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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Ross

UNBELIEVABLE: Seagulls may be to blame for poor water quality at popular beach resort - Caught on Camera

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They have been described as the rats of the sky and are known for stealing chips and ice creams from tourists - but now seagulls are being blamed for the dirty water at a seaside resort.

DNA analysis of samples from Weston-super-Mare’s two-mile-long sandy beach by the Environment Agency indicates that the gulls are a “significant source” of the unclean bathing water.

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