Incidents have been reported in the Greenwich, Thamesmead, and Bexley areas, including Danson Park and Greenwich Ecology Park
Wildlife campaigners in London are alarmed by a surge in catapult attacks on waterfowl, potentially driven by teenagers and exacerbated by the disbandment of the Met Police's Central Wildlife Crime Unit. The RSPCA reports Greater London has the second-highest number of weapon-related wildlife incidents in England and Wales. Calls are growing for a ban on catapults and increased park warden presence, with a petition launched to ban the sale and public carrying of catapults.
