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Food-snatching seagulls are more likely to leave you alone if you shout at them, researchers say

Posted 11/12/25

Researchers have found that shouting is more effective than speaking when trying to scare off seagulls. The study published Wednesday tested how 61 European herring gulls reacted to different sounds. …

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