Eagles trained to attack rogue drones in Canada!

[floyd]

My wife sent me this today. Is it true?

 

[LazerMan]

seems like animal cruelty to me. Those props can cut off a birds leg real quick.Just like K-9's the cops send the dog into get killed first. there ought to be a law sending animals to get killed.

 

[Matto1981]

You see the date on the article?

 

[Thomas B]

You see the date on the article?

Yea.... 2017. Guess it didn’t pan out for them.

 

[THE CYBORG]

Like LazerMan says, could be it has no legs now & that's why its not in action.

 

[Blume TMS]

How does the bird tell a 'rouge' drone from a legitimate one?

 

[AnzacJack]

I’d be surprised that the handlers would put them at risk with the drones. Brisbane airport hired a hawker to chase birds from the air strip. But he withdrew from the contract as his hawk kept getting attacked by magpies ?

 

[gymnast46]

Ironically, I got my first shot of a bald eagle yesterday. This was in Southern Vermont.

 

[davery87]

French Police as well as the Dutch have both had such programs, although the Dutch have suspended theirs supposedly. Here is a video of one of the Dutch teams training a golden eagle, who is very proud of himself after taking down the old Phantom (in an admittedly cheesy staged VIP attack scenario):

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[Banstead]

Training Eagles or Hawks to attack drones would be a stupid idea. Apart from the injury that this could cause to valuable protected birds, how many hundreds would you need spread around each major airport along with skilled trainers, just to have a possible change at taking down a single rogue drone.
It is just the press after a story, as it would be just as useless at their being trained to do deliveries!

 

[Simone L]

French Police as well as the Dutch have both had such programs, although the Dutch have suspended theirs supposedly. Here is a video of one of the Dutch teams training a golden eagle, who is very proud of himself after taking down the old Phantom (in an admittedly cheesy staged VIP attack scenario):

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Seems abusive to the birds.

 

[CareyL]

Yea.... 2017. Guess it didn’t pan out for them.

I think you missed the important part of the date.

 

[Thomas B]

Yea.... 2017. Guess it didn’t pan out for them.

Which part?

 

[CareyL]

Which part?

The part where you run at a brick wall head first. " important part of the date "

 

[Blakey01]

The part where you run at a brick wall head first. " important part of the date "

1st April 2017 - Sucked in!

 

[floyd]

Hehehehehe!

 

[Thomas B]

 

[Harold Morgan]

My wife sent me this today. Is it true?

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It looks very much to me this is a Photoshop.

 

[Banstead]

Yea, the last thing that they want around airports is more birds - published on 1st April.