Collies harass seagulls to reduce beach contamination

The US Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) have released a report that suggests that using border collies to harass gulls has helped improve water quality at Illinois area beaches.


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Trained to distinguish gulls from other varieties of birds, the collies patrol beaches from dawn to dusk to chase away gulls, whose droppings have been shown to contribute to E. Coli contamination.