Amsterdam Schiphol airport’s operator is to carry out a bird-control trial which centres on the use of pigs. It will take place on a plot of land, with an area of about 2ha, situated between runways ...

Birds, presumably outraged that we humans are attempting to enter the skies that have long belonged to them, are a high-risk problem for airports. Thousands of birds every year are struck by planes or ...

Pigs may not actually fly, but they might have a role to play in keeping air travel safe. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has employed 20 of the animals as part of a pilot project aiming to reduce the ...