Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 25, 2022

How Airports Became a Haven for Wild Animals – Bay Nature

BayNature reports

Snakes, frogs, eagles and owls thrive next to the planes at Bay Area airports.

Airports in general have to be built on wide-open flat spaces,” says Natalie Reeder, SFO’s in-house biologist. “If you literally take a bird’s-eye view and look at the satellite image of the area, we have the best grassland around. I can imagine being a barn owl, being a red-tailed hawk, flying around seeing this great big lawn and coming straight here.”

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