Funding of £100,000 will be given to councils to control seagulls ahead of a summit on Tuesday, the Scottish Government has announced.

Agriculture minister Jim Fairlie will chair a summit in Inverness on Tuesday, bringing together council officials, NatureScot, waste management firms, community groups and others to discuss the disruption seagulls can cause and how it can be tackled.

The funding will come from NatureScot and will allow for deterrents which could include the use of lasers, noise, roof spikes and netting designed to stop nesting.

Mr Fairlie said: "The summit allows us to share practical solutions, learn from real-world examples and identify gaps in current policies to develop a co-ordinated approach.

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