Selfish cyclists” in Richmond Park have been blamed for dropping litter
which can kill deer by clogging their stomachs.

A new warning from park conservationists has slammed the “dangerous” new
phenomenon of cyclists discarding gel packs during recent races held at
the park.

Litter is one of the major threats facing grazing deer in the park, with
an estimated five deer killed by eating discarded rubbish each year,
wildlife officers at the park say.

The warning comes after two major cycling events, the London Duathlon
and Ride London, saw *hundreds* of gel packs left lying at the nature
reserve.

A photo released shows one of the park’s wildlife officers holding up
the gruesome stomach contents of two deer which died from eating
rubbish. Recent post-mortems of deer have shown their stomachs “full of
litter”.

The London Duathlon saw litter from more than 160 empty gel packs left
behind on just a 600 metre section while Ride London, on July 31, saw
over 180 discarded in the same area.

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<https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/selfish-cyclists-slammed-for-dropping-litter-after-richmond-park-deer-deaths-a3350046.html>

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Spike

On 19/04/2022 05:09 pm, Spike wrote:
>
> Selfish fairy-cyclists” in Richmond Park have been blamed for dropping litter
> which can kill deer by clogging their stomachs.
>
> A new warning from park conservationists has slammed the “dangerous” new
> phenomenon of fairy-cyclists discarding gel packs during recent races held at
> the park.
>
> Litter is one of the major threats facing grazing deer in the park, with
> an estimated five deer killed by eating discarded rubbish each year,
> wildlife officers at the park say.
>
> The warning comes after two major fairy-cycling events, the London Duathlon
> and Ride London, saw *hundreds* of gel packs left lying at the nature
> reserve.
>
> A photo released shows one of the park’s wildlife officers holding up
> the gruesome stomach contents of two deer which died from eating
> rubbish. Recent post-mortems of deer have shown their stomachs “full of
> litter”.
>
> The London Duathlon saw litter from more than 160 empty gel packs left
> behind on just a 600 metre section while Ride London, on July 31, saw
> over 180 discarded in the same area.
>
> You probably didn't see this story on road.cc
>
> <https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/selfish-cyclists-slammed-for-dropping-litter-after-richmond-park-deer-deaths-a3350046.html>

Nah... can't be true.

According to TMS320, fairy-cyclists never discard litter of any sort.