A zoo in Blackpool, UK has a solution for the shameless seagulls stealing food from visitors and animals alike: get someone to chase the gulls in a giant eagle costume. The zoo is currently hiring.

“At Blackpool Zoo it goes without saying that we love all ... to be a bit of a nuisance when it comes to trying to steal food from our visitors and our animal enclosures!” ...

Blackpool Zoo posted the advert for ‘Seagull Deterrents’ after a spate of food thefts from visitors and enclosures. One requirement is candidates must be ‘outgoing’ as they ‘need to be ...

Blackpool is not short of seagulls. However, the seagulls are proving to be a bit of a nuisance when it comes to trying to steal food from our visitors and our animal enclosures," the zoo said in ...

Blackpool Zoo, located less than three miles from the coast of the Irish Sea, created the seagull deterrent position after it faced continual problems with seagulls stealing food from visitors and ...

This new idea, by contrast, has been so successful at keeping the seagulls at bay that the zoo had to put food out to lure ... guests and animals alike at Blackpool Zoo in northwest England.

Blackpool Zoo says the ideal candidate will be visitor ... the seagulls are proving to be a bit of a nuisance when it comes to trying to steal food from our visitors and our animal enclosures!

BLACKPOOL Zoo wants a "friendly and energetic" recruit ... the seagulls are proving to be a bit of a nuisance when it comes to trying to steal food from our visitors and our animal enclosures.

The edible glitter is being added to the food of the female elephants to help ... can identify their sparkly dung for testing. Blackpool Zoo has been feeding the coloured glitter to female ...

Blackpool Zoo said it wanted to thank the public who ... going back to locations to keep watch for hours on end and even bringing food for keepers when they were responding to calls," a zoo ...

Each individual elephant was given food containing a different colour ... Adam Kenyon, Section Head at Blackpool Zoo, said: “This announcement is a historic moment for Blackpool Zoo and ...