He said his team will tow the jetty away from the marina Friday to see if the gulls follow.
"We hope that this will solve the problem with the gulls, although there was a swallow sitting on the jetty when we were working on it this morning," he said.
KARLSTAD, Sweden, (UPI) -- Officials in a central Sweden city said they built a special jetty for gulls to perform their business away from local yachts.
Karlstad municipality officials said they built the dedicated lavatory jetty away from the local marina after other measures, including scarecrows, failed to stop the birds from defecating on yachts, The Local reported Thursday.
"We have built a platform -- the gulls like to sit and enjoy the view," Karlstad municipality worker Jens Gustafsson said.
He said his team will tow the jetty away from the marina Friday to see if the gulls follow.
"We hope that this will solve the problem with the gulls, although there was a swallow sitting on the jetty when we were working on it this morning," he said.
