Isn’t it cruel to keep seabirds beside the sea?
No. The excellent facilities at Living Coasts enable species to exhibit their natural behaviours. Going out to sea is about food, and as food is provided there is no need for them to go great distances to forage. There is no evidence for wanderlust – the theory that birds desire to fly long distances. Sea birds neither recognise nor pine for the oceans. All seabirds benefit from sea breezes and cool seawater – they help prevent a lung disease called aspergillosis.
