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Border Collie Scares Birds Away From Two Locks

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Border Collie Scares Birds Away From Two Locks

May 13, 2022

‘Bird Dispersal Specialist’ Splits Year Between Tulsa And Chicago Districts The Corps of Engineers’ bird dispersal specialist stays busy, working 24/7, year-round, splitting her time between the Tulsa… Read More

The Corps’ Newest Dam Dog Arrives At Cannelton Locks Breeze, a blue merle, smooth-coated border collie, is trained to deter birds at Cannelton Locks and Dam in Indiana. The vultures eat away at the dam’s expansion joints. (Photo by Abby Korfhage, Louisville Engineer District.)

Breeze, a blue merle, smooth-coated border collie, is trained to deter birds at Cannelton Locks and Dam in Indiana. The vultures eat away at the dam’s expansion joints. (Photo by Abby Korfhage, Louisville Engineer District.)

The Corps’ Newest Dam Dog Arrives At Cannelton Locks

October 19, 2018

For the second time ever, the Corps of Engineers has employed a well-trained dog to deter nuisance birds from an inland lock and dam system. Breeze, a blue merle,… Read More