Saturday, August 11, 2018

Rook at this mess: French park trains crows to pick up litter


Birds will be rewarded with food every time they bring a cigarette butt or other rubbish, says manager Six crows trained to pick up cigarette ends and rubbish will be put to work next week at a French historical theme park, according to its president. “The goal is not just to clear up, because the visitors are generally careful to keep things clean” but also to show that “nature itself can teach us to take care of the environment”, said Nicolas de Villiers of the Puy du Fou park, in the western Vendee region. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/11/rook-at-this-mess-french-park-trains-crows-to-pick-up-litter #Headlines by: Guardian staff

Original Post: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/11/rook-at-this-mess-french-park-trains-crows-to-pick-up-litter

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