Ep 64: Ciga-crows

Starting Season 3 : Swedish crows trained to pick up cigarettes in exchange for actual peanuts- it's proposed to save towns over 75% of the monetary cost of humans picking up trash, but what does that mean for the crows? ***** Resources: The American Cancer Society Quitline at 800-227-2345 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503606/are-cigarette-butts-secret-better-roads https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/505089/dutch-startup-wants-train-crows-pick-cigarette-butts https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/birds/is-it-ethical-to-train-crows-to-pick-up-cigarette-butts/ *normal cleaning animals, vultures, goats for fires, etc: https://www.dawn.com/news/1371300 https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/litterpicking-crows-to-help-rid-swedens-streets-of-cigarette-butts/ https://boingboing.net/2022/02/01/crows-trained-to-collect-cigarette-butts-on-the-street.html https://corvidcleaning.com/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45155818 https://boutique.puydufou.com/papeterie/page/2.html https://abcbirds.org/blog21/what-do-crows-eat/ And, my own life growing up with a smoker. Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Leibowitz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org More about the show can be found at https://bewilderbeastspod.com Support the show Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz Interstitial Music: MK2 Additional music: Freesound.com, Pixabay.org Instagram: @EggAndNugget (chicken stan account) or @MelissaMcCueMcGrath Website: BewilderBeastsPod.com Support the Show and get stuff! Patreon.com/BewilderbeastsPod Your host, Melissa McCue-McGrath is an author, dog trainer, and behavior consultant in Southern Maine. She'll talk about dogs all day if you let her. You've been warned :)