Eagles have cost this company 9 drones and more than $100k in an ongoing aerial battle
Nov18
Eagles are waging war for control of the sky above Western Australia’s Goldfields region. Since employing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in its St. Ives Mine, surveyor Rick Steven has lost a total of nine Trimble UX5 drones to eagles. Each drone costs the company about $10,000 for the body and another $10,000 for the mounted camera. Overall, Steven estimates the company has suffered losses in excess of $100,000 due to the territorial birds of prey he now calls “the natural enemy of the UAV.” After local eagles had started taking down his flight equipment, Steven tried to get creative. The…
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