Red and
blue LED lights could be the key to preventing bird strikes
Date: September 26, 2018
Source: Purdue University
Millions
of birds die each year in collisions with planes, and airports have used
everything from fireworks to herding dogs to scare them away. Some methods have
been relatively successful, but they're useless after the plane takes off.
Researchers at Purdue University may have just found a solution.
Red and
blue LED lights lead some birds in the opposite direction, according to a study
published Wednesday in the journal PeerJ.
Lights have
been used to try to create "avoidance behavior" in birds before, but
literature to support what kinds of light might work was nearly nonexistent. In
collaboration with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the
Purdue researchers are starting to uncover some answers.
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