Watch | Peruvian vultures strapped with cameras fight trash dumping
Updated on Jan 20, 2016 03:03 pm IST
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.
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