Wintering seagulls fall victim to covert tourists  

昆明屡现游客“辣手摧鸥” 有女子用纸袋偷海鸥(图)

近日，来昆越冬的海鸥越来越多，看鸥喂鸥的市民也增多起来，海鸥成了昆明冬日最美丽的一道风景。但是在看鸥的人群中，也出现了一些伤害海鸥的不文明行为。昨日，本报就接到市民热线，有人在翠湖公园、海埂大坝等海鸥密集的地方抓海鸥，昆明市野生动植物保护委员会办公室有关人士说：市民如果看到有人伤害海鸥的行为，可以直接拨打110报警，接下来，他们也会采取措施，让义务监督员、护鸥人员加强现场监督，及时劝止这些“摧鸥辣手”，保护海鸥的安全。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- With many seagulls flying to Southwest China's Kunming for the winter, citizens called a local newspaper saying that some tourists are mistreating the seagulls, some even catching them with a paper bag, Yunnan.com reported.

Photos taken by a citizen on Monday show two women covertly taking a gull away. A young woman catches a seagull and puts it into a paper bag, while another comes forward to hide her.

Another citizen, Liu Zhen, took photos of a man grabbing a gull violently with his hand on Monday. An angry Liu said the man even screamed at the seagull when Liu discouraged him from mistreating the gull.

A birds association in Kunming said some people grab the gulls to take photos, but once their wings are injured, they can't fly, and they may even starve to death.

The city's wild animal protection office hoped each citizen could shoulder the responsibility of protecting the gulls and call 110 if they see any mistreatment.

Tens of thousands of seagulls fly to Kunming from Siberia to spend the winter each year since 1985, local media reported.