The tragedy of bird scaring

Ainsley, Matthew; Kosoy, Nicolás

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.04.021

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“…Some of the other common noise deterrents include bangers, screamers, squawkers, whistlers, scare cartridges, and noise bombs (OWA 2010). Even human presence can be used as a noise deterrent if they rattle cans, crack whips, yell, honk horns, or shoot guns (OWA 2010, Ainsley andKosoy 2015). Human activity can be very effective at keeping nuisance birds out of fields when fields are small enough to drive or walk around, but it can be expensive to maintain a human guard on duty.…”

Section: Overview Of Bird Deterrentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In many cases, deterring nuisance birds from one field causes them to negatively impact neighboring farms. For that reason, Ainsley and Kosoy (2015) propose collective action on the part of neighboring farmers in which communal feeding plots are constructed to protect the fields of all farmers in a single area, thereby evenly distributing crop losses and maintaining stable bird populations in the ecosystem (Ainsley and Kosoy 2015). The USDA's Wildlife Services attempted this method when they began to cost share eight hectare Wildlife Conservation Sunflower Plots (WCSP) with sunflower growers to lure migrating blackbirds away from commercial sunflower fields.…”

Section: Overview Of Bird Deterrentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(2015) assert that lethal control of birds is not an effective or appropriate method to prevent crop damage, especially when used in isolation, due to environmental risks, including to non-target birds, and a lack of efficacy in the long-term. Other researchers agree, citing that avicide is costly, unstable, and unsustainable for a community since birds are a necessary component of agricultural ecosystems (Ainsley and Kosoy 2015). In fact, when researchers modeled an idea that was proposed to lethally remove 2 million red winged blackbirds per year for five years with 3-chloro-4-methylalanine-treated rice, a cost:benefit analysis found that the results of culling these birds, even in combination with other non-lethal efforts, would be negligible (Blackwell et al 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Review of Bird Deterrents Used in Agriculture

Rivadeneira¹,

Kross²,

Navarro-González³

et al. 2018

vertebrate_pest_conference

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Animal intrusion causes significant agricultural losses each year. Wild and domestic animals destroy crops by eating and trampling them, and can pose food safety risks due to the deposition of feces on or near the crops. Birds are one of the most challenging animals to keep out of agricultural fields. Growers try countless methods to deter them, including visual, auditory, tactile, and olfactory means. While some of these methods work some of the time, none provide stand-alone protection all the time. Recently there has been interest in developing technology-based solutions to deter nuisance birds in agricultural settings, while others are exploring more natural methods, including falconry. We provide a general overview of bird deterrent methods that are currently in use in agricultural settings, and explore options for novel methods. We found that very few independent scientific studies have been conducted to assess the efficacy of most bird deterrent methods. Ultimately, a multi-tiered approach using integrated pest management techniques will likely be most useful as it can be tailored to meet the needs of individual farmers. KEY WORDS: animal intrusion, birds, bird deterrent, falconry, integrated pest management, nuisance bird Proc. 28 th Vertebr. Pest Conf. (D. M. Woods, Ed.) Published at Univ. of Calif., Davis. 2018. Pp. 218-223. Table 1. Bird deterrents commonly used to protect fresh produce fields from nuisance birds.

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Section: Overview Of Bird Deterrentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Overview Of Bird Deterrentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Overview Of Bird Deterrentsmentioning

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A Review of Bird Deterrents Used in Agriculture

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Kross²,

Navarro-González³

et al. 2018

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“…Using lethal control necessitates precise management strategies as these methods risk overexploitation, sub‐lethal wounding and unobserved fitness consequences (Clausen et al., 2017; Holm & Madsen, 2013). Such approaches also risk shifting the focus of conflict to alternative sites (Ainsley & Kosoy, 2015; Nolet et al., 2016) or conflict can persist if target species shift negative behaviour across the diel cycle (Gaynor et al., 2019). The first step in refining management strategies is understanding landscape use by the target species.…”

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Flying without fear: Shooting disturbance has little effect on site preferences in a conflict goose species

McIntosh,

Langley,

Hilton

et al. 2024

Journal of Applied Ecology

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Human‐modified landscapes have created opportunities for numerous taxa. Agricultural expansion has proven advantageous for several Arctic‐breeding goose species, leading to increased abundance and intensified conflict with farmers. Shooting is frequently implemented as a mitigation strategy to control population and via scaring to alter the spatial distribution of conflict species. However, the efficacy of such regimes in manipulating the fear landscape is not always investigated. We developed resource selection functions using GPS‐tracking data for Greenland barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) wintering on Islay, Scotland to assess foraging site choice. We assessed overall foraging site preference and evaluated the influence of shooting management on foraging site selection of key habitats. Barnacle geese selected for improved grassland areas and the likelihood of utilisation varied between these fields according to field‐specific management. Protected areas were strongly selected for along with newly reseeded grassland. Field‐level exposure to shooting disturbance did not cause a notable change in site selection. Synthesis and Applications: Our results demonstrate the importance of providing refuges within managed agricultural landscapes to encourage site use and minimise conflict. We highlight how low‐intensity shooting disturbance may be ineffective in altering winter habitat selection of high‐value foraging sites (especially near roosts). If future management aimed to stimulate redistribution, higher intensity shooting disturbance along with the spatial and temporal coordination of shooting effort would likely be required to create a stronger perceived gradient of disturbance risk.

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“…It is also used to prevent birds from eating fish from aquaculture farms [6,7]. However, it is not suitable if the covered area is large because the cost of netting will be expensive [8]. Chemical deterrents can be Fig.…”

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Drone Based Bird Hazer for Sunflower Crop

Anand B. A.,

Hedge,

Kathyayini H. S.

et al. 2023

IJECC

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Bird's damage to agricultural crops is an important cause for the reduction of yield resulting in huge economic losses for the farming fraternity across the world. The natural habitats' of flocks across the world, for their feeding, largely depend on field crops. This would in turn cause problems to farmers, in large scale crop losses measuring up to 10 to 30% of total yield. To mitigate this huge crop loss due to the instincts of birds, we developed a technology to solve the problem permanently by adopting the latest available user-friendly techniques in the form of bird hazer. Numerous methods have been used in controlling birds, e.g. chemical, auditory, visual and lethal. In this research, visual and auditory methods were applied, where reflective boards and speakers were installed on a drone and were flown at different altitudes and intervals. The scaring approach was divided into four (4) categories; UAV, a combination of UAV and High DB Buzzer, a combination of UAV and signal generator and a combination of UAV, High DB Buzzer and signal generator respectively. The test was conducted at a sunflower field in GKVK, Bangalore. The findings indicate that a combination of UAV, High DB Buzzer and signal generator techniques scared the highest number of birds at a height of 2 m. The interval of flight does not show any correlation with the number of birds that flew away. In this research work, we developed an unmanned aerial bird hazer to mitigate and minimize flocks menace in the field for the reduction of crop damages by flocks.

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The tragedy of bird scaring

Cited by 6 publications

References 39 publications

A Review of Bird Deterrents Used in Agriculture

A Review of Bird Deterrents Used in Agriculture

Flying without fear: Shooting disturbance has little effect on site preferences in a conflict goose species

Drone Based Bird Hazer for Sunflower Crop

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