This French Theme Park Employs Birds to Keep the Grounds Clean of Litter

If you’re out enjoying a day at a theme park, you might not give birds a second thought. But the ones at Puy du Fou theme park in Les Epesses, France are different. That’s right, the amusement park that hosts attractions based on different periods of French history now employs a team of rooks to help clean up litter. Rooks are birds that belong to the same family as crows and ravens.

The birds have been trained to deliver bits of trash and cigarette butts to receptacles in exchange for treats. A Dutch company called Crowded Cities has previously trained birds to perform the same clean-up chores, so the idea is not without precedent. In the case of Crowded Cities, the birds were taught to deliver rubbish to a vending-machine device and they received a snack in return.

Puy du Fou is recognized as the first company to employ the strategy on a major scale. So while visitors learn about the French Revolution and other important aspects of France’s history, they can also witness these birds working hard to keep the park clean. A great idea, don’t you think?!?

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