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A WIGAN falconer is helping to stop the spread of infections at hospitals across the region.
Wayne Wrigley and his Harris Hawk Alice were first called to Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester two years ago to try and scare pigeons away from the site.
Wayne and Alice were then deployed another 15 times to the Manchester site and were deemed to be a great success.
Now Salford Royal Hospital has followed suit and deployed its own Harris Hawk. They feared that the feathered pests could pose a health risk but wanted to tackle the problem humanely.
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local-news/bird-is-the-word-for-nhs-bosses-1-5413430
Wayne Wrigley and his Harris Hawk Alice were first called to Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester two years ago to try and scare pigeons away from the site.
Wayne and Alice were then deployed another 15 times to the Manchester site and were deemed to be a great success.
Now Salford Royal Hospital has followed suit and deployed its own Harris Hawk. They feared that the feathered pests could pose a health risk but wanted to tackle the problem humanely.
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local-news/bird-is-the-word-for-nhs-bosses-1-5413430