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Posted By Eagle_Eye 7 months ago in NewsALBANY, New York - A towering landfill smokestack offers an irresistible perch for raptors to watch for rodents scavenging in the treeless landscape below. But when flames fed by landfill gas rush upward, the birds are being scorched or burned alive.
At the urging of wildlife rehabilitators, the solid-waste industry is starting to investigate where birds may be at risk and ways to protect them — such as welding deterrent spikes atop smokestacks and providing alternative perches.
It's unclear how widespread the problem is, but suffering or dead birds have been reported in recent years in New York, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Illinois
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Eagle_Eye7 months ago
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This is a seriously sad situation but I am glad they have taken notice and intend on fixing the problem.
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The only pictures offered where of turkeys or basket ball players,,,,so I opted for the turkeys....to think Ben Franklin wanted them the American National symbol instead of me!! -
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canadianrancher577 months ago
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It is sort of sad to see these birds being injured or killed but another thing that bothers me about this is why is the methane not being captured and used as an energy source, I live near the city of Brandon Manitoba and it has a population of under 50,000 and they are using the methane from their landfill site, come on guys its time to wisen up.
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Eagle Eye- I sort of like turkeys, we are seeing a return of wild turkeys in our area and they are an inrtesting bird but boy are they dumb. -
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simonsez7 months ago
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It seems it should be relatively easy to make these stacks unattractive to birds perching.
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I still believe we need to learn how to burn our trash cleanly to generate electricity. Trash and over-fishing are the real problems we face and need to resolve. -
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