Dutch police trains eagles to tackle pesky drone problem 荷蘭警方：老鷹大戰無人機

荷蘭警方：老鷹大戰無人機

The Dutch are using an ingenious, low ­cost, totally organic solution to the country's increasing drone problem – they're having eagles trained to attack the flying machine as they would their usual prey.

 如今，無人機引發的問題日益嚴重，荷蘭警方不 得不另闢蹊徑，訓練老鷹來“捕獵”無人機，既節 省了開銷，也保護了環境。

 Drones are becoming a major problem all over the world – they block airspace and interfere with official operations like emergency air ambulance landings. Despite regulations, drone operators are able to get away with misuse. They're often hidden from view, making it very difficult for authorities to detect their exact position and take action against them.

 無人機給全世界都帶來了不小麻煩，有的私占了空域，有的甚至妨礙了飛機的緊急迫降。儘 管各國現已出臺相關法規，但不少無人機使用者仍逍遙法外，畢竟他們時常遠端操縱，執法 人員因此很難精准定位，將其繩之以法。

 The Dutch police were looking at tech­ based solutions like remotely taking control of drone operating systems, but forcing a drone to autoland could backfire as it could go completely out of control. Thankfully, raptor training company 'Guard From Above' came up with a much better idea – to make use of eagles' natural hunting instincts.

 此前，荷蘭警方曾嘗試遠端干預無人機作業系統，迫使其自動著陸，但結果卻事與願違，因 為無人機很容易徹底失控。幸運的是，猛禽訓練公司“空中保鏢”棋高一著，提出可以使用老 鷹來捕獵無人機。 荷蘭警方：老鷹大戰無人機

 Guard From Above claims to be the first company in the world to use birds of prey to intercept hostile drones. They're now assisting the Dutch police force to create a fleet of police eagles that are trained to attack and snatch drones in mid­air using their strong talons. “The eagle sees the drone as its prey,” explained Sjoerd Hoogendoorn, who works for the company. “So he tries to take it to a safe location and guard it once he gets there.”

 利用猛禽攔截惱人的無人機——空中保鏢公司的理念可說是前無古人。目前，荷蘭警方正與 該公司合作，訓練一群警鷹。這群“空中奇兵”將以利爪，獵捕橫行半空的無人機。空中保鏢 職員舍爾德•胡根道解釋道：“這些警鷹視無人機為獵物，一旦捕獲，就會飛到安全的地方， 將其保護起來。”

In Hindu mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds. He transports the God Vishnu and is eager to help humanity fight against demons. The word is usually rendered into English as "eagle," though according to one dictionary the name literally means "devourer," because Garuda was originally identified with the "all-consuming fire of the sun's rays".