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Refuge Update – November/December 2007, Volume 4, Number 6
Refuge Update – November/December 2007, Volume 4, Number 6
RefugeUpdate (USFWS-NWRS)
Table of Contents:
Celebrating 20 Years of Science on the M/ V Tiglax, page 5 Kevin Bell is honored as Captain of the largest ship operated by the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Focus on…A River Runs Through It, pages 8-15 Rivers on refuges are managed for recreation, habitat restoration, water rights and sheer beauty.
The Fight Against Giant Salvinia, page 18 Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Texas is fighting a weed that can travel three-quarters of a mile in 24 hours.
Awards, page 21 From protecting the land to going “green,” awards recognize excellence.
Scwds Briefs: Volume 23, Number 3 (October 2007), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley
Scwds Briefs: Volume 23, Number 3 (October 2007), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications
Table of Contents:
Hemorrhagic Disease in 2007
Gone with the Pigs? VS on Ossabaw Island
Theileriosis in Alabama Reindeer
Cryptosporidium in Wildlife
TWS Addresses Baiting and Feeding of Wildlife
SCWDS Awards at WDA Meeting
SCWDS Anniversary Honored
AFWA Resolution 2007-1
Laser Dispersal Of Gulls From Reservoirs Near Airports, Andy Baxter
Laser Dispersal Of Gulls From Reservoirs Near Airports, Andy Baxter
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
Gull numbers roosting at two waterbodies close to a military airfield in central England were monitored at dusk and dawn for four weeks during November 2006. Approximately 25,000 and 8,000 gulls were present at each site respectively. Two LEM 50 laser torches mounted on tripods were then deployed to disperse the roost at one of the sites. No effect was observed before dusk or after dawn. Beams were scanned approximately 0.5 to 1metre above the surface of the water across an arc of approximately 200o during a three minute period. The process was repeated continuously for one hour from dusk. …
Airport Bird Hazard Risk Assessment Process, Richard Sowden, Terry Kelly, Stewart Dudley
Airport Bird Hazard Risk Assessment Process, Richard Sowden, Terry Kelly, Stewart Dudley
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
This paper presents an overview of Transport Canada’s airport bird hazard risk assessment process (ABRAP), which will be published in 2007.1 ABRAP examines and categorizes the relationship between airport-area land uses and bird species to predict risks to aircraft in various phases of flight. The result is the creation of customized bird hazard zones that accommodate the unique features and challenges at each airport, and that differ dramatically from the circular zoning patterns traditionally drawn from an airport’s geographic centre. The paper briefly describes ABRAP, lists the diverse ways in which it can be applied, and illustrates how the process …
Bald Eagle Nest Removal: Making A Case And Building Consensus Among Various Agencies And Organizations For Amicable Removal, Johnny C. Metcalf
Bald Eagle Nest Removal: Making A Case And Building Consensus Among Various Agencies And Organizations For Amicable Removal, Johnny C. Metcalf
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
The bald eagle is an iconic symbol representing strength and freedom throughout the Americas and evokes strong public emotion and sentiment. Despite tremendous population recovery in the United States resulting in its removal from the U.S. Department of Interiors Endangered Species list, state and federal agencies are hesitant to approve activity that could be interpreted as detrimental to eagles. Florida accounts for more than 85% of the entire southern bald eagle population and has between 1000 to 1200 mated pairs. Habitat loss and expanding populations are forcing eagles to adopt alternative nesting sites including the airport environment. Eagle / aviation …
An Overview Of Avian Radar Developments – Past, Present And Future, Tim J. Nohara, B. Eng, M. Eng, Peter Weber, Andrew Ukrainec, Al Premji, Graeme Jones
An Overview Of Avian Radar Developments – Past, Present And Future, Tim J. Nohara, B. Eng, M. Eng, Peter Weber, Andrew Ukrainec, Al Premji, Graeme Jones
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
The objective of this paper is to stand back and take an organized look at these developments in avian radar technology, with a view towards improving our understanding of this complex tool set. By reviewing the past, a context will be provided within which one can better appreciate what has been accomplished in the present, and where technology and products still need to go in the future. It is hoped that a better understanding will assist stakeholders in making the best use of these tools, today and tomorrow.
Dead Bird Effigies: A Nightmare For Gulls?, Thomas W. Seamans, Craig R. Hicks, Kenneth J. Preusser
Dead Bird Effigies: A Nightmare For Gulls?, Thomas W. Seamans, Craig R. Hicks, Kenneth J. Preusser
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
Bird control at and around airfields is critical to safe airfield operation. Numerous bird-control products and strategies are available, all of which have limitations because of rapid habituation, ineffectiveness, expense or other factors. There is a need for new methods to manage birds at airports and other locations. In recent years, realistic effigies of dead turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) have proven effective as a species-specific means to disperse roosting vultures. To determine if this concept can be expanded to deter other birds that are a problem at airfields, we conducted trials using prepared ring-billed (Larus delawarensis) …
Airport Wildlife Strike Summary And Risk Analysis Report: A New Addition To The Faa’S Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Website, Richard A. Dolbeer, Heather Marriot, Allen Newman
Airport Wildlife Strike Summary And Risk Analysis Report: A New Addition To The Faa’S Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Website, Richard A. Dolbeer, Heather Marriot, Allen Newman
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
Aircraft collisions with birds and other wildlife are an increasing concern for the aviation industry. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through agreements with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, developed a National Wildlife Strike Database to better define the wildlife strike problem. Annual reports that summarize the data (about 72,500 strike records for civil aircraft in USA, 1990-2006) provide a foundation for FAA national policies and guidance regarding research and management efforts to reduce wildlife strikes. However, these national analyses do not provide specific information regarding strikes at individual airports or for other specific …
Bird Strike Risk Assessment At A Proposed U.S. Navy Outlying Landing Field In Northeastern North Carolina, Greg Netti, Christine M. Sousa, Michael J. Begier, Robert C. Beason, J. Dan Cecchini
Bird Strike Risk Assessment At A Proposed U.S. Navy Outlying Landing Field In Northeastern North Carolina, Greg Netti, Christine M. Sousa, Michael J. Begier, Robert C. Beason, J. Dan Cecchini
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
In September 2003, U.S. Department of the Navy (the Navy) decided to homebase its carrier-based squadrons of Super Hornet aircraft at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, in Virginia, and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, in North Carolina. Prior to that decision, the Navy had determined that these squadrons would need an additional practice landing field, known as an outlying landing field (OLF), to support the number of Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) operations that are part of the pre-deployment training cycle. The FLCP operations are low-level, “touch-and-go” flight patterns to train pilots for landing on aircraft carriers. The …
Facing Bird Attracting Factors Outside Airports: The Italian Approach (*), Valter Battistoni
Facing Bird Attracting Factors Outside Airports: The Italian Approach (*), Valter Battistoni
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
When in 1994 an important CAA executive and former boss of mine, just appointed Chairperson of Bird Strike Committee Italy, telephoned me and in a “friendly” manner “ordered” me to prepare a paper and a presentation for a bird strike meeting which was going to be held soon in Palermo, three things immediately appeared clear to me: 1) Palermo was a beautiful town that I hadn’t visited since I was a teenager, therefore a Government paid week-end was not so bad. 2) I had no idea what to say at the meeting as my ignorance about bird strikes was almost …
Integration And Validation Of Networked Avian Radar (Ivar), Marissa Brand
Integration And Validation Of Networked Avian Radar (Ivar), Marissa Brand
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
A team of scientists and engineers from the federal government, industry, and academia is evaluating the ability of digital radar systems to identify and track biological targets and then validating these systems under realistic operational conditions. The Integration and Validation of Avian Radars (IVAR) project is funded by the Department of Defense Environmental Security Technology Certification Program. The eBirdRad radar unit utilizes off the shelf X-band marine radar coupled with advanced digital signal processing and tracking algorithms to process target information. The overall objectives of the IVAR project include: 1) the use of independent visual, thermal and other observations to …
Www Integration Of Faa And Swa Birdstrike Reporting Systems, Stanley D. Clark
Www Integration Of Faa And Swa Birdstrike Reporting Systems, Stanley D. Clark
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Birdstrike Reporting System has historically been a manual, “pen and paper” system since its inception. Because it has been so labor-intensive, birdstrike reporting by Southwest Airline Pilots could best be described as “sporadic” as long as the FAA system operated outside the internal airline system. By using web-based reporting systems, with imbedded checks and balances, Southwest Airlines has achieved a dramatic increase in birdstrikes reported to the FAA.
A Successful Case Study: The Bird Control Program Of Waste Management Outer Loop Recycling And Disposal Facility, Louisville, Kentucky, Usa, Russell P. Defusco
A Successful Case Study: The Bird Control Program Of Waste Management Outer Loop Recycling And Disposal Facility, Louisville, Kentucky, Usa, Russell P. Defusco
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
Landfills and airports have a long history of incompatibility. Birds are attracted to landfills for various reasons including food sources, habitat, and orographic lift. Since landfills can be avian attractants, they are required to be sited at least 10,000 feet away from commercial airports in the United States. Waste Management of Kentucky (WMK) operates a municipal landfill and recycling facility -- the Outer Loop Recycling and Disposal Facility (OLRDF) located less than 1.5 miles south of the Louisville Standiford airport which, as the hub airport for United Parcel Service, is the fourth largest cargo airport in the U.S. As part …
The Birdstrike Identification Program At The Smithsonian Institution And New Recommendations For Dna Sampling, Carla J. Dove, Marcy Heacker, Nancy Rotzel
The Birdstrike Identification Program At The Smithsonian Institution And New Recommendations For Dna Sampling, Carla J. Dove, Marcy Heacker, Nancy Rotzel
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have been supporting a free-of-charge birdstrike identification program at the Smithsonian Institution for many years. Approximately 50% of the birdstrike cases received are identified to species level using whole feathers, or feather fragments in comparison with museum specimens. The remaining cases are identified using microscopic analysis and/or DNA “barcoding”. DNA barcoding is the newest tool in the birdstrike identification toolbox and involves extracting mtDNA (cytochrome c oxides subunit 1, COI, cox1, “barcode gene”) from birdstrike samples that consist of blood and tissue and then matching the …
Using Zena™ Prototypes As Perching Deterrents On Airfield Signage, Noel K. Jinings
Using Zena™ Prototypes As Perching Deterrents On Airfield Signage, Noel K. Jinings
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
Airfields often provide very attractive habitat for many avian species, including a variety of raptor species. Avian wildlife at the Portland International Airport (PDX) poses the greatest wildlife strike risk to aircraft. More specifically, raptors at PDX are designated as “very high” for both the probability of a strike occurrence and the potential for extreme damage [Ref. 2004 PDX WHMP risk assessment based on model by Dr. J R Allan of the United Kingdom]. As such, raptors are the focus of much of the management efforts on this airfield. One of the biggest concerns for wildlife managers on the PDX …
An Advanced Avian Radar Display For Automated Bird Strike Risk Determination For Airports And Airfields, T. Adam Kelly, Ron Merritt, Gary W. Andrews
An Advanced Avian Radar Display For Automated Bird Strike Risk Determination For Airports And Airfields, T. Adam Kelly, Ron Merritt, Gary W. Andrews
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
Over the past ten years, development of bird detection radars for use as real time aircraft birdstrike avoidance systems has moved beyond research and development into active deployment of the technology as an operational tool in a BASH program (Kelly 2006). A key challenge in use of avian radars at both military and commercial airfields however has been integration of the greatly expanded level of risk information provided by avian radar technology into the current procedures and methods for setting bird strike risk conditions at airports and airfields. Over the past two years, much of the effort at DeTect, Inc. …
Further Discussion Of Bird Strike Design Issues For Engines With Obscured Fans, Julian M. Reed
Further Discussion Of Bird Strike Design Issues For Engines With Obscured Fans, Julian M. Reed
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
A previous conference presentation (Baltimore, 2004) introduced the subject of obscured turbo-fans and discussed it in the context of bird strikes. In such a case, the bird will have significant interaction with the internal structure of the aircraft intake during its passage from intake lip to fan and damage to the bird may well occur causing it to pose a significantly different threat to the integrity of the engine. This paper explores the possible interactions that take place in such an installation prior to the bird reaching the fan face and makes use of engine and bird structural test data …
Bald Eagles: A Threatened Species Becomes A Threat To Aviation, Sandra E. Wright
Bald Eagles: A Threatened Species Becomes A Threat To Aviation, Sandra E. Wright
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) population in the United States has made a tremendous recovery from fewer than 500 nesting pairs in 1970, to over 10,000 pairs in 2007. It is likely that the population will continue to grow. Every state, except Hawaii, now has nesting bald eagles. Because of the widespread recovery, the U. S. Department of the Interior removed the bald eagle from the Endangered Species List in August 2007. Bald eagles are still protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act as well as by state laws. At …
Managing Bird Populations At An Incompatible Land Use Near An Airport: Dike 10b Confined Disposal Facility, Craig R. Hicks, Randy J. Outward, Jonathon D. Cepek, Thomas W. Seamans
Managing Bird Populations At An Incompatible Land Use Near An Airport: Dike 10b Confined Disposal Facility, Craig R. Hicks, Randy J. Outward, Jonathon D. Cepek, Thomas W. Seamans
2007 Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada, 9th Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario
Many airports throughout the world have been built on or adjacent to bodies of water. Due to their location, they are often negatively impacted by wildlife attracted to surrounding areas such as harbors, arenas, beaches, and parks. These same lakes and rivers often serve as shipping channels that support the city to which the airport services. Such is the case at Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1998, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) constructed Dike 10B, a 64-acre confined disposal facility (CDF) adjacent to BKL to manage contaminated dredge materials removed from the shipping channels of …
Refuge Update – September/October 2007, Volume 4, Number 5
Refuge Update – September/October 2007, Volume 4, Number 5
RefugeUpdate (USFWS-NWRS)
Table of Contents:
Searching for Japanese MIAs in Alaska – page 3 Japanese and Americans look for burial sites on Attu Island in Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
The Job of a Lifetime – pages 6-7 Meet a 90-year old volunteer and a 31-year old tractor driver.
Crocs Come Back – page 27 American crocodiles are threatened but no longer endangered.
Hazardous Wildlife Attractants On Or Near Airports, Federal Aviation Administration
Hazardous Wildlife Attractants On Or Near Airports, Federal Aviation Administration
Other Bird Strike and Aviation Materials
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides guidance on certain land uses that have the potential to attract hazardous wildlife on or near public-use airports. It also discusses airport development projects (including airport construction, expansion, and renovation) affecting aircraft movement near hazardous wildlife attractants. Appendix 1 provides definitions of terms used in this AC.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recommends that public-use airport operators implement the standards and practices contained in this AC. The holders of Airport Operating Certificates issued under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 139, Certification of Airports, Subpart D (Part 139), may use the standards, practices, …
Estimating Business And Residential Water Supply Interruption Losses From Catastrophic Events, Nicholas Brozovic, David L. Sunding, David Zilberman
Estimating Business And Residential Water Supply Interruption Losses From Catastrophic Events, Nicholas Brozovic, David L. Sunding, David Zilberman
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications
Following man-made or natural catastrophes, widespread and long-lasting disruption of lifelines can lead to economic impacts for both business and residential lifeline users. As a result, the total economic losses caused by infrastructure damage may be much higher than the value of damage to infrastructure itself. In this paper, we consider the estimation of economic impacts on businesses and residential consumers resulting from water supply disruption. The methodology we present for estimating business interruption losses assumes that marginal losses are increasing in the severity of disruption and that there may be a critical water availability cutoff below which business activity …
Refuge Update – July/August 2007, Volume 4, Number 4
Refuge Update – July/August 2007, Volume 4, Number 4
RefugeUpdate (USFWS-NWRS)
Table of Contents:
Counting Alpine Flora, page 3
Focus on Law Enforcement, pages 8–12
Virtual Geocaching, page 15
The Big Sit! at Your Refuge?, page 21
Scwds Briefs: Volume 23, Number 2 (July 2007), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley
Scwds Briefs: Volume 23, Number 2 (July 2007), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications
Table of Contents:
SCWDS History Continued: The CapChur Gun
SCWDS Honored
More Interesting HD Events from 2006
Fever Ticks
Ehrlichia in White-tailed Deer
Meningeal Worms in Sika Deer
The Devils’ Disease
Recent SCWDS Publications Available
Scwds Briefs: Volume 22, Number 4 (January 2007), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley
Scwds Briefs: Volume 22, Number 4 (January 2007), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications
Table of Contents:
SCWDS Celebrates 50 Years
More Bovine TB in Minnesota
Developments in CWD Surveillance and Research
Federal CWD Rule Update
Tularemia in Backyard Wildlife
Osteochondromas in Two Deer
Invasive Exotic Animals in the Southeast
New Field Manual Sales
Airport Wildlife Mitigation – ‘Birdstrike News You Can Use’ Volume 1, Issue 1, Spring 2007
Airport Wildlife Mitigation – ‘Birdstrike News You Can Use’ Volume 1, Issue 1, Spring 2007
Other Bird Strike and Aviation Materials
Inside this issue:
Welcome
T-38 Crash
Air France accident in Pau
YVR radar
Bad Days in Canada
Next training courses
Refuge Update – May/June 2007, Volume 4, Number 3
Refuge Update – May/June 2007, Volume 4, Number 3
RefugeUpdate (USFWS-NWRS)
Table of Contents:
Fighting a Fern in Florida, page 6
Focus on Urban Refuges, pages 10-17
Seals and Swamps: Collaborating with NOAA, page 20
Scwds Briefs: Volume 23, Number 1 (April 2007), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley
Scwds Briefs: Volume 23, Number 1 (April 2007), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications
Table of Contents:
SCWDS History Continued: The Domestic Animal Connection
WNV Still With Us: Other Arboviruses May Follow
Avian Influenza Update – Spring 2007
Scholarship in Memory of Ed Couvillion
Chronic Lead Poisoning in Raptors
Unusual Deer Tumor
Kevin Keel Receives Award
New Edition of Wild Bird Diseases Book
Refuge Update – March/April 2010, Volume 7, Number 2
Refuge Update – March/April 2010, Volume 7, Number 2
RefugeUpdate (USFWS-NWRS)
Table of Contents:
First, We Inventory by Bill O’Brian
The Legacy We Carry On By Greg Siekaniec
Straight from the Secretary
FOCUS: Maintenance
CMS Is Coming to a Web Site Near You
Protecting Wildlife, Producing Energy
Refuge Update – March/April 2007, Volume 4, Number 2
Refuge Update – March/April 2007, Volume 4, Number 2
RefugeUpdate (USFWS-NWRS)
Table of Contents:
What’s Melting: Togiak Refuge Sizes Up Its Glaciers, page 3
Focus on Fish Conservation, pages 10-15
Whatever happened to…, pages 16-17
Wildlife Cooperatives, page 20