22/4/07 明報 Mingpao
趕盡鴿絕 機械鷹「行咇」
【明報專訊】鴿群在英國利物浦好食好住,隨處撿人們吃剩的殘羹充飢,不過這群長得肥肥壯壯的鳥兒即將被機械鷹逼遷,要另覓家園了。原因是牠們隨地便溺,有損「歐洲文化之都」的名聲。
20/3/07 BBC News
Robotic birds scare 'fat' pigeons
Pigeons are not part of Liverpool's plans for its year as European Capital of Culture in 2008.
The city council is mounting a campaign to rid the city of the birds, which it says are being fattened up by the public feeding them leftovers.
19/03/2007 24dash.com
Liverpool's robotic pigeon deterrent 'a waste of public money'
A leading advisory body on bird control has condemned Liverpool City Council's 'robotic hawks' pigeon deterrent scheme as a waste of public money.