A historical theme park in France is training six crows to pick up cigarette ends and rubbish in a bid to keep it clean. Nicolas de Villiers, president of the Puy de Fou park in Vendee, said the initiative would show visitors that nature itself could teach them to care for the environment. He said: “The goal is not just to clear up, because the visitors are generally careful to keep things clean.”
Rooks, a member of the crow family of birds that also includes the carrion crow, jackdaw and raven, are considered to be “particularly intelligent” and in the right circumstances “like to communicate with humans and establish a relationship through play”, Villiers said.
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The birds will be encouraged to spruce up the park through the use of a small box that delivers a nugget of bird food each time the rook deposits a cigarette end or small piece of rubbish.
The first cleaners have already been put to work, with the rest set to join them on Monday. Puy du Fou attracts more than 2 million visitors a year, making it the second most popular theme park in France after Disneyland Paris. Christophe Gaborit, who is accustomed to training birds of prey, said: “They were motivated by the reward and they soon understood how the game worked.” Puy du Fou is in the west of France, and is one of the country’s most popular theme parks.
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