Brittany's controversial seagull egg sterilization program is losing support among environmental advocates and policymakers. Despite efforts to control the growing seabird population through reproductive management, the initiative has proven increasingly ineffective. Paradoxically, gull numbers have declined substantially in recent years, raising questions about whether the resource-intensive sterilization strategy remains necessary or justified. Scientists debate alternative population management approaches.

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