Yn dilyn y datganiad gan y Trefnydd ar 16 Gorffennaf 2019 y bydd Gweinidog yr Amgylchedd yn edrych yn ofalus ar y gwahanol ffyrdd y mae awdurdodau lleol yn ymdrin â gwylanod, a wnaiff y Gweinidog roi diweddariad am hyn?
Gull colonies require a suitable roosting site with a plentiful food source nearby. However, as their natural source of food has become less plentiful, gull populations have declined. A percentage of the gull population has adopted the strategy of moving into urban areas, nesting on inaccessible ledges and rooftops of buildings which replicate their natural nesting sites. These gulls then forage for human food waste, the most readily available source of food available to them, and may become a nuisance.
Seagull nuisance is a matter for Local Authorities (LA’s) in the first instance. LA’s provide advice on the main issue of tackling food sources by raising public awareness about not feeding gulls, whilst also ensuring the proper disposal and removal of waste food. A potential nesting site is less attractive to gulls without a nearby food source. Therefore, preventing easy access to food waste is the most effective way to minimise nuisance from gulls.
Populations of gulls are in decline and are therefore protected under UK law and our wider international commitments. It is important that any measures to control urban gulls, which we will continue to consider, do not endanger the population of gulls as a whole.