The purpose of this portion of the web site is to accumulate information
about wildlife mitigation at airports in a manner that serves both the
novice and more experienced wildlife officer or other person
interested in this topic. There are two excellent references,
which will be used throughout this site: The FAA's
Wildlife Hazard Management at Airports Manual
English Version Spanish Version French Version(Requires Adobe Acrobat.)
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and the Transport Canada's
Control Procedures Manual.
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Introduction
Sharing both the sky and the airport environment with birds and other animals has been a concern to aviation personnel for several years
and their impact on aviation safety has been documented over the past
eighty-eight years. Since Orville Wright's days to the present day
conflicts between wildlife and airplanes have caused damage to
aircraft and loss of human life. Over $300 million dollars
annually is lost due to wildlife strikes in the United States alone.
There are many factors effecting today's concern about wildlife
and aviation safety, three of these factors are. 1) As jet travel
replaced the more noisy and slower piston-powered aircraft, the chance
of these jets colliding with wildlife increased. 2) Along with the
change in mode of travel there has been an increase in air traffic
worldwide, both military and commercial. 3) Natural habitat surrounds
many modern airports and this habitat provides shelter, nesting area,
and feeding areas for wildlife that is not usually present in the
surrounding metropolitan area. These results in a majority of wildlife
strikes occur within the immediate airport environment (FAA manual).
The following references provide general discussions of the bird strike problem:
The purpose of this portion of the web site is to accumulate information
about wildlife mitigation at airports in a manner that serves both the
novice and more experienced wildlife officer or other person
interested in this topic. There are two excellent references,
which will be used throughout this site: The FAA's
Wildlife Hazard Management at Airports Manual 
Sharing both the sky and the airport environment with birds and other animals has been a concern to aviation personnel for several years
and their impact on aviation safety has been documented over the past
eighty-eight years. Since Orville Wright's days to the present day
conflicts between wildlife and airplanes have caused damage to
aircraft and loss of human life. Over $300 million dollars
annually is lost due to wildlife strikes in the United States alone.