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WeWow Summer Week 2024 - Day 2: Grow Tunes (6/18/24)

Wow in the World

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Googly-eyed Scarecrow Solutions

The chapter humorously explores the idea of using googly eyes to create a scarecrow resembling one of the characters to protect a vegetable garden from birds. Researchers' successful use of googly eyes on buoys as a predator mimic to scare seabirds away from fishing nets is discussed, showing a significant reduction in bird presence near the nets. The chapter concludes with plans to expand this innovative method internationally to protect marine life.

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