Posted Feb. 7, 2016 at 3:55 PM
The move comes out of concern the
mechanized flying craft are likely to disturb wildlife and annoy visitors, the
society said.
"No creature visits our sanctuaries
hoping to be buzzed by a drone," Connecticut Audubon Society President
Alexander Brash said.
The society believes it’s the first
organization in the state and one of the first in the country to ban drones,
which have exploded in popularity in the past few years. It’s instituting the
ban proactively because it anticipates more drone use nationwide.
The Federal Aviation Administration
announced last week almost 300,000 drone owners registered their unmanned
aircraft in the first 30 days after the FAA's new online registration system
went into effect last year.
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