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Marcos Cruz, biologist and fauna management coordinator at Belo Horizonte International Airport, poses with Aurora, a Saker falcon who patrols the runways and airspace to scare away incursions of birds, at Belo Horizonte International Airport in Confins, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on November 14, 2023. The BH Airport concessionaire reported that more than 340 wild animals were captured in 2022 by the fauna management professionals at Belo Horizonte International Airport. Six birds, including hawks and falcons, have been trained to patrol the skies around the terminal, and a pointer dog runs after the birds, chasing them away, which has reduced bird-aircraft collisions. (Photo by Douglas Magno/AFP Photo)
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