A zoo located near the Irish Sea on England’s west coast has gone viral for its quirky job posting, receiving hundreds of applications for an advertised “seagull deterrent” position. Here are this week’s best feel-good stories from Yahoo News partners.
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A zoo located less than 3 miles from the Irish Sea on England’s west coast has gone viral for its quirky job posting, receiving hundreds of applications for a recently advertised “seagull deterrent” position,“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,”.
The zoo says it's tried several unsuccessful techniques to scare off the unwelcome avian visitors, including eagle-shaped kites and large statues of various birds of prey, so it's hoping the new “deterrents” will do the trick.The molecular structure of maraviroc, an antiviral used to treat HIV.
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