Hawaii has a bird problem . They keep crashing into power lines and dying . While that ’s not so sick when pigeons are involved , the position amaze more serious when the fowl are endangered . And many of the species in Hawaiiare . That ’s whythey’re busting out the lasers .
“ As far as we know , this is the first time anywhere that lasers have been used to produce a ‘ fence ’ for the birdie , ” said Carey Koide from the Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative ( KIUC ) . “ The function of this research is to learn more about the birds and their pattern of body process so we can come up with ways to belittle potential hazard and do it in a cost - effective way . ” In other word , it ’s cheaper than burying the lines .
The ‘ Aikiki is one of the species at risk .
So the effect is two - fold . One , the lasers help keep birds away from the dangerous lines . And two , investigator will interchange the colour of the lights and grow them off from clock time - to - sentence to ascertain more about the birds ’ trajectory and migratory patterns with the assistance of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawaiʻi Division of Forestry and Wildlife . If it work , they ’ll spread the manikin to other locations in the province . The investigator say that the lasers are safe for human middle and arranged in such a way that they should n’t disorder airplane pilots .
The obscure side of this exciting plan is that KIUCappears to be covering its behind a little number , after it plead guilty to violations of the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act back in 2010 . The charge : KIUC ’s power transmission line were killing peril birds . And now , the utility cooperative is trying to save them . Three sunshine for Justice Department ? [ Motherboard , DOJ ]
image via KIUC / Wikipedia
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