Sulaiman Momla holding a bird of prey near the airfield at Toronto's Pearson Airport.
At Toronto's Pearson International Airport, a wildlife patrol team utilizes falcons and drones to deter animals, keeping both aircrafts and wildlife safe.Next time you're taking off or landing at Toronto's Pearson airport, if you're lucky, you might catch a glimpse of a falcon soaring nearby.
"Our team patrols the airfield every single day of the year to keep the airfield safe from wildlife hazards, but also to keep wildlife safe from human-made hazards," said Sulaiman Momla, a wildlife control officer at Toronto Pearson International Airport.The wildlife management team at Pearson plays a crucial role in mitigating these risks, ensuring the safety of passengers and crew, as well as wildlife.
The birds regularly fly through the airfield, utilizing a predator-prey relationship to deter wildlife from entering the airfield in an environmentally sustainable way, Momla said.However, Momla also noted that the goal isn't to eradicate wildlife from the airport, but to keep them away from danger.Falcon Environmental, the company behind this operation, tracks wildlife sightings and plant life, a major part of the ecosystem, in and around the airport.
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