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New tech can help keep birds at bay

Birds, animals and now drones … unlike the workforce and paying passengers, they are among the most unwelcome visitors to an airport with the capacity to cause untold harm.

A solid fence can provide a good first line of defence against many interlopers, and while avian radar can detect flocks of birds and drones, its scope is limited. Making a decision on what to do next could be down to an airport official with a set of binoculars.