Birds, squirrels and other animals put zap on B.C. Hydro power supply

Birds and animals are a problem for B.C. Hydro.
At its power substations, crows land on exposed switches, squirrels gnaw through wires and 25 to 30 times a  year, such wildlife incursions knock out power to customers, a technologically plugged-in lot that is increasingly impatient about the interruptions.
And the unfortunate animals are most often, quite literally, toast.
So the utility has put out a call looking for contractors to help deploy “animal mitigation materials,” tech