Watch | Peruvian vultures strapped with cameras fight trash dumping

Littered with numerous illegal dumps, Lima, Peru, is no stranger to rivers clogged with sewage and overflowing trash. But there's hope for locals in the capital city looking for a cleaner future. Vultures flying overhead are now policing those dumping illegally down below.

The “Vultures Detect” program has taken flight, and Trainer Alfredo Correa says there are ten GoPro-equipped birds currently flying with video and GPS capabilities.

He says locals have taken the large scavenger birds for granted, but that the initiative -- a joint-venture between USAID and Peru's Environment Ministry -- may change their perception.

Dreaded by locals they may be, the program hopes to portray the birds as heroes, as they swoop in to identify those polluting -- and help clean up the city.