Troy is so amazing!! Not only is he kind, loving, talented and HOT, but he’s also so brilliant! I got to talk to him on webcam yesterday and he was telling me about a new project that he came up with and has gotten approval to move forward with.
So, part of his job is to shoot any birds that get near the working parts of the base. The main reason is that they are a strong danger to the flight line. The birds can get sucked into the jet engines, and cause major damage to the jet and danger to the pilots. They usually try to find the most humane and environmentally safe way to do their jobs as Entomologists. For example, instead of exterminating a bee hive that is in the way somewhere, they will find and relocate the queen and the rest of the hive will follow. The capture and tag stray animals and relocate them instead of killing them, etc. But this one job of killing the birds seemed to be the only option.
There is also at all the bases out there a “burn pile” or just a pile of various pieces of scrap metal and wood that has been discarded into a landfill of sorts. A lot of good materials go to waste. So, Troy presented the idea to a few higher ranking officials last week that he wants to start a project where they take materials from the burn pile and build a sanctuary for the birds somewhere on the far edge of base away from any place they would pose any type of threat to the mission. This would create a use for the discarded “landfill” of debris and create a way to eliminate the problem of the birds, but to avoid killing them. The officials loved the idea and gave Troy the go ahead!
He is so brilliant! And I love that he cares so much about our planet and making sure that he leaves the world better than he found it! He is throwing around the idea of working for the EPA after his enlistment or something of that nature where he can continue to help to make the environment better for the humans and the creatures that inhabit it! I love him!!
Both the seagull and the European Starling are birds that have inexplicably migrated to that area. These are the two main breeds that pose the biggest problem, and so will benefit the most from the bird sanctuary.
