“Calm has now been restored to our fair city.”
People can now roam around the grounds of the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) campus in Cork without fear of a crow attack after the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) came to the rescue on Tuesday.
Reports suggested that as many as 20 people had reported being attacked by crows near the staff car park on the grounds of the college in recent days, which prompted a call to the CSPCA to see if they could put an end to it.
As had been predicted, the crows responsible for the attacks were merely acting as responsible parents and protecting a young jackdaw who had fallen from its nest.
The CSPCA suggested that the fall was brought about by the jackdaw either being too adventurous or having been pushed by its fellow siblings.
When on the ground, its parents were continuing to feed it but also defending and protecting it from anything that got too close, including humans.
The CSPCA reported that, as the nest could not be located, the little guy they’ve named Jack will now be fostered and that “calm has now been restored to our fair city”.
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