Open AccessRaptor Burns from Landfill Methane Burners
Author(s) -
Gary Siftar
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
wildlife rehabilitation bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2769-6960
pISSN - 1535-2242
DOI - 10.53607/wrb.v26.148
Subject(s) - methane , environmental science , stack (abstract data type) , fishery , ecology , biology , computer science , programming language
The nature of the landfill produces a treeless landscape and often attracts an abundance of rodents, an excellent food source for various raptor species. The height of the methane burner stack (60 ft [18.3 m]) makes an ideal perch for raptors waiting for rodents and other prey. The methane burners have an igniter which causes a sudden flame flare that can scorch or even kill anything perched on top, flying over, or located inside the stack.