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Refuge Update – November/December 2005, Volume 2, Number 6

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Table of Contents:

Make Way for Ducklings, page 4 With help from refuge experts, roads and bridges can be built to accommodate wildlife.

Katrina Heroes, pages 8-9 Extraordinary diaries from refuge staffers who were there when Katrina came calling.

Focus on…Reaching Youth , page 10-15 Refuges give young people a chance to learn art, poetry, native culture, service – and stewardship.

Nisqually: Growing and Restoring, page 17 The Outstanding Refuge Plan of 2005 opens the door to the largest estuary restoration project in the Pacific Northwest.

Safety Precautions For Handling Bird Strike Remains

Other Bird Strike and Aviation Materials

These guidelines are provided for those who routinely collect bird remains from runways or aircraft components for bird strike identification. They are advisory in nature to provide guidance for field biologists and others concerned about highly pathogenic avian influenza. Currently, Avian Influenza (H5N1) has NOT been reported in the United States and we are operating under the following guidelines. These guidelines may be updated periodically.

Scwds Briefs: Volume 21, Number 3 (October 2005), Michael J. Yabsley

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

H5N1 Influenza Virus in Wild Birds: A Fact Sheet
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 and Wild Birds
What are avian influenza viruses?
What is a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus?
What is “Bird Flu” and what is “HPAI H5N1”?
What do we know about avian influenza viruses in wild birds?
Do we have HPAI H5N1 in North America?
Is there currently a public health risk associated with HPAI H5N1 in wild birds?
Is there a domestic animal health risk associated with HPAI in wild birds?
What is the possibility of HPAI H5N1 entering North America via migratory wild birds? …

Refuge Update – September/October 2005, Volume 2, Number 5

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Ravaged by Nature, page 3 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita left millions of dollars of damage in their wake.

Focus on…Comprehensive Conservation Planning, pages 10-14 What does it take to draft a first-rate CCP? How does a refuge reach out and communicate with partners and community?

Baby Switch in High Places, page 21 Refuge biologists in California successfully swap a fertile for an infertile egg and the condor parents are none the wiser.

Invasive Plant Mapping, page 9 Volunteers using state-of-the-arttechnology are helping to map and control invasive plants.

The Biological Protection Of The Czech Air Force´S., Milan Žuffa-Kunčo

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

This contribution compares all known collisions of the Czech Air Force’s aircraft with birds, from 2000 to 2004. In the course of this period we have assayed 122 cases altogether. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been possible to obtain all needed data due to whether objective or subjective reasons. We have got information: * on the collision time in 115 cases (94% of all cases), * on the velocity of aircraft by the collision in 98 cases (80% of all cases), * on the altitude of aircraft by the collision in 105 cases (86% of all cases), * on location of the …

Percentage Of Wildlife Strikes Reported And Species Identified Under A Voluntary Reporting System, Sandra E. Wright, Richard A. Dolbeer

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

Reporting of wildlife strikes with civil aircraft in the USA is voluntary but strongly encouraged by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through Advisory Circulars and FAA publications. The National Wildlife Strike Database contained 59,196 strike reports for civil aircraft, 1990-2004. An initial analysis of independent strike data from an eastern USA airport in 1994 indicated that less than 20% of strikes were actually reported to the FAA for inclusion in the National Wildlife Strike Database. To obtain an improved estimate of the percent of strikes reported, we obtained 14 sets of wildlife strike data maintained by three airlines and three …

Affordable, Real-Time, 3-D Avian Radar Networks For Centralized North American Bird Advisory Systems, Peter Weber, Tim J. Nohara, Sidney A. Gauthreaux Jr.

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

Affordable avian radar systems are being developed for Natural Resource Management (NRM) and bird aircraft strike hazard (BASH) applications. Recently [I], the authors have reported on mobile avian radar system requirements and on a system design that is state-of-the-art. In the present paper, the system design of a single avian radar is expanded in scope to address 3-D avian radar networks. These are essential to fully realize an affordable yet high-performance North American bird advisory system. The proposed avian radar network design includes antenna, transceiver and signal processor designs for the avian radar sensor, network design, sensor integration, and system …

Raptor Strike Avoidance At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport: A Biological Approach, Clifford Anderson, Steve Osmek

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

In June 2001 we initiated a Raptor Strike Avoidance Program to monitor raptor activity and develop a biologically-based approach to reduce raptor densities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), King County, WA. Weekly surveys established the species, sighting frequencies, and distributions of raptors. Red-tailed Hawks (RTHAs), our most common raptor, occur as both resident and migrant/wintering hawks. We attached colored leg bands, backpack radio-transmitters and wing-tags to 8 of 12 resident RTHAs to identify individuals, locate nests and to assist in defining territories. These adult RTHAs were released onsite with the expectation that they would act as “sentinel” hawks by driving …

Enhancement Of The Faa’S On-Line Wildlife Aircraft Strike Database With An Interactive Graphics Capability, Archie M. Dickey, Allen R. Newman, Michel Hovan

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott, AZ, USA) was awarded a grant from the William J. Hughes FAA Technical Center in October 1999 to develop and maintain a web site dealing with a wide variety of airport safety wildlife concerns. Initially, the web site enabled users to access related topics such as wildlife management (at/near airports), bird identification information, FAA wildlife management guidelines, education, pictures, current news, upcoming meetings and training, available jobs and discussion/forum sections. In April 2001, the web site was augmented with an on-line wildlife strike report (FAA Form 5200-7). Upon submittal on-line, “quick look” email notifications are sent …

Managing Birdstrike Risk With Information Technologies: A Review Of The State-Of-The-Art In 2005, T. Adam Kelly

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

This presentation will discuss three information technologies currently available for management of aircraft birdstrike risk: The United States Air Force (USAF) Avian Hazard Advisory System (AHAS), the USAF United States Bird Avoidance Model (US BAM), and mobile bird detection radar systems. These three technologies have been under development since the mid-1990’s and efforts are now underway to exchange data and integrate the technologies.

In 2005 the USAF Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Team assigned responsibility for further development and refinement of the US BAM to the contractor team responsible for the ongoing development and operation of AHAS. The intent is …

Adopting An Integrated, Flexible Approach To Reducing The Birdstrike Risk From Canada Geese, Andy Baxter, Ian Witter

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

Canada Geese overflying the runways at London’s Heathrow Airport have been struck on eleven occasions by aircraft during the last ten years. Four of these occurred during the pre-breeding season and seven during the post moult period. A monitoring study was initiated in 1999 to evaluate the movements of geese around the airport and determine appropriate mitigation strategies to reduce the risk of birdstrike. Moult sites within 13km of the airport were identified. 4,900 moulting geese were caught and fitted with colour rings and radio-transmitters between 1999 and 2004. 2,500 visits were made to over 300 sites resulting in over …

2005 Bird Strike Committee, Conference Schedule: Overview Of Technical Sessions

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

No abstract provided.

Wildlife Risk Management At Vancouver International Airport, Gary F. Searing

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

The Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is the second busiest airport in Canada. YVR is located on Sea Island in the Fraser River Estuary - a world-class wintering and staging area for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds. The Fraser Delta supports Canada’s largest wintering populations of waterfowl, shorebirds, and raptors. The large number of aircraft movements and the presence of many birds near YVR pose a wide range of considerable aviation safety hazards. Until the late 1980s when a full-time Wildlife Control Program (WCP) was initiated, YVR had the highest number of bird strikes of any Canadian commercial airport. Although …

Trash And Water: Managing On-Airport Wildlife Attractants At Paine Field, Washington, Matthew R. Stevens, Laurence M. Schafer, Brian E. Washburn

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

Identifying and addressing land uses on or near airports that attract wildlife hazardous to aviation, such as refuse and water management facilities, is an important component of an integrated approach to reduce wildlife-aircraft collisions. Similar to most airports, Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field) has recently been involved with construction of on-airfield stormwater management structures. In addition, Snohomish County built a new trash-transfer facility on airport property during 2002-2003. The airport, USDA Wildlife Services, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provided considerable input into the design and landscaping around the transfer facility and in the redesign of a stormwater detention pond/wetland …

Efficacy Of Aircraft Mounted Lighting To Reduce Bird Strikes, Scott T. Philibin

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

A question has lingered over the Aviation Industry for over 30 years. Can we improve the visibility of aircraft to birds so as to reduce the probability of bird aircraft collisions? At the outset, I want to make clear that reducing bird hazards to aircraft is a comprehensive and systemic problem which can be mitigated in part by active control of causative factors in and around airports. However, aircraft rapidly transition out of the airport boundary in a matter of seconds and are still transitioning miles away from the airport at altitudes where birds may still be commonly found. It …

Memorandum Of Understanding Between The United States Department Of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration And The United States Department Of Agriculture. Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services.

Other Bird Strike and Aviation Materials

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) continues the cooperation between the Federal Aviation Administration and Wildlife Services (WS) for mitigating wildlife hazards to aviation.

Alphabetical Index To Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings, Volumes 1–21 (1962–2004)

Indexes to Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings

This is a 62-page (searchable) document. Listings show all authors (arranged by 1st author), full titles, and complete citations.

Date Index To Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings, Volumes 1–21 (1962–2004)

Indexes to Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings

This is a 64-page (searchable) document. Listings are by conference year, alphabetical by 1st author, and show all authors, full titles, and complete citations.

Subject Index To Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings, Volumes 1–21 (1962–2004)

Indexes to Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings

This is a 409-page (searchable) document. Listings are by subjects, arranged alphabetically, and show all authors, full titles, and complete citations.

High Speed Flight At Low Altitude: Hazard To Commercial Aviation ?, Paul F. Eschenfelder , Capt.

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

Commercial aircraft are capable of, and in fact, do, operate at high speed (>250 knots indicated airspeed [KIAS]) at low altitude (below 10,000’ above ground level) worldwide. Design, construction and certification standards for these aircraft were developed over 40 years ago. Since the development of these standards populations of large flocking birds have increased dramatically in many parts of the world. Yet neither design/construction standards nor operational practice have changed to reflect the new threat. Subsequent serious damage resulting from recent collisions indicates change is necessary. Since 2003, flight rules in Canada and the United States have been amended, …

Water Quality Trading: What Can We Learn From 10 Years Of Wetland Mitigation Banking?, Eric Raffini, Morgan Robertson

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Staff Publications

In 2003 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its Water Quality Trading Policy. Water quality trading allows facilities facing high pollution-control costs to meet their regulatory requirements by purchasing environmentally equivalent or superior pollution reductions from another source, often at a lower cost. The policy, which hopes to achieve "water quality and environmental benefits greater than would otherwise be achieved under more traditional regulatory approaches," established the ground rules for trading and encourages states, interstate agencies, and tribes to develop and implement water quality trading programs for nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants. The policy generated controversy among some stakeholder groups; …

Refuge Update – July/August 2005, Volume 2, Number 4

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Table of Contents:
A New Line on Refuge Fishing, page 3
Northeast Refuges Reach Half- Million-Acre Milestone, page 5
Focus on…Trails and Wildlife Observation, pages 8-15
An Earth Day Visit, page 22

Scwds Briefs: Volume 21, Number 2 (July 2005), Michael J. Yabsley

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

Unexplained Sea Bird Mortality: Since June 12, 2005, there have been numerous reports of dead or dying sea birds along the beaches of the eastern seaboard from Florida to Maryland.
Deer as Hosts of Anaplasmosis: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)
Vesicular Stomatitis Update: Vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus (VSNJV) infection was confirmed in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and Utah.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that four transplant recipients had developed severe illnesses after receiving organs from a Rhode Island donor. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection was confirmed in all …

Risk And Consequence Analysis Focused On Biota Transfers Potentially Associated With Surface Water Diversions Between The Missouri River And Red River Basins, Greg Linder, Ed Little, Lynne Johnson, Chad Vishy, Bruce Peacock, Heather Goeddecke

Publications of the US Geological Survey

Section 1 provides a brief overview of the project, including a cursory summary of the history of the “Garrison Diversion” and how that history relates to this work focused on the analysis of risks and consequences potentially associated with interbasin biota transfers. The present study was initiated under the auspices of the Dakota Water Resources Act (DWRA) of 2000, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a comprehensive study of the water quality and quantity needs of the Red River Valley and the options for meeting those needs. As such, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) requested technical support …

Refuge Update – May/June 2005, Volume 2, Number 3

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Table of Contents:
Friends Flourish, page 3
Yukon Delta Refuge Hosts Major Shorebird Research, pages 4-5
Focus on…Nature Photography, pages 8-14
Learning a New Language, pages 18-19

North American Bird Strike Advisory System: Strategic Plan, Russell P. Defusco , Usaf (Ret.), Michel J. Hovan, James T. Harper , Lt. Col., Usaf, Kurt A. Heppard

2005 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada 7th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

The international aviation community recognizes the high human and economic costs associated with bird strikes. Hundreds of lives and millions of dollars have been lost in recent years because of this problem. Notably, aviation experts in North America recognize the importance and availability of potential solutions for this problem. Several models and systems such and the USAF’s Bird Avoidance Model (BAM) and the Avian Hazard Advisory System (AHAS) as well as the technological development of advanced radar and communications systems have made great progress in addressing the problem of bird strikes. However, many have argued that further and much greater …

Scwds Briefs: Volume 21, Number 1 (April 2005)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) recently was found in captive and free-ranging white-tailed deer in New York.
Exotic Bluetongue Virus inLouisiana Deer
The United States Poultry and Egg Association (USPEA) recently funded a SCWDS research project to investigate the epidemiology of the Southeast Asian highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of the H5N1 serotype.
West Nile virus (WNV) continues to cause morbidity and mortality in humans, horses, and wildlife.
Wild Pigeons as Hosts for WNV
Vesicular Stomatitis Outbreak Continues
SCWDS diagnosticians recently diagnosed an unusual case of canine adenovirus (CAV) infection in an adult, male gray fox from Baker County, Georgia. …

North American Bird Strike Advisory System, Russell Defusco, Michel Hovan, James Harper, Kurt Heppard

2009 Bird Strike North America Conference

The international aviation community recognizes the high human and economic costs associated with bird strikes. Hundreds of lives and millions of dollars have been lost in recent years because of this problem. Notably, aviation experts in North America recognize the importance and availability of potential solutions for this problem. Several models and systems such and the USAF’s Bird Avoidance Model (BAM) and the Avian Hazard Advisory System (AHAS) as well as the technological development of advanced radar and communications systems have made great progress in addressing the problem of bird strikes. However, many have argued that further and much greater …

Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery 2005 Interagency Annual Report

Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery Annual Reports

The gray wolf (Canis lupus) population in the Northern Rocky Mountain (NRM) states (Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming) continued to increase in distribution and abundance (Figure 1, Tables 4a, 4b). Estimates of wolf numbers at the end of 2005 were 565 wolves in the Central Idaho Recovery Area (CID), 325 in the Greater Yellowstone Recovery Area (GYA), and 130 in the Northwest Montana Recovery Area (NWMT) for a total of 1,020 wolves (Figure 1, Table 4a). By state boundaries, there were an estimated 512 wolves in the state of Idaho, 252 in Wyoming and 256 in Montana (Table 4b). …

Manejo Del Riesgo Por Fauna Silvestre En Aeropuertos , Edward C. Cleary, Richard A. Dolbeer

Other Bird Strike and Aviation Materials

La Administración Federal de Aviación de los Estados Unidos de América (FAA, por sus siglas en inglés), en cooperación con el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos de América, el Servicio de Inspección Fitozoosanitaria de los Estados Unidos de América y los Servicios de Fauna Silvestre de los Estados Unidos de América, produjeron este manual. La primera edición fue publicada en diciembre de 1999.

Los Departamentos de Transportación y Agricultura de los Estados Unidos de América prohíben la discriminación en todos sus programas y actividades en base a raza, color, origen nacional, género, religión, edad, discapacidad, inclinación política, orientación …