Contraception to control pigeons

Hollywood's out-of-control pigeon population is to be targeted with a birth-control product.

The pigeon population has boomed in Hollywood recently, with an estimated 5,000 birds living in the area.

But now residents are going to use OvoControl P, a drug which interferes with egg development, to try and cut their numbers, reports Metro.

'We think we've got a good solution to a bad situation,' said Laura Dodson, president of the Argyle Civic Association, the group leading the new campaign.

The numbers of pigeons have become 'unmanageable' and they hope this could be the answer.

The population growth has been partly blamed on a woman known locally as the 'Bird Lady' who has dumped large bags of pigeon feed in dozens of areas.

It is thought it is the first time the drug has been used in the United States to target pigeons and it is hoped the numbers of pigeons will be cut by at least a half by 2012.

- Ananova