Blackpool Zoo is attempting to hire human ‘seagull deterrents’ who will dress up in bird outfits to terrify them away
- Humans will dress up in bird outfits and spend their days frightening the gulls
- Seagulls have actually been taking food from visitors to the zoo and animal enclosures
Blackpool Zoo is on the hunt for a team of people to wear large bird costumes and spend their days scaring away nuisance seagulls.
The unusual roles are being advertised in a bid to stop the birds from stealing food from both visitors and animal enclosures, and ensure a good experience for those visiting the zoo.
The advert, which is for ‘variable’ seasonable hours, says candidates must be ‘outgoing – as you need to be comfortable wearing a bird costume!’.
Successful applicants will join the Visitor Services team as ‘Seagull Deterrants’.
Blackpool Zoo is home to more than 1,000 animals and is one of the tourist hotspots in the seaside town.
The successful applicants will wear bird costumes such as this one to scare off seagulls
Blackpool Zoo is home to more than 1,000 animals and is one of the tourist hotspots in the seaside town
The town is well-known for its cheeky seagulls which routinely steal food from locals and tourists alike
The full job advert reads: ‘At Blackpool Zoo it goes without saying that we love all animals! And as a seaside resort, 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!
‘We need to do what we can to keep the seagulls away from our main visitor dining areas, which is why we are looking for a team of people to join our Visitor Services team as “Seagull Deterrents”.’
The zoo is looking for people who are visitor focused, friendly, energetic and flexible.
Blackpool is well-known for its cheeky seagulls which routinely steal food from locals and tourists alike.
Sadly one seagull had to be put down in the town last week after the ‘severely unwell’ bird was seen being dragged along on a leash.
A passerby intervened to rescue the bird, but it later had to be put to sleep, it was confirmed.
