As Singapore culls ‘nuisance’ birds, rapid urbanization continues to fuel an avian boom

SINGAPORE — On a Friday afternoon in July, a pest control officer patrols the grounds of Sungei Tengah Lodge, Singapore’s largest dormitory for migrant construction workers, picking up birds in various stages of distress.

Some are twitching, others are wobbling, as if drunk.

The officer tosses the birds, which he had poisoned with baited scraps […]