I was just reading about what we might call the existential tension of using technology to help save "the wild" -- most of which, it turns out, is to mitigate the effects of previous technology! And what example could be more relevant than the humble "poo-poo screen" to prevent saw-whet owls from flying into toilet ventilation pipes?

They've already installed 5700 screens!

History of the project:

http://tetonraptorcenter.org/about/conservation/poo-poo-project/history-of-the-poo-poo-project