[Bigiron]

Swedish firm deploys crows to pick up cigarette butts

Clever corvids become newest weapon in Södertälje’s war against street litterCrows are being recruited to pick up discarded cigarette butts from the streets and squares of a Swedish city as part of a cost-cutting drive.The wild birds carry out the task as they receive a little food for every butt that they deposit in a bespoke machine designed by a startup in Södertälje, near Stockholm. Continue reading...

https://clck.ru/arJBw

#Birds #Waste #Sweden #Animals #Environment

[debono]

Swedish firm deploys crows to pick up cigarette butts

Clever corvids become newest weapon in Södertälje’s war against street litterCrows are being recruited to pick up discarded cigarette butts from the streets and squares of a Swedish city as part of a cost-cutting drive.The wild birds carry out the task as they receive a little food for every butt that they deposit in a bespoke machine designed by a startup in Södertälje, near Stockholm. Continue reading...

https://clck.ru/arJBw

#Birds #Waste #Sweden #Animals #Environment

Crows are known to be very intelligent.......

[luncheonmeat]

Hope it is just an experiment and not a permanent thing. Ciggie butts can't be good for the birds.

[starbugs]

Good idea if it really works. Better if the crows can help sweep the floor