Jack Kemp

The Dutch police are using bald eagles, amongst others.

http://thehackernews.com/2016/02/police-eagle-drone-hunting.html

The Dutch National Police force is training eagles to take down rogue drones, instead of shooting them, using radio jammers, net-wielding interceptor drones or anti-drone rifle.

We already know the role Sniffer Dogs play for Anti-Bomb squads in detecting hidden bombs and weapons.

If dogs can be trained, so can eagles. Keeping this in mind, it is the first time any police authority has trained eagles to safely bring down bad quadcopters in emergency cases.

Dutch police reportedly collaborated with a raptor training company called 'Guard From Above', to train eagles to recognise drones and then snatch it with its talons.

See video of the birds in action - with explanation in Dutch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HifO-ebmE1s

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