Raptors employed to patrol North Shore dump.

Raptors, including the eight-year-old Harris's Hawk named Poquito, have been patrolling the North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre in Metro Vancouver as part of a pest management strategy. The art of falconry, used to tame and train these birds of prey, dates back thousands of years. Poquito and his fellow raptors help keep seagulls and other nuisance birds away from the facilities, preventing them from interfering with operations and potentially creating health and safety risks.

February 17, 2024
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