Overview

• Valencia's pigeon population has surged to nearly 36,000, a 14,000 increase since 2021, prompting urgent action.
• Key causes include citizen feeding, improvised nests in abandoned buildings, and past reliance on sterilizing feeders alone.
• The plan includes mapping critical areas, relocating ineffective feeders, deploying sound and capture deterrents, and relocating pigeons to ecological farms.
• Educational campaigns are being launched to discourage feeding and engage the community in sustainable practices.
• The two-year, €220,000 contract with Lokímica leverages four decades of urban pest control expertise.