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‘Responsible’ bird-deterrent technology helps grower, puts ‘dejected’ farm dog out of job – ABC News
Andrew Craigie’s farm dog once had to “chase critters away” from his canola crop, but that changed after a laser system appeared in one of the paddocks.
If a bird ever dared to land on Andrew Craigie’s crop in Latrobe, Tasmania, his trusty dog Sue would spring into action and “chase the critters away”.
Key points:
- A new laser bird-deterrent device is being trialled to protecting paddock from bird damage
- BirdLife Australia says an advantage of the technology is it is ‘more humane’ than other deterrent methods
- Birds cause $300 million of damage to crops across Australia annually
But that all changed after a peculiar, rotating contraption appeared in…
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