The floating scarecrow saving seabirds from fishing nets

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BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A bird-shaped kite and a floating scarecrow with spinning eyes reduced seabird deaths in Cornish fishing nets by up to 71 percent in a two-year trial. The devices cost relatively little, don’t require significant changes to how fishers work, and are already on the market. An estimated 95,000 diving […] The post The floating scarecrow saving seabirds from…

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