A mass collision between a
flock of starlings and a car on a stretch of Austrian expressway has
left up to 100 of the birds dead and the driver shaken but unhurt. The Austria Press Agency says the
birds suddenly flew from power lines above the multi-lane highway in
western Austria downward and directly into the path of the car. The report did not say how fast the car was travelling Monday, but the speed limit on Austria’s autobahns is usually 130 km/h. The car sustained numerous dents. Cleanup crews quickly removed the dead birds.--------
Don Quixote Note: In 2012 the RDNO budget for starling control was $25,390. Vernon's share of that amount was $13,482. (Coldstream $3,073) For some odd reason Starling Control unlike the Sterile Insect Release program (S.I.R.) is taxed on BOTH Land and improvements while the S.I.R. is taxed on Land only (plus an orchard parcel tax).
Council questions Starling control costs (2007 article by Morning Star)
The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) is one of the three participating Okanagan regional districts in the Starling Control program. This program aims to reduce the number of starlings, which are considered to be one of the world's 100 Worst Invasive Species. The Starling Control program also includes a research component that investigates starling population dynamics.
For more information, visit the BC Grape Growers website.
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