A crow shooting operation being conducted in Petaling Jaya.
A TOTAL of 5,896 crows have been culled to control their population in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, between 2021 and 2024.
This year, Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) selected 26 crow hotspots and shooting activity was carried out with approval from the police.
“Shooting is an effective way to control the crow population,” said Petaling Jaya mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon during the city council’s full board meeting.
“Besides that, MBPJ actively removes crow nests at least twice a month and places crow traps,” he added.
The city council pays shooters RM6 for each crow shot.
In 2021, a total of 1,319 crows were shot, in 2022 (941), 2023 (2,090) and 1,546 this year, with the city council spending RM35,376 for crow shooting operations.
On a different matter, MBPJ said it would issue compounds of between RM500 and RM1,000 for various violations under Local Government By-Law 1976.
These include disturbances caused by pets such as dogs, cats, chicken and other animals.
People can also receive summonses for feeding pigeons, strays, monkeys and other animals, as these result in poor cleanliness and disturbance to the public.
Other violations include neglecting houses and empty land resulting in overgrowth; house owners allowing too many occupants resulting in overcrowding; failing to take action to control rodent infestation; and neglecting houses and buildings resulting in a poor state of cleanliness.
“These are among the more common complaints and MBPJ will take action by issuing compounds to drive awareness on the matter,” said the mayor.
On preparations for the northeast monsoon, Mohamad Zahri said MBPJ was monitoring flood hotspots through closed circuit TV.
A total of 24 locations have also been identified as temporary evacuation centres.
MBPJ’s quick response team (Skuad Pantas) would also be on standby during the period, he said.
