Barcelona’s pigeon super-feeders

Barcelona has a major pigeon problem — in a lot of cities. But the heart of the problem, say government officials, are the super-feeders: some 350 local residents who don’t just toss a few breadcrumbs from a quaint park bench, but distribute bags of food that attract massive flocks of birds. From Barcelona, Gerry Hadden looks at what city officials are doing to curb the problem.

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