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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Bird Strike

Ever heard of "bird strike"?  It's when a jet sucks a bird into its engine and kills the bird...thereby damaging the engine.

Now, airports have a practice of "depredation"...which is a white-wash term for mass killing of "nuisance animals"...particularly birds near airports.  JFK airport has an incredible high level of mass bird killings to protect their precious airplanes.

Honestly, are you surprised?

How many bird preserves do you see near the airport?

Sad to say, JFK airport is not alone with their fantastic understanding of where to put wetland and bird preserves:

MSP International Airport

San Francisco/Oakland Airport

Los Angeles Airport

Salt Lake City Airport

Chicago O'Hare Airport

Dulles Airport

Dallas/Fort Worth Airport


Just an observation...perhaps airlines would have fewer "bird strikes" if the wetland/bird preserves weren't right next to airports....

Just a thought.

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