Seagulls are protected under the “Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918”. This means that it is illegal to capture, kill, or keep a seagull in your home (unless you have a special permit).

So, no: you cannot go into the Meijer parking lot, yoink a seagull from the flock, and take it home.

This PSA has been brought to you by an argument with my son during a grocery pick-up.

Thank you.

  • psycho_driver@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    3 months ago

    So unfair. Meanwhile, if a flock of seagulls picks you up and flies away with you, there are no legal consequences for them whatsoever.

    A human would probably be too heavy for a flock of seagulls to fly away with. They’d be more likely to run so far away with you.

    • BleakBluets@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      A human would probably be too heavy for a flock of seagulls to fly away with.

      Perhaps too heavy for Herring Gulls, but they could be carried by Great Black-Backed Gulls.