Silly Rabbits: Bunnies taking toll on cars at Denver airport

[onedef92]

Bunnies taking toll on cars at Denver airport

Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013, 11:20 AM

DENVER - Rabbits are wreaking havoc on cars parked at Denver International Airport by eating spark plug cables and other wiring.

To stop the problem, federal wildlife workers are removing at least 100 bunnies a month while parking companies install better fences and build perches for predator hawks and eagles.

KCNC-TV reported Thursday there's another way to stop the damage that can cost thousands of dollars to repair.

Mechanics say coating the wires with fox or coyote urine can rob the rabbits of their appetite. Fox urine can be purchased at many hunting shops.

[syf350]

Bunnies taking toll on cars at Denver airport

Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013, 11:20 AM

DENVER - Rabbits are wreaking havoc on cars parked at Denver International Airport by eating spark plug cables and other wiring.

To stop the problem, federal wildlife workers are removing at least 100 bunnies a month while parking companies install better fences and build perches for predator hawks and eagles.

KCNC-TV reported Thursday there's another way to stop the damage that can cost thousands of dollars to repair.

Mechanics say coating the wires with fox or coyote urine can rob the rabbits of their appetite. Fox urine can be purchased at many hunting shops.

:cool:

[Mike Mercury]

http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/imagecache/photo_940/pictures/Hawk_Ferruginous__-_Sonoran_Museum_Tucson_AZ.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DW_EnLPFtRg/TKOiFeqoMzI/AAAAAAAAANA/SjSE6l9NAJg/s1600/eagle-vs-rabbit_1246645i.jpg

[onedef92]

To stop the problem, federal wildlife workers are removing at least 100 bunnies a month while parking companies install better fences and build perches for predator hawks and eagles.


Won't that increase the likelihood of bird strikes on aircraft and shit, though? :confused5:

[Jobaka]

To stop the problem, federal wildlife workers are removing at least 100 bunnies a month while parking companies install better fences and build perches for predator hawks and eagles.


Won't that increase the likelihood of bird strikes on aircraft and shit, though? :confused5:

No worries. They'll put up a sign.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d39/LowFlyrVette/nobirds_zps8d252805.jpeg

[Kevin_73]

Won't that increase the likelihood of bird strikes on aircraft and shit, though? :confused5:

I bet it would actually help lower the cases of bird strike. Flocking birds are more likely to be hit by a plane, and a single bird of prey in an area will cause large flocks of smaller birds to avoid it.

[onedef92]

I bet it would actually help lower the cases of bird strike. Flocking birds are more likely to be hit by a plane, and a single bird of prey in an area will cause large flocks of smaller birds to avoid it.

I think that depends on the species of birds. In the case of blue rock doves (common pigeons) and Duck Hawks, the pigeons mass in large flocks since there's safety in numbers (similar to schools on fish in the ocean).

Doing so increases the survival rate of the pigeons since a sole Duck Hawk can only take one prey at a time. I see it play out every day on my commute to and from work. But a large flock of birds suddenly startled to flight by a raptor can't be good for pilots or air traffic controllers.