Tech Expert's Helicopter Drone Hired To Keep Geese Out Of Canadian Park

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An out-of-work Ottawa tech expert hopes his new invention can solve the problem of geese droppings in city parks and beaches.

Steve Wambolt was hired by the city as part of a pilot project to scare away Canada geese from Petrie Island, a beach that has been closed in the past because of poor water quality.

Watch Wambolt's self-built $6,000 small helicopter scare away geese in the above video.
Steve Wambolt's self-built $6,000 small helicopter scares away geese. Steve Wambolt's self-built $6,000 small helicopter scares away geese. (CBC)

City officials said the daily sweeps are having a substantial impact on goose behaviour at Petrie Island.

On Tuesday, Wambolt demonstrated the machine for CBC cameras at Mooney's Bay because few geese are left at Petrie Island.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/08/20/ottawa-hires-tech-geek-to-scare-away-geese-at-park.html

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1. It emits predator sounds too.