The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, December 8, 1981-Page 3
City debates solutions
- to its
irr
By STACY POWEL
After more than two
debate, the Ann Arbor Pig
Committee will meet today
its recommendation to City
reduce the city's pigeon pop
Guy Larcom, chairmanc
mittee formed last Oct
yesterday he will not r
details of the. proposal unt
committee votes on it.
WHILE THE search for a'
continues, many members
munity said they question I
any policy of pigeon disposa
' A primary issue is wh
there is an overpopulationo
said Eileen Liska-Stevens, a
tie Huron Valley Huma
Liska-Stevens and other
the society said there may
stantial enough numbers o
warrant a plan to cc
population.
- Last fall, the University h
to spread corn kernels satur
chemical called Avitrol in a
to be roosting sites of t
'pigeon pr
Dozens of pigeons were killed or
LL disabled by consuming the chemical.
months of Eventually, protests from citizens
eon Control groups led City Council to appoint the
y to finalize committee to investigate other methods
y Council to of control.
ulation. "AVITROL IS a warning thing,
of the com- unless the pigeons eat too much of it,"
ober, said said Larry Tuer, manager of RoseEx-
elease any terminators, the company hired to con-
il after the trol the pigeon population. "Then
they'll die."
"best way" Avitrol is a chemical which works on
of the com- the central nervous system, inhibiting
the need for the pigeon's ability to see, hear, and fly.
1. Its purpose is to make affected pigeons
ether or not flap aroun, frightening others from the
of pigeons," area.
s member of Although Avitrol was not intended to
ne Society. kill the pigeons, Liska-Stevens said that
members of in addition to those pigeons killed direc-
not be sub- tly by an overdose of Avitrol, many died
f pigeons to from the drug's "side-effects."
ontrol the Disoriented pigeons died' when they
flew into cars and businesses, she ex-
hired a firm plained.
rated with a LISKA-STEVENS recommended that
areas known periodic surveys of pigeon numbers be
he pigeons. made to determine the extent of the
)blem'
problem. If there is a problem, she said,
her organization has several "more
humane ways of reducing the numbers
of pigeons."
If the surveys show that poison is
necessary, Alpha Chlorose (a
tranquilizer) and Pentobarbitol (a bar-
biturate) are available. "They work
like sleeping pills for humans," Liska-
Stevens said. "The pigeons fall asleep,
and the poison takes effect."
Both Liska-Stevens and Doris Dixon,
a member of the Fund for Animals,
.have suggested "pigeon-proofing" the
buildings, but said the University told
them that the process would be too
much trouble and too expensive with
the number of buildings on campus.
Pigeon-proofing requires closing in
ledges with plywood or wire screen and
removing nests from roosting areas.
Windows would have to be replaced and
barriers set up.
"These are long-term solutions," said
Liska-Stevens, "and it would take a few
years to pigeon-proof the University.
They would rather use strychnine and
be done with it."
Doily Photo by BRIAN MASC
THIS PIGEON, resting comfortably on a Law Quad drain pipe, may not be here much longer, as a City Council-appoin-
ted committee is working on a plan to effectively and inexpensively control Ann Arbor's pigeon population.
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CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP) - The
Organization of American States voted
22-3 yesterday to support the plan of the
U.$.-backed Salvadoran junta to hold
general elections in an effort to resolve
the civil war there.
Mexico, Nicaragua and Grenada
voted against. Four nations abstained
- Panama, Trinidad and Tobago,
Surinam and St. Lucia.
THE UNITED States had strongly
supported the resolution and U.S.
diplomats exulted in the size of the vote
- which they interpreted as'a show of
support for U.S. policy toward El
Salvador's elections.
Leftist guerrillas are fighting to top-
ple the civilian-military junta in El
Salvador. The junta's President Jose
Napoleon Duarte has insisted that the
only way out of the civil war is through
elections. He has said the leftist op-
position behind the guerrilla movement
could participate - if it first lays down
its arms and constitutes itself into
political parties.
The resolution calls for OAS mem-
bers to act as observers if asked by El
Salvador in order to help guarantee the
"purity" of the March 12 elections.
MEXICO'S VOTE against the
resolution was not a surprise, since it
joined with France earlier this year in
recognizing the political leadership of
the guerrilla movement.
H APPENINGS-
HIGHLIGHT
The Ann Arbor Democratic Party will hold a meeting of Democrats of the
city's re-organized second ward to select a new party chairperson for the
ward and to discuss City Council candidates and reapportionment. The
meeting will be held tonight at 7:30 at the Union's Conference Room 1.
CG-Day For Night, 7 & 9:05 p.m.,Lorch Hall.
CFT-Cabaret, 4,7 & 9:15p.m., Michigan Theater.
PIRGIM- Yellow Submarine, 7:30 & 9 p.m., 2003 Angell.
SPEAKERS
Geology- William Fyfe, "Evolution of Continents," 4 p.m., 4001 C.C.
Little Building.
Center for Chinese Studies-Albert Feuerwerker, "New Directions C6n-
cerning Research and Exchange Programs with the People's Republic of
China," noon, Lane Hall Commons Room.
Western European Studies-Peter Wallensteen, "Focus of Sweden," 7
p.m., International Center.
Ethics and Religion-Paulo Freire, "Education for Critical Consciousness
in Africa & Latin America," 4 p.m., Rackham Amphitheater.
Ecumenical Campus Center-Teshome Wagaw, "The Development of
Higher Education and Political Instability in Africa," noon, 603 E. Madison
St.
Chemistry-George Tarr, "The Chemistry of the Edman Degradation," 4
p.m., 1300 Chemistry.
Nuclear Engineering-Ziya Akcasu, "Light Scattering Experiments in
Non-Asymptotic Q Region," 4 p.m., Baer Room, Cooley.
Bioengineering-Henry Wang, " 'Real' Engineering Aspects of Genetic
Engineering," 4 p.m., 1213 E. Engineering Bldg.
Psychobiology- Kenneth Rusiniak, "Odor-Taste Interactions During Con-
ditioned Flavor Aversion," 12:30 p.m., 1057 MHRI.
MISCELLANEOUS
Writers in Residence Program-David Budbill reads his poetry, 8 p.m.,
East Quad Benzinger Library.
Musical Society-Vienna Chamber Orchestra & Phillippe Entremont, 8:30
p.m., Hill Aud.
UAC- Laugh Track, Dave Couralier, 9 p.m., 'U' Club; Impact Dance, 7
p.m., Union Ballroom.
Union Arts Program-Sunday Funnies perform as Six Geese a Laying
12:15 p.m., Union Lobby.
Women's Studies-Oldies But Goodies from the Fabulous 50s: Good
Grooming For Girls, How Much Affection, and Why Study Home Economics,
noon, 2235 Angell.
Young Americans for Freedom-Mtg., 7 p.m., Union Conference Room 4.
Ann Arbor Space Advocates-Mtg., 7:30 p.m., Union.
Ann Arbor Go Club-Mtg., 7 p.m., 1433 Mason.
His House Christian Fellowship-Mtg., 7:30 p.m., League Rooms D & E.
Jackson Community College-Benefit performance, The Original World-
Famous Fred Waring Musical Show, 8 p.m., Potter Aud., Jackson Com-
munity College, Jackson.
AAPL-Alfred Slote & Garnet Garrison, authors of The Santa Claus Killer,
speak at "Booked For Lunch" program, 12:10p.m., public library.
To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of:
Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI. 48109.
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