The animals provide the government with real-time location data that can help locate illegal dump sites in the capital city of Lima. The campaign, called Gallinazo Avisa, can be followed at the project’s website, where visitors can track the birds, view photos of illegal dumping throughout the region and learn about proper waste disposal.
How does the Peruvian government find illegal garbage dumps?
Answer: vultures
Black vultures are drawn to garbage, so Peru’s Ministry of the Environment, the Museum of Natural History and a local university strapped tracking devices to the birds to see where they’re going.
The animals provide the government with real-time location data that can help locate illegal dump sites in the capital city of Lima. The campaign, called Gallinazo Avisa, can be followed at the project’s website, where visitors can track the birds, view photos of illegal dumping throughout the region and learn about proper waste disposal.
The animals provide the government with real-time location data that can help locate illegal dump sites in the capital city of Lima. The campaign, called Gallinazo Avisa, can be followed at the project’s website, where visitors can track the birds, view photos of illegal dumping throughout the region and learn about proper waste disposal.
