Still Waters Posted February 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Dutch police are investigating a novel approach to citizens guilty of what might be called drone abuse: They're training eagles to take the tiny copters out of the sky. A company called Guard from Above has been contracted to train the raptors, following a reported increase in the number of drone incidents in Denmark. http://news.discover...mark-160201.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redefining Success Posted February 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Nothing an air rifle wouldn't sort out. For the drones that is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted February 2, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 2, 2016 As authorities scramble for effective and advanced ways to counter the increasing number of rogue drones buzzing around our skies, Dutch National Police have come up with something a little more unusual: the mighty eagle. Source: http://fox13now.com/2016/02/02/officers-training-eagles-to-hunt-drones/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted February 2, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Now there's an idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted February 2, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 2, 2016 You prove that was your drone and I will prove that was my eagle that costed you about a grand. Now we will see what you were fliming. So many scenarios... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Meadows Posted February 2, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 2, 2016 That's just awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunn Posted February 2, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Nothing an air rifle wouldn't sort out. For the drones that is. Yeah you would think that would be a good idea, but in the past some have done that, including using a shotgun, and guess what? The drone owners started suing them or having the shooters charge with destruction of personal property. As a matter of fact, news stories like that were posted on this very forum and people got into arguments over who was in the right. I remember one news story were a drone owner\operator was taking pictures up high of some guy's daughter in a bikini, over in their backyard. The dad of course became irate and shot it down with a shotgun over his property. Then the drone owner either had him arrested or was suing him because of it. Anyway, I suspect because of similar incidents like that in the past, that's why they are now using trained eagles to get around all that. Slick idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz_Light_Year Posted February 2, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 2, 2016 You won't be using trained Eagles in the U.S.. Just possession of a Eagle feather is a hefty fine. Unless of course you are a Native American. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter B Posted February 3, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Nothing an air rifle wouldn't sort out. For the drones that is. Maybe not for the drone. But for people below there's a difference between a drone being snatched by an eagle and returned to the eagle's handler and one falling from the sky. I for one don't feel like having to be constantly looking up as I move around outside in case either idiot drone operators can't fly their devices and crash them into me, or idiot objectors with air rifles want to shoot them down so they fall on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren2505 Posted February 3, 2016 #10 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Not worth it if it risks injuring the bird imo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox Posted February 3, 2016 #11 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Ha! So what will you all do when they start putting cameras on the eagles huh!? Wait, what... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNYC Posted February 3, 2016 #12 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Not worth it if it risks injuring the bird imo. Agreed! And, why not just make another drone to take out the drone? So absurd that they are using animals that could be hurt in the process. Someday, people will understand that they too are entitled to their lives without us interfering. Unfortunately, I won't see that day but I hope it does happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Goatman Posted February 3, 2016 #13 Share Posted February 3, 2016 So, this whole thing is about people "abusing" their drone privileges? And as in typical human fashion, we make animals do our dirty work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted February 3, 2016 #14 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Agreed! And, why not just make another drone to take out the drone? So absurd that they are using animals that could be hurt in the process. There IS an experimental "anti-drone drone" which projects a net to envelope the other drone. But the biggest problem here is power, electrical or otherwise. Manmade drones (non-military) simply don't fly for very long. A bird, on the other hand, can out-distance, out-maneuver and out-speed a publicly available drone with no problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNYC Posted February 3, 2016 #15 Share Posted February 3, 2016 There IS an experimental "anti-drone drone" which projects a net to envelope the other drone. But the biggest problem here is power, electrical or otherwise. Manmade drones (non-military) simply don't fly for very long. A bird, on the other hand, can out-distance, out-maneuver and out-speed a publicly available drone with no problem. Well, maybe they can work on it and make a longer flying drone. That sounds like a much more noble cause. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xYlvax Posted February 4, 2016 #16 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Sometimes I wonder what people are thinking.. Let's use a rare majestic bird to act as cop to flying machines..Sorry, it just doesn't sit well with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted February 4, 2016 #17 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Sometimes I wonder what people are thinking.. Let's use a rare majestic bird to act as cop to flying machines..Sorry, it just doesn't sit well with me. This was a Dutch idea. Not U.S. Also, not all eagle species are rare. The type you are likely referring to is the American bald eagle. Any raptor is capable of being trained for this. (Such as hawks, falcons, etc...) Edited February 4, 2016 by pallidin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regeneratia Posted February 11, 2016 #18 Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) got some of those eagles flying overhead very often. Maybe I should try training them. Or that beloved Prairie Falcon that is always coming so close to visit. I carry a laser pointer. LOL. Edited February 11, 2016 by regeneratia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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