Скачать или смотреть New Jersey communities stringing up dead birds to get rid of buzzards

(11 Mar 2013)
1. Zoom out from vulture carcass being raised into tree
2. Various of wildlife biologist Terri Ombrello pulling on wire to raise carcass
3. Mid of Ombrello gathering wire from bottom of tree
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nicole Rein, wildlife biologist, US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services:
"It's a visual deterrent, so, when the vultures are towering over in the sky and flying into the area, they see this vulture effigy, which we hung in an unnatural position, by its feet with its wings spread out, and they don't like seeing one of their own kind in this position. It's kind of like a warning to them."
5. Mid of vulture carcass hanging from tree
6. Close-up of wire being secured
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nicole Rein, wildlife biologist, US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services:
"With the large number of birds, over 100, if not over 150, utilising these pine trees every single night, there's a large accumulation of faeces. And vulture faeces is very acidic, so it could create property damage to rooftops that they're perching on, damage to cars. They're also... vultures are very attracted to rubber."
8. Mid of white vulture faeces on brick chimney
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim Van Allen, Bridgewater resident:
"Their faeces runs down the roof, puts a white stain down the roof and, I mean, it looks bad, it really does, it messes up the roofs and stuff."
10. Wide of vulture faeces on roof
11. Mid of vulture carcass hanging from tree
STORYLINE:
Communities in the US state of New Jersey are stringing up vulture carcasses to drive away flocks of damaging buzzards.
On Monday, federal wildlife officials hoisted a dead black vulture about 30 feet (nine metres) up a tree in the backyard of a home in Bridgewater, a suburb of 45-thousand, around 40 miles (64 kilometres) west of New York City.
Wildlife officials claim it is a sure-fire way to stop buzzards from roosting in the area.
"It's a visual deterrent, so, when the vultures are towering over in the sky and flying into the area, they see this vulture effigy which we hung in an unnatural position, by its feet with its wings spread out, and they don't like seeing one of their own kind in this position," said Nicole Rein, a wildlife biologist with the US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services.
"It's kind of like a warning to them."
At least 100 vultures have been spotted roosting in pine trees in one area of Bridgewater.
They have been leaving behind foul-smelling and acidic droppings on lawns and roofs.
Local resident Jim Van Allen said the vultures started arriving in November, just after Superstorm Sandy.
"Their faeces runs down the roof and it puts a white stain down the roof and I mean, it looks bad, it really does, it messes up the roofs," the 69-year-old complained.
Bridgewater became at least the seventh New Jersey community this winter to turn to the wildlife services unit of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for buzzard-beating help.
Black and red turkey vultures are protected species and cannot be killed without a permit.
The birds roost from November to April, settling down as it gets dark, when they are most visible.


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