War Against Pigeons

According to a report dated 25 June, Beijing airport had apparently declared war on pigeons.

Flocks of the birds were said to have thronged the airport, crashed into planes, and threatened public security.

Citing the state-run China Daily, the report noted that some of these winged-creatures are "carrier pigeons raised as pets, a centuries-old Beijing tradition."

An airport manager was quoted as saying "pigeons are now of the greatest threats to airplanes," and that "it is with urgency that local authorities ban pigeon breeding, feeding, and flying anywhere near the airport."

The airport has also reportedly strung nets and tried to scare away pigeons with loudspeakers that broadcast sounds of owls and other predators, but apparently with little success.

If you ask me, the airport should also wage a war against taxi touts inundating its arrival halls!