Vault Toilet Vent Pipes Pose a Wildlife Entrapment Danger

Wyoming nonprofit Teton Raptor Center sells the Poo-Poo screen for use on thousands of holding tank vent stacks, protecting cavity-nesting birds from drowning in waste.

Vault Toilet Vent Pipes Pose a Wildlife Entrapment Danger

An American kestrel is stuck in a vault toilet in Elko, Nevada, before it is rescued. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Bureau of Land Management)

The distressing image of a cavity-nesting bird trapped at the bottom of a vault toilet pushed the folks at the Teton Raptor Center in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to solve a shortcoming of pit toilets found in parks across North America and serviced by pumping companies.

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