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SCP-XXXX*
Author: corviraptor

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NOTICE

This file contains 3 archived versions of itself. These are preserved in the article for posterity purposes. For immediate access to SCP-XXXX's current containment procedures, navigate to "Current Version (2016-02-01)".

XXXXARC2009-05-12

Item#: XXXX

Level3

Containment Class:

euclid

Secondary Class:

none

Disruption Class:

keneq

Risk Class:

warning

link to memo

Special Containment Procedures: While SCP-XXXX's effects are mostly contained, capturing or exterminating SCP-XXXX is currently not feasible, as they are indistinguishable from normal members of the genus Corvus except via behavior and temperature. SCP-XXXX's effects are contained by feeding SCP-XXXX-A instances. The food provided should be safe and nutritious for birds to reduce the possibility of them returning to other food sources.

An instance of SCP-XXXX-A, identified as Corvus corax.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a large community of birds consisting of various species from the genus Corvus, distributed throughout southern California. These birds, hereafter referred to as SCP-XXXX-A, are physically identical to their mundane counterparts, but display extremely high intelligence and a hyperactive metabolism. There are no known genetic differences between SCP-XXXX-A instances and their mundane counterparts, and captive SCP-XXXX-A instances bred with their mundane counterparts will invariably produce mundane offspring.

Before its discovery, SCP-XXXX used humans as its primary food source. SCP-XXXX utilized the organizing nature of humans to kill large quantities of them at once, allowing it to gather enough food to sustain the SCP-XXXX-A instances' heightened metabolisms. In some instances, SCP-XXXX would place high-value objects like money, jewelry, etc. in a trapped location, allowing people to learn about the location and return as a group, which would then be killed using traps and harvested by SCP-XXXX-A individuals.

Confirmed SCP-XXXX Activity
Number of Deaths	Cause/Location of Organization	Cause of Death	Date
9	Outdoor Party	Poisoned fruit juice bowl	June 15, 2007
25	Restauraunt	Fire	March 2, 2008
18	Voice mimicry (used as a lure)	Drowning	July 19, 2008
11	Money (used as a lure)	Fallen Sequoia tree	September 10, 2008
56	Restauraunt	Chlorine gas via mixture of ammonia and bleach	October 30, 2008
17	Jewelry (used as a lure)	Cave-in	December 11, 2008
10	Investigation of previous incident	Attack by large numbers of SCP-XXXX-A	December 12, 2008
131	SCP-████	Activation of SCP-████	December 25, 2008
176	EDM Concert	Catastrophic structural failure	January 10, 2009

The Foundation has tried to tag confirmed SCP-XXXX-A instances in the past, however they quickly crush and remove bands attached to their legs and become violent if restrained for implantation, often resulting in self-termination. Only thirteen (13) SCP-XXXX-A individuals have been successfully tagged, using implanted radio transmitters.

Because of the ineffectiveness of previous containment and extermination attempts, as well as cuts to funding from the United States, the Foundation has resorted to feeding SCP-XXXX in order to reduce their hunting behavior. While SCP-XXXX isn't contained in the traditional sense, its hunting events have been reduced to negligible amounts through the use of minimal resources, warranting its classification as Euclid.

XXXXARC2010-07-23

Item#: XXXX

Level3

Containment Class:

keter

Secondary Class:

none

Disruption Class:

ekhi

Risk Class:

danger

link to memo

Special Containment Procedures: While SCP-XXXX's effects are mostly contained, capturing or exterminating SCP-XXXX is currently not feasible, as they are indistinguishable from normal members of the genus Corvus except via behavior and temperature. SCP-XXXX's effects are contained by feeding SCP-XXXX-A instances. The food provided should be safe and nutritious for birds to reduce the possibility of them returning to other food sources. Under no circumstances should food be denied to SCP-XXXX. Consequences of not feeding SCP-XXXX include breach of normalcy, massive ecological damage, massive loss of life, and the possible exposure of the Foundation.

An instance of SCP-XXXX-A, identified as Corvus corax.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a large community of birds consisting of various species from the genus Corvus, distributed throughout the entirety of North America. These birds, hereafter referred to as SCP-XXXX-A, are physically identical to their mundane counterparts, but display extremely high intelligence, eusociality, and a hyperactive metabolism, which increases their body temperature by approximately 5ºC. There are no known genetic differences between SCP-XXXX-A instances and their mundane counterparts, and captive SCP-XXXX-A instances bred with their mundane counterparts will invariably produce mundane offspring.

After examining an unusually docile specimen of SCP-XXXX-A, designated SCP-XXXX-A-16, the Foundation discovered that SCP-XXXX-A instances have enhanced magnetoreception compared to their mundane counterparts. In addition, they also discovered that SCP-XXXX-A instances can slightly manipulate magnetic fields using magnetic minerals in their blood. Foundation researchers hypothesize that they use this magnetic manipulation to communicate with each other over short distances, further enabling their eusociality.

Before its discovery, SCP-XXXX used humans as their primary food source. SCP-XXXX utilized the organizing nature of humans to kill large quantities of them at once, allowing it to gather enough food to sustain the SCP-XXXX-A instances' heightened metabolisms. In some instances, SCP-XXXX would place high-value objects like money, jewelry, etc. in a trapped location, allowing people to learn about the location and return as a group, which would then be killed using traps and harvested by SCP-XXXX-A individuals.

Confirmed SCP-XXXX Activity
Number of Deaths	Cause/Location of Organization	Cause of Death	Date
9	Outdoor Party	Poisoned fruit juice bowl	June 15, 2007
25	Restauraunt	Fire	March 2, 2008
18	Voice mimicry (used as a lure)	Drowning	July 19, 2008
11	Money (used as a lure)	Fallen Sequoia tree	September 10, 2008
56	Restauraunt	Chlorine gas via mixture of ammonia and bleach	October 30, 2008
17	Jewelry (used as a lure)	Cave-in	December 11, 2008
10	Investigation of previous incident	Attack by large numbers of SCP-XXXX-A	December 12, 2008
13	SCP-████	Activation of SCP-████	December 25, 2008
176	EDM Concert	Catastrophic structural failure	January 10, 2009

The Foundation has tried to tag confirmed SCP-XXXX-A instances in the past, however they quickly crush and remove bands attached to their legs and become violent if restrained for implantation. Only twenty-seven (27) SCP-XXXX-A individuals have been successfully tagged, using implanted radio transmitters. Eleven (11) of these instances are terminated due to natural causes.

A portion of SCP-XXXX perched on a radar dome at Site-34 before feeding.

Because of the ineffectiveness of previous containment and extermination attempts, as well as cuts to funding from the United States, the Foundation has resorted to feeding SCP-XXXX in order to reduce their hunting behavior. While SCP-XXXX isn't contained in the traditional sense, its hunting events have been reduced to negligible amounts through the use of minimal resources, warranting its classification as Euclid.

The containment procedure implemented by the Foundation on 2009-05-12 has resulted in a massive increase of the population of SCP-XXXX-A instances, from an estimated population of 15,000 to an estimated population of 5.5 million as of 2010-07-23. The containment procedure has been deemed a massive failure; however, revoking food from SCP-XXXX will most likely cause SCP-XXXX to return to feeding on humans, which could have catastrophic consequences due to their dramatically increased population. 16 sites across North America have begun feeding SCP-XXXX to avoid this scenario. Stationary Task Force Lambda-12 has been established to find and execute potential solutions to this event.

XXXXARC2010-12-03

Item#: XXXX

Level3

Containment Class:

keter

Secondary Class:

none

Disruption Class:

ekhi

Risk Class:

danger

link to memo

Special Containment Procedures: While SCP-XXXX's effects are mostly contained, capturing or exterminating SCP-XXXX is currently not feasible, as they are indistinguishable from normal members of the genus Corvus except via behavior and temperature. SCP-XXXX's effects are contained by feeding SCP-XXXX-A instances. The food provided should be safe and nutritious for birds to reduce the possibility of them returning to other food sources. Under no circumstances should food be denied to SCP-XXXX. Consequences of not feeding SCP-XXXX include breach of normalcy, massive ecological damage, massive loss of life, and the possible exposure of the Foundation.

Feeding sites are to implement Class-C Electromagnetic Beacons and program them to pulse in a pattern detailed in the Lambda-12 Plan. After 2010-12-10, every night the feeding sites and magnetic beacons are to be moved to the locations specified in the λ-12 Plan. The final feeding sites, located either off-shore or in remote inland locations, are to be equipped with Enhanced Radiation Weapons (ERWs) capable of terminating all animal life within 10 miles. On 2011-01-01, the final feeding site locations are to be evacuated. A final inspection for any human activity within 15 miles of the sites will be carried out. If the inspection reveals no human activity, the ERWs planted in the sites will be detonated remotely. Immediately following detonation, the animal carcasses are to be incinerated.

A sample of 20 specimens of SCP-XXXX-A are to be collected and contained in the Site-24 Yellow-Threat Aviary before 2011-01-01.

An instance of SCP-XXXX-A, identified as Corvus corax.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a large community of birds consisting of various species from the genus Corvus, distributed throughout the entirety of North America. These birds, hereafter referred to as SCP-XXXX-A, are physically identical to their mundane counterparts, but display extremely high intelligence, eusociality, and a hyperactive metabolism, which increases their body temperature by approximately 5ºC. There are no known genetic differences between SCP-XXXX-A instances and their mundane counterparts, and captive SCP-XXXX-A instances bred with their mundane counterparts will invariably produce mundane offspring.

After examining an unusually docile specimen of SCP-XXXX-A, designated SCP-XXXX-A-16, the Foundation discovered that SCP-XXXX-A instances have enhanced magnetoreception compared to their mundane counterparts. In addition, they also discovered that SCP-XXXX-A instances can slightly manipulate magnetic fields using magnetic minerals in their blood. Foundation researchers hypothesize that they use this magnetic manipulation to communicate with each other over short distances, further enabling their eusociality.

STF Lambda-12, created to draft procedures for the permanent containment of SCP-XXXX, devised a plan to utilize this sense to lure SCP-XXXX colonies to remote locations using electromagnetic beacons, where they could be simultaneously exterminated. What few specimens may be left would likely die of starvation, as SCP-XXXX-A instances have increased metabolisms to support their enhanced intelligence. Without the collaboration of a colony, they will be out-competed by their mundane counterparts who require less calories. Other magnetoreceptive animals would be driven away by the magnetic beacons' stimulus, as it would indicate the presence of SCP-XXXX, which has been shown to act aggressively to other animals near feeding sites.

Before its discovery, SCP-XXXX used humans as their primary food source. SCP-XXXX utilized the organizing nature of humans to kill large quantities of them at once, allowing it to gather enough food to sustain the SCP-XXXX-A instances' heightened metabolisms. In some instances, SCP-XXXX would place high-value objects like money, jewelry, etc. in a trapped location, allowing people to learn about the location and return as a group, which would then be killed using traps and harvested by SCP-XXXX-A individuals.

Confirmed SCP-XXXX Activity
Number of Deaths	Cause/Location of Organization	Cause of Death	Date
9	Outdoor Party	Poisoned fruit juice bowl	June 15, 2007
25	Restauraunt	Fire	March 2, 2008
18	Voice mimicry (used as a lure)	Drowning	July 19, 2008
11	Money (used as a lure)	Fallen Sequoia tree	September 10, 2008
56	Restauraunt	Chlorine gas via mixture of ammonia and bleach	October 30, 2008
17	Jewelry (used as a lure)	Cave-in	December 11, 2008
10	Investigation of previous incident	Attack by large numbers of SCP-XXXX-A	December 12, 2008
13	SCP-████	Activation of SCP-████	December 25, 2008
176	EDM Concert	Catastrophic structural failure	January 10, 2009
1282	Site-56	Detonation of on-site enhanced radiation weapon (ERW) to prevent escape of 3 Keter-class anomalies	November 24, 2010

The Foundation has tried to tag confirmed SCP-XXXX-A instances in the past, however they quickly crush and remove bands attached to their legs and become violent if restrained for implantation. Only thirty-five (35) SCP-XXXX-A individuals have been successfully tagged, using implanted radio transmitters. Twenty (20) of these instances are terminated due to natural causes.

SCP-XXXX awaiting food above Site-24, which is located underground.

Because of the ineffectiveness of previous containment and extermination attempts, as well as cuts to funding from the United States, the Foundation has resorted to feeding SCP-XXXX in order to reduce their hunting behavior.

The containment procedure implemented by the Foundation on 2009-05-12 has resulted in a massive increase of the population of SCP-XXXX-A instances, from an estimated population of 15,000 to an estimated population of 12.5 million as of 2010-012-03. The containment procedure has been deemed a massive failure; however, revoking food from SCP-XXXX will most likely cause SCP-XXXX to return to feeding on humans, which could have catastrophic consequences due to their dramatically increased population. 16 sites across North America have begun feeding SCP-XXXX to avoid this scenario. STF Lambda-12 has been was established to find and execute potential solutions to this event. This resulted in the updated containment procedures in this article.

To keep up with the demand from SCP-XXXX, the O5 council has approved the use of otherwise restricted food sources. SCP-XXXX's containment currently overrides cautionary procedures for SCP-████, SCP-███, SCP-4158, SCP-████, and SCP-████.

Current Version (2016-02-01)

Item#: XXXX

Level3

Containment Class:

euclid

Secondary Class:

none

Disruption Class:

vlam

Risk Class:

notice

link to memo

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is contained at the Site-24 Low-threat Aviary, and is administered the standard veterinary care at the aviary. Each SCP-XXXX-A individual is implanted with a radio transmitter and a capsule containing cyanide that is to be released in the event of a containment breach. To prevent disrupted brain development and promote non-harmful activity with humans, SCP-XXXX-A individuals are to be interacted with regularly by personnel. Toys are also to be provided. Reproduction within SCP-XXXX is to be strictly monitored, and particularly promiscuous individuals are to be neutered in the event of an overpopulation. Euthanasia is only to be used when absolutely necessary to prevent psychological and/or emotional harm to the rest of SCP-XXXX.

An instance of SCP-XXXX-A, identified as Corvus corax.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a small community of birds consisting of various species from the genus Corvus which currently inhabit the Site-24 Low-threat Aviary. SCP-XXXX currently consists of 56 SCP-XXXX-A individuals, consisting of 14 Corvus corax (Common Raven), 18 Corvus brachyrhynchos (American Crow), 11 Corvus cryptoleucus (Chihuahuan Raven), and 13 Corvus imparatus (Tamaulipas Crow). These birds, hereafter referred to as SCP-XXXX-A, are physically identical to their mundane counterparts, but display extremely high intelligence, eusociality, and a hyperactive metabolism, which increases their body temperature by approximately 5ºC. There are no known genetic differences between SCP-XXXX-A instances and their mundane counterparts, and captive SCP-XXXX-A instances bred with their mundane counterparts will invariably produce mundane offspring.

After examining an unusually docile specimen of SCP-XXXX-A, designated SCP-XXXX-A-16, the Foundation discovered that SCP-XXXX-A instances have enhanced magnetoreception compared to their mundane counterparts. In addition, they also discovered that SCP-XXXX-A instances can slightly manipulate magnetic fields using magnetic minerals in their blood. Foundation researchers hypothesize that they use this magnetic manipulation to communicate with each other over short distances, further enabling their eusociality.

STF Lambda-12, created to draft procedures for the permanent containment of SCP-XXXX, devised a plan to utilize this sense to lure SCP-XXXX colonies to remote locations using electromagnetic beacons, where they could be simultaneously exterminated. What few specimens may be left would likely die of starvation, as SCP-XXXX-A instances have increased metabolisms to support their enhanced intelligence. Without the collaboration of a colony, they will be out-competed by their mundane counterparts who require less calories. Other magnetoreceptive animals would be driven away by the magnetic beacons' stimulus, as it would indicate the presence of SCP-XXXX, which has been shown to act aggressively to other animals near feeding sites.

Before its discovery, SCP-XXXX used humans as their primary food source. SCP-XXXX utilized the organizing nature of humans to kill large quantities of them at once, allowing it to gather enough food to sustain the SCP-XXXX-A instances' heightened metabolisms. In some instances, SCP-XXXX would place high-value objects like money, jewelry, etc. in a trapped location, allowing people to learn about the location and return as a group, which would then be killed using traps and harvested by SCP-XXXX-A individuals.

Confirmed SCP-XXXX Activity
Number of Deaths	Cause/Location of Organization	Cause of Death	Date
9	Outdoor Party	Poisoned fruit juice bowl	June 15, 2007
25	Restaurant	Fire	March 2, 2008
18	Voice mimicry (used as a lure)	Drowning	July 19, 2008
11	Money (used as a lure)	Fallen Sequoia tree	September 10, 2008
56	Restaurant	Chlorine gas via mixture of ammonia and bleach	October 30, 2008
17	Jewelry (used as a lure)	Cave-in	December 11, 2008
10	Investigation of previous incident	Attack by large numbers of SCP-XXXX-A	December 12, 2008
13	SCP-████	Activation of SCP-████	December 25, 2008
176	EDM Concert	Catastrophic structural failure	January 10, 2009
128	Site-56	Detonation of on-site enhanced radiation weapon (ERW) to prevent escape of 3 Keter-class anomalies	November 24, 2010

The Foundation has tried to tag confirmed SCP-XXXX-A instances in the past, however they quickly crush and remove bands attached to their legs and become violent if restrained for implantation. Only thirty-five (35) SCP-XXXX-A individuals have been successfully tagged, using implanted radio transmitters. Twenty (20) of these instances are terminated due to natural causes.

While the wild instances of SCP-XXXX-A proved extremely difficult to tag, SCP-XXXX-A instances raised in captivity are very docile and easy to implant radio transmitters and kill-switches into. Researchers hypothesize that the dangerous nature of SCP-XXXX is not inherent; rather, it was passed down culturally. Furthermore, living SCP-XXXX-A instances from the wild, living longer than their wild counterparts due to their captivity, have mostly unlearned their predatory behavior. Captive-raised SCP-XXXX-A instances of all ages will often try to play with Foundation personnel. This behavior is encouraged to prevent potential cognitive development disorders in SCP-XXXX due to its high intelligence.

SCP-XXXX-A instances, identified as SCP-XXXX-A-27 and SCP-XXXX-A-30, engaging in "playing" behavior.

Because of the ineffectiveness of previous containment and extermination attempts, as well as cuts to funding from the United States, the Foundation has resorted to feeding SCP-XXXX in order to reduce their hunting behavior.

The containment procedure implemented by the Foundation on 2009-05-12 has resulted in a massive increase of the population of SCP-XXXX-A instances, from an estimated population of 15,000 to an estimated population of 13 million at its peak. The containment procedure has been deemed a massive failure; however, revoking food from SCP-XXXX will most likely cause SCP-XXXX to return to feeding on humans, which could have catastrophic consequences due to their dramatically increased population. 16 sites across North America have begun feeding SCP-XXXX to avoid this scenario. STF Lambda-12 was established to find and execute potential solutions to this event. This resulted in the eventual decline of SCP-XXXX populations until it was deemed extinct in the wild.

To keep up with the demand from SCP-XXXX, the O5 council has approved the use of otherwise restricted food sources until 2011-02-01. SCP-XXXX's containment used to override cautionary procedures for SCP-████, SCP-███, SCP-4158, SCP-████, and SCP-████.

crow pics
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?sort=relevance&search=flock+of+ravens&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%7D&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1&searchToken=12e51y51hbfhwqo6lvnq375z7#%2Fmedia%2FFile%3AOld_NIKE_Missile_radar_dome_with_ravens.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=crow+playing&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1#/media/File:Corvus_corone_play-fight_JdP_20180918_t174610.jpg
http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-12924104/bastard-crows
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?sort=relevance&search=corvus&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%7D&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1#/media/File:Corvus_mellori.jpg
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-1042847/Im-crow-pets-rook-.html

[✕] this isn't good writing i wrote this like a year ago and its bad

STF Lambda-12 Meeting Transcription - 2009-04-23 (12:35-13:12)

Subject of Clip: Permanent containment of SCP-XXXX, mitigation of SCP-XXXX related issues

Participants: Researcher Jack Davis³, Dr. Alexandra Nguyen⁴, Dr. Aaliyah Shepard⁵, Researcher Nora Jacobs⁶, Dr. Bea Crowley⁷

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Crowley: Before we start on this subject, does anyone want to make a statement for the record?

Silence ensues for approximately 10 seconds.

Crowley: Well, guess I'm doing it. This is the April twenty-third meeting of STF Lambda Twelve. This is our 12th meeting so far. There are currently… five of us in attendance. It is currently twelve thirty-five PM. We have assembled to find a solution to the recent population explosion of SCP-XXXX and the risks associated with this event. We… Uh… We may now begin talking. Or, uh… Look, I've never done this before.

Nguyen: How clinical!

Crowley: Give me a break, man.

Shepard: The topic, please.

Jacobs: Right. Let's go over why previous attempts to contain SCP-XXXX have failed, so we have somewhere to go off of, I guess.

Shepard: Alright. The first containment procedure the Foundation drafted was capturing every instance of SCP-XXXX-A. We scrapped it before implementation because it had a critical flaw.

Nguyen: Right, those little bastards are completely indistinguishable from normal Corvids.

Jacobs: Members of the genus Corvus, you mean. Corvidae is a broader term.

Nguyen: Jacobs. You know what I mean.

Davis: Anyways, the second procedure that was drafted involved the total extermination of all wild specimens of SCP-XXXX-A. The procedure was drafted after we discovered that SCP-XXXX-A instances had a higher body temperature than normal Corvids-

Jacobs: Members of the genus Corvus.

Davis: I'm not saying "Members of the genus Corvus" every time I refer to the mundane ones, Nora. I'll say Corvid all I want and you cannot stop me.

Jacobs: And, to continue off of what you said, we all know what happened to that plan. Organizing a large enough MTF to attempt to exterminate all fifteen-thousand of them, all equipped with infrared goggles, would take an unfathomable amount of resources reserved only for the worst of the Keters. Ironically enough, we've been given those resources now. Better late than never, I guess.

Davis: Are you alright, Jacobs? You seem a lot less… happy, than usual.

Jacobs: I'm joking! At least, for the most part. I'll… stop if it bothers you.

Davis: Never mind. So we've established the critical flaws with the first two procedures. SCP-XXXX-A are indistinguishable from their normal counterparts except via temperature, which is too small of a detail to reasonably use to track down and kill every single one under the budget at the time.

Nguyen: And the third procedure?

Jacobs: We all know what happened with the third procedure. It was the only monetarily feasible option, and the States wanted to see results immediately. Every wildlife major in the Foundation raised concerns, but the States didn't care, and we needed the funding from them for other, more important skips. At least, they were more important at the time.

Davis: I think I see why you're not as upbeat as usual.

Jacobs: It might be that we may be facing the biggest ecological disaster in North America since DDT.

Shepard: Hold on, Jacobs.

Jacobs: Yeah?

Shepard: Wait… I… Never mind.

Jacobs: What was it?

Shepard: I was just going to say that we could poison the food, but SCP-XXXX would likely realize the source immediately, given its whole intelligence deal.

Jacobs: Wait. What about DDT?

Shepard: I just said that-

Jacobs: No, it's different. You're talking about acute toxins.

Shepard: I know what acute toxins are, Nora. I'm a toxicologist.

Jacobs: But DDT is chronic.

Shepard: You're right, but… Oh! There's no way they could tell it was the food if we used a chronic toxin. It'd take long enough to affect them that they wouldn't be able to trace it back.

Nguyen: But what about biomagnification? After all, that was the main concern with DDT, if I recall. Birds were eating smaller animals and slowly building up DDT from them.

Davis: I could be wrong, as this isn't my field of expertise, but I don't think there are many apex predators hunting crows.

Jacobs: You're right, Jack. The main concern I have is with scavengers and decomposers.

Shepard: That's a valid concern… Let me think. I might be able to remember some toxins that might work.

Crowley: If I may inject myself into this, I think there's a pretty big issue with this plan.

Shepard: Lay it on me.

Crowley: If we're not neutralizing them directly, it'll take until their lifespan runs out for them all to die. How long are Corvid lifespans?

Jacobs: Well, the Common Raven can last up to twenty-one years. Which means that the median bird should be ten years-

Crowley: Keep in mind that the population boom happened only a year ago. The vast majority of these birds are going to live up to twenty years. I don't think we can wait that long.

Jacobs: That… shouldn't be possible though. Most of the birds we find are at breeding age, which explains the exponential growth. That should take two years at the very least.

Nguyen: Perhaps their extremely fast metabolisms could be fast-tracking their aging process. If we're conservative about our estimates, we could say that they'll all die in under ten years. That's not including any health complications that could arise from fitting such unusual traits into an otherwise normal body.

Shepard: Ten years still seems like a long time. However, I think we can do better than DDT or DDE.

Jacobs: Oh?

Shepard: There's a class of toxins known as Trichothecenes. I'm mainly focusing on a variation of those, actually: Epoxitrichothecenes.

Nguyen: Oh, I know what you're getting at. They come from fungi. It's really nasty stuff. Several days after ingestion, you get bleeding, diarrhea, elevated body temperature, muscle control issues, stuff like that. No vaccinations, no antidotes.

Davis: Yikes.

Shepard: The Soviets wanted to use it in East Germany, but they ran into a problem: it degrades under high heat and UV light.

Jacobs: That's convenient for us. When the crows die, they'll be nuked by the sun and the bioaccumulation risk is reduced. Seems like about the best we're gonna get, to be honest.

Shepard: I'd bet on it. We still have a couple of hours to kill, though. Maybe there's a way around it that doesn't involve committing a war crime against these birds. I say we keep brainstorming.

Davis: Agreed.

[Further data expunged due to lack of relevance. The full recording can be found in Site-24 Audio Archive Vol. 546]

Footnotes

1. All deaths consisted of members from MTF Omega-9, tasked with recontaining SCP-████.

2. 143 deaths when counting anomalous humanoids.

3. Ethics Committee Member

4. Microbiologist, Pathologist, Epidemiologist

5. Containment Procedure Draftswoman, Toxicologist

6. Conservation Scientist, Wildlife Ecologist, Ornithologist, Head researcher of SCP-XXXX

7. Neutralization Expert, Zoologist