Geneva scraps drone-fighting eagle brigade over safety concerns

Geneva often serves as a neutral meeting place for international summits and world leaders and the trained-eagle programme was seen as part of an enhanced security effort. — Reuters

The Swiss city of Geneva pulled the plug on its anti-drone “eagle brigade”, a programme meant to train birds of prey to intercept mechanical drones in the air and safeguard dignitaries.

Officials decided to end the five-year-old project because of concerns about the welfare of the birds, the Swiss newspaper Le Matin Dimanche reported.