Starting Season 3 : Swedish crows trained to pick up cigarettes in exchange for actual peanuts- it's proposed to save towns over 75% of the monetary cost of humans picking up trash, but what does that mean for the crows?*****Resources:  The American Cancer Society Quitline at 800-227-2345   https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503606/are-cigarette-butts-secret-better-roadshttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/505089/dutch-startup-wants-train-crows-pick-cigarette-buttshttps://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/birds/is-it-ethical-to-train-crows-to-pick-up-cigarette-butts/*normal cleaning animals, vultures, goats for fires,  etc: https://www.dawn.com/news/1371300https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/litterpicking-crows-to-help-rid-swedens-streets-of-cigarette-butts/https://boingboing.net/2022/02/01/crows-trained-to-collect-cigarette-butts-on-the-street.htmlhttps://corvidcleaning.com/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45155818https://boutique.puydufou.com/papeterie/page/2.htmlhttps://abcbirds.org/blog21/what-do-crows-eat/And, my own life growing up with a smoker.Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Leibowitz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.orgMore about the show can be found at https://bewilderbeastspod.com   Support the showIntro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan LiebowiczInterstitial Music: MK2Additional music: Freesound.com, Pixabay.org Instagram: @EggAndNugget (chicken stan account) or @MelissaMcCueMcGrathWebsite: BewilderBeastsPod.comSupport the Show and get stuff! Patreon.com/BewilderbeastsPodYour host, Melissa McCue-McGrath is an author, dog trainer, and behavior consultant in Southern Maine. She'll talk about dogs all day if you let her. You've been warned :)

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