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Subject: Re: Bio-acoustic Equipment bird management at Airports
From: "Bernie Krause" bigchirp1
Date: Thu Jun 3, 2010 10:14 am ((PDT))
No kidding: a little over 10 years ago, there was a report in the L.
A. Times about bird issues around the Gloucestershire Airport (where
the Brit royalty often travels). They tried everything to no effect.
Then someone suggested playing back recordings of Tina Turner. It
worked immediately producing a dramatic effect. (Must have been "Shake
a Tail Feather.")

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3D1314&dat=3D19990918&id=3DU0gSAAAAIB=
AJ&sjid=3DIfIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3D4515,6805968

Bernie Krause

On Jun 3, 2010, at 7:12 AM, abdul rauf wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I am preparing a lecture on Bio acoustic birds management at airport
> to control the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazards. Digitally Recorded
> distress calls are being broadcasted  by car mounted scaring systems
> on airports. These calls are species-specific. Generally, it is
> followed by some fire crackers and guns to really frighten the birds
> so that they may not become used to the system.
>
> I am interested to know about the latest equipments being used in
> Bio acoustic control of birds and any latest development in this
> field.
>
> Thanks and best Regards.
>
> Dr. Abdul Rauf
> GM Technical Operations
> Truly Pest Solution Pvt. Ltd.
> 1113 Hemkunt Tower, 98 Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110019
> Phones: + 91 11 30123456, 30188636
> Fax: +91 11 30885559
> mob.: + 91 9717017223
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> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> Krause
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