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Jet the Wonderdog Amy Tardif of member station WGCU in Ft. Myers, Florida reports on a local airport that has come up with a unique way of cutting down on collisions between airplanes and birds. Birds collide with about 2500 planes a year. At Southwest International. Airport in Fort Myers, the nation's 8th busiest, officials have been using a border collie to keep the birds away. 20 other airports are keeping an eye on how this pilot program works out.

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Amy Tardif of member station WGCU in Ft. Myers, Florida reports on a local airport that has come up with a unique way of cutting down on collisions between airplanes and birds. Birds collide with about 2500 planes a year. At Southwest International. Airport in Fort Myers, the nation's 8th busiest, officials have been using a border collie to keep the birds away. 20 other airports are keeping an eye on how this pilot program works out.