Dutch police train bald eagles to capture drones

The Dutch police are collaborating with a raptor-training security firm based in Denmark to train bald eagles to attack drones in flight and retrieve the targeted unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Defending their territory, the birds of prey attack the drone without injury from the rotor blades. "They have incredible visual acuity and they can probably see the rotors," said an avian expert.

A scene from a video posted by the Dutch national police force shows a juvenile bald eagle seizing a drone in mid-flight. Photo: YouTube/Politie.nl