The Dutch Are Using Eagles To Pluck Drones From The Sky

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That animals hate drones appears a common fact. Dogs chase them and occasionally pluck them from the sky with nice slobbery pleasure. Chimpanzees cobble collectively crude devices with which to thunderously swat them to the bottom.

But no creature harbors as a lot scorn for quadcopters because the fowl of prey — particularly the eagle, which appears to view drones as a personal affront. And the Dutch are utilizing that to their benefit. The Dutch National Police has partnered with raptor-coaching firm Guard From Above to see if eagles may be taught to intercept drones. Evidently, they will. And once they do, it appears one thing like this:

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It's not but clear how protected this apply is for the eagles concerned or how sensible it is perhaps as an anti-drone answer. That stated, eagles are clearly fairly expert at mid-air intercepts and downing airborne prey, so there’s some promise right here — as foolish because the experiment might sound.

Tests are happening over the subsequent few months to evaluate simply how efficient raptor-based mostly drone searching could be for native regulation enforcement. But even anti-drone eagles show to be an ornithological pipe dream, the Dutch have given us the present of this eagle murdering a DJI Phantom. And for that we will all be grateful.

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