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Avian sleuth at Smithsonian tracks bird strike rise
Carla Dove, a forensic ornithologist at the Smithsonian, uses feather samples and a DNA library to identify birds from plane strikes. The increase in large bird collisions, notably Canada geese, has prompted calls for stricter FAA action and potential flight path adjustments.
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