The third-annual European Gull Screeching championship took place in De Panne, Flanders, in northern Belgium on Sunday. Host Carolyn Beeler tells how some 50 participants did their best imitations of the seabird in a contest that’s meant to be fun, and also to encourage empathy for the birds more often seen as a nuisance then as a vital part of coastal ecosystems.
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