Rook at this mess: French park trains crows to pick up litter
(The Guardian France)

Birds will be rewarded with food every time they bring a cigarette butt or other rubbish, says managerSix crows trained to pick up cigarette ends and rubbish will be put to work next week at a French historical theme park, according to its president.`The goal is not just to clear up, because the visitors are generally careful to keep things clean` but also to show that `nature itself can teach us to take care of the environment`, said Nicolas de Villiers of the Puy du Fou park, in the western Vendee region. Related: Tweets going viral: birds can `learn second language` from peers Continue reading...