Oregon Airport Hires Herding Dog

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Not for the planes (naturally). For the birds.

As the Los Angeles Times reports, the number of incidents of planes hitting birds and other wildlife has increased dramatically in the last decade. Though they seldom, if ever, result in human fatalities, they can cause damage to the planes — and, of course, the unfortunate wildlife.

The Southwest Oregon Regional Airport has responded by hiring a border collie named Filly, who keeps flocks of birds away from runways. A case study at Durban International Airport in South Africa found a 57% reduction in bird strikes after it started using its own “wildlife management dog.”

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