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Evaluation Of Controlling Red-Tailed Hawks (Buteo Jamaicensis) Through Live Trapping And Relocation To Minimize Aircraft Strikes At Canadian Airports, Martin L. Wernaart, Terri L. Groh, Philip J. Roberts

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Central and Southwestern Ontario is one of the largest migratory flyways for raptors in North America. The expanse of airfields and prey availability make airfields attractive to migrating raptors, which may result in an increase in over wintering birds. These birds do not readily scare with conventional wildlife control methods and have high public profile. Even though the strike risk is moderate, raptors routinely make the top ten list for strikes from all bird species (8%) at Canadian Airports. The potential for damage from a collision with raptor species is high due to their size and weight. It has been …

Bird Strike Risk Analysis On Aktion Airfield (Greece) And Recommendations For Improvements In Bird Strike Prevention, Heinrich Weitz

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

A survey of Aktion airfield in Greece was carried out from 14 to 18 October 1996 initiated by the Flight Safety Division of the NATO E-3A Component Geilenkirchen (Germany) as an reaction to the accident of an AWACS-aircraft on 14. July 1996, initially caused by a bird strike event. The survey of Aktion airfield led to the conclusion that the bird strike risk is extremely high at this airfield. Reasons are:
· The geographical location of the airfield at the Adriatic coast which is a migratory pathway for many birds.
· The location of the airfield on a narrow peninsula …

Private Industry Initiative At Bird Control: A Success Story, Nick Barnes, Rhian Christie, Stan Kruse

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

An increase in land development pressures and land use conflicts in urban centres with airports requires that a greater priority be placed on bird control and wildlife management. This is a particularly high concern for the siting and operation of landfills. Minimizing the potential for bird/wildlife interactions with aircraft is critical to maintaining air traffic safety. Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) has demonstrated a corporate sensitivity to the bird management issue. A corporate commitment has been made to address the issue of bird management at waste management facilities in the vicinity of airports. This paper provides an overview of two case studies …

Temporal And Spatial Patterns Of Avifauna On Wetlands In The Vicinity Of Bush Field Airport, Augusta, Georgia, Usa, Robert A. Kennamer, L. Brisbin Jr., K. F. Gaines, W. L. Stephens Jr.

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Responding to a U.S. Federal court order to improve discharged wastewater quality, Augusta, Georgia initiated development of artificial wetlands in 1997 to treat effluents. Because of the proximity to Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration expressed concern for potential increased hazard to aircraft posed by birds attracted to these wetlands. We commenced weekly low-level aerial surveys of habitats in the area beginning January, 1998. Over a one-year period, 49 surveys identified approximately 42,000 birds representing 52 species, including protected Wood Storks and Bald Eagles, using wetlands within 8 km of the airport. More birds were …

An Assessment Of The World-Wide Risk To Aircraft From Large Flocking Birds, J. R. Allan, J. C. Bell, V. S. Jackson

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

The difficulties encountered in interpreting the available data, which arise from incomplete or inaccurate information being submitted, or from inconsistent reporting by national organisations, illustrate the importance of recording and reporting birdstrike incidents. Even allowing for the fact that birdstrikes with large birds, and especially those with flocks, are more likely to be reported, it is probable that the database established for this project contains only a fraction of the incidents that have actually occurred. Nevertheless, some broad conclusions can be drawn from the data available, and as more data are collected, predictions and estimates can be refined and the …

Pigeon And Crows Population Control By Trapping, Ben (Ze'ev) Foux

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Feral pigeons (Columba Livia) are a safety problem all around the airdrome, as they fly in big, dense flocks crossing the runways. Pigeons are also one of the worst causes of foreign object damage in the hangars and are an environmental and health hazard. The hooded crow is found around runways in Israeli air-bases, due to the thick vegetation that can be found in the bases. Other methods for bird population control in use now involve either repulsing (glue, spikes, nets) or eliminating (poison, shooting). Trapping is an environmental friendly, cost-effective long term solution, with a history of thousands of …

The Effects Of Changes In The Northern Lapwing Population On The Bird Strike Hazard In The Uk, J. C. Bell

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Changes in bird populations have been recognised as affecting the risk to aircraft of a bird strike. However, in terms of bird strike prevention, changes are generally only considered at the local level i.e. reducing the number of birds on the airfield. At a national level, concern has been expressed about recent increases in waterfowl, particularly geese, and the implications that this may have for flight safety, and management of the risk. However, although work is currently being undertaken to investigate if higher numbers of large waterfowl are causing an increased risk to safety (Allan, Bell & Jackson in press), …

Monitoring The Distribution, Abundance, And Movements Of Birds Near Vancouver International Airport, M. W. Demarchi, G. F. Searing, M. K. Mcnicholl, T. Mochizuki

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

The Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is Canada’s second-busiest civil airport and is located on the Fraser River delta—the staging and wintering ground for millions of birds representing many taxonomic groups. Consequently, YVR experiences one of the highest bird-strike rates of any airport in Canada. Since 1994, LGL Limited has investigated and monitored avian ecology as it relates to existing and potential hazards to air-traffic safety at YVR. A formalized monitoring program is on-going. The distribution, abundance, and flight patterns of birds are recorded and summarized by individual species or by taxonomic group. Monthly and semiannual reports present information that depict …

Feather Identification And A New Electronic System For Reporting Us Air Force Bird Strikes, Carla J. Dove

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

The number of bird strike cases received from U.S. Air Force bases for identification has increased from 640 in 1996 to more than 840 in 1998. The additional workload, together with staff shortages on the BASH team, created a need for a more efficient reporting system. Previously, all bird strike remains were funneled through the Safety Center at Kirtland Air Force Base where they were logged into a database, forwarded to the Smithsonian Institution for identification, and then sent back to Kirtland for data entry of results before being returned to field personnel. This system facilitated a bottleneck in the …

Derivation Of A Dummy Bird For Analysis And Test Of Airframe Structures, Chris H. Edge, J. Degrieck

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Certification of aircraft against the birdstrike threat is expensive and time consuming. With the need to reduce design life cycle time and costs with ever more complex structures (materials, geometries and manufacturing methods) yet with no reduction in safety, the possibilities of certification via generic analysis is an attractive proposition. This paper discusses one approach being considered within British Aerospace (BAe). It relies heavily on research activities that have derived extensive data for bird biometrics and innovative testing that can provide mechanical data for bird failure modes unique to military aircraft.

Whilst almost all birdstrike clearance is performed via testing …

The Perspectives Of The Air Line Pilots Association On Strikes Of Wildlife By Aircraft, Paul F. Eschenfelder

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Strikes of wildlife by aircraft cause thousands of life-threatening incidents, and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to aircraft every year. This hazard is largely preventable, but it has not been properly addressed to date for a variety of reasons. ALPA believes that action should be taken now before a catastrophe occurs.

Collisions between aircraft and wildlife are increasing in frequency in North America due to growth in the number of migratory birds and other wildlife and the increased numbers of aircraft operations. This threat to human safety has manifested itself in several fatal strikes between aircraft and …

Report On Recent Large Bird Ingestions Into Transport Turbofan Engines, Richard Parker

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Today I am going to give you a report on recent bird ingestion events into transport category turbofan engine in commercial service. We are still having these events. We may not ever completely eliminate all such events, but our purpose for meeting is to put all our resources to work to try. The events that I am going to report on today represent some of the more significant events over the last couple of years. The events are significant because of the potential for jeopardizing the safety of the aircraft involved and the aircraft occupants.

The events I am going …

Raising Public Awareness Of Bird Strike Risk Issues With An Enhanced Bird Strike Committee Usa Web Site, Todd Curtis

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Since 1997, a World Wide Web site managed by a member of Bird Strike Committee USA and a site managed by the Committee leadership were instrumental in supporting Committee efforts to reduce these hazards. Based on insights gained from these two Web sites, a new site was created that contained the most effective elements of the earlier sites and new elements designed to enhance the ability of the Committee to accomplish its mission. The new elements included the acquisition and use of the domain name birdstrike.org, the ability to electronically submit bird and other wildlife strike reports directly into the …

Does Tall Grass Reduce Bird Numbers On Airports?: Results Of Pen Test With Canada Geese And Field Trials At Two Airports, 1998, Thomas W. Seamans, Richard A. Dolbeer, Mark S. Carrara, Richard B. Chipman

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

A suggested management plan to reduce bird numbers and bird-aircraft collisions at airports is to maintain grass 15-25 cm high. However, 3 studies conducted in the United States in 1998 indicated tall-grass management may not result in fewer birds. First, Canada geese (Branta canadensis), in a replicated experiment lasting 9 days in 6 pens in Ohio, showed no preference (P = 0.53) for short-grass (4-11 cm) over tall-grass (16-21 cm) plots. Second, we compared bird use of 8 tall- (23.3 ± 0.5 cm high, x ± SE) and 8 short- (14.3 ± 0.2) grass plots totaling 46 ha at Burke …

Airport Bird Threat In North America From Large Flocking Birds (Geese) (As Viewed By An Engine Manufacturer)--Part 1, Thomas Alge

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

In worldwide aviation operations, bird collisions with aircraft and ingestions into engine inlets present safety hazards and financial loss through equipment damage, loss of service and disruption to operations. The problem is encountered by all types of aircraft, both military and commercial. Modern aircraft engines have achieved a high level of reliability while manufacturers and users continually strive to further improve the safety record. A major safety concern today includes common-cause events which involve significant power loss on more than one engine. These are externally-inflicted occurrences, with the most frequent being encounters with flocks of birds. Most frequently these encounters …

Airport Bird Threat In North America From Large Flocking Birds (Geese) (As Viewed By An Engine Manufacturer)-- Part 2, Thomas Alge

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Although the perceived threat from the growing geese population in North America has been increasing in recent years (and needs to be addressed), progress appears to have been made in reducing the damaging bird strikes through improved awareness and more effective airport bird hazard control programs worldwide. The following statistics attempt to quantify this progress for selected geographic regions. Reasons for the improvements and lessons learned, if known, are mentioned.

Airport Bird Threat In North America From Large Flocking Birds (Geese) (As Viewed By An Engine Manufacturer)--Part 3, Thomas Alge

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

This paper focuses on the increasing threat to aircraft and engines posed by the recorded growth in geese populations in North America. Service data show that goose strikes to aircraft and engines are increasing, especially in North America - consistent with the growing resident geese populations estimated by the USDA. Airport managers, along with the governmental authorities, need to develop a strategy to address this large flocking bird issue. This paper also presents statistics on the overall status of the bird threat for birds of all sizes in North America relative to other geographic regions. Overall, the data show that …

Evolution Of The Dfw International Airport Wildlife Management Program –- Lessons Learned, Curt W. Kuehner, John R. Alexander

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

On January 7, 1997, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport experienced its first large bird strike event, involving the collision of over 350 European starlings with an American Airlines MD-80. This prompted a serious assessment of existing wildlife control procedures, and eventually resulted in the formation of the DFW Wildlife Control Program. The number of reported strikes has dropped from 157 in 1996 to 52 in 1998. The success of DFW’s program is the result of long, hard hours and extensive trial and error. However, wildlife management personnel at other airfields do not have to go through all the growing pains and …

Bird Proofing Hangars, Carl Lahser, Will Summers

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

Birds can damage flight line structures and create serious health and safety risks for workers. Many of our structures are old and not designed as bird proof. Many controllable factors are discussed but the underlying principles are to deny birds food, water and access to resting/nesting areas. Various "tools" are discussed including grounds and building maintenance, landscaping, personnel management, chemical deterrents, poisons, and shooting or trapping.

Scwds Briefs: Volume 15, Number 1 (April 1999)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

SCWDS BRIEFS
April 1999
Aflatoxicosis in Louisiana Geese
Aflatoxins
Aspergillus
Prevention of Meningeal Worm Infection
Meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis)
Meningeal worm infection (parelaphostrongylosis)
Meningeal Worms in Cattle
Deer meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) and clinical disease (parelaphostrongylosis)
Composted Chicken Litter Safer for Wildlife
Histomoniasis (blackhead disease) transmission
Pasteurella multocida
Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro) and Newcastle disease
Hazards of Deer Relocation
Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC)
Capture myopathy
Rodenticide Hazards to Wildlife
Bromadiolone and diphacinone
Anticoagulant compounds
National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF)
Avian pox and blackhead disease
Annual Conference of the Wildlife Disease
Association (WDA)

Letter To The Faa Regarding Modified Standards For Bird Strike Impacts, Paul F. Eschenfelder

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 1st (1999)

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), representing the safety interests of 53,000 professional airline pilots flying for 51 airlines in the United States and Canada, has reviewed the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the referenced docket. The NPRM proposes modified standards to which engines are certified with respect to their ability to withstand impacts from birds or similar wildlife hazards. We feel the proposed standard is a step in the right direction, but cannot under any circumstances be considered attainment of a goal. As outlined below, the data used in developing the NPRM has been superseded by more accurate …

Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter: Winter 1999 - Volume 6(1)

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

Forward -- Scott Craven; Next Edition Deadlines; 1999 Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Officers:; Tws 6th Annual Conference Working Group Sponsored Sessions; Proceedings Of The 18th Vertebrate Pest Conference Held March 2-5, 1998 In Costa Mesa, Ca Are Now Available; Announcing The Availability Of A New Publication And Video On Managing Urban Canada Geese; Wildlife Damage Management Around The World - Part 3; Application For Membership / The Wildlife Society

Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter:Spring 1999 - Volume 6(2)

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

Forward -- Scott Craven; 1999 Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Officers:; Contributors To This Issue; Wildlife Damage Management Around The World - Part 4; Wildlife Damage Management In Mexico; Next Edition Deadlines; Conditioned Food Avoidance For Predator Depredation Alert; Preliminary Program 6th Annual Conference * September 7-11, 1999; Tws 6th Annual Conference Working Group Sponsored Sessions; In Memory: William D. Fitzwater; Next Edition Deadlines; In Memoriam: Jack H. Berryman; A Wildlife Contraception Technical Review Committee; Call For Papers 19th Vertebrate Pest Conference; Application For Membership / The Wildlife Society

Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter: Summer 1999 - Volume 6(3)

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

Forward -- Scott Craven; Draft Agenda TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group; TWS 6th Annual Conference Working Group Sponsored Sessions; Preliminary Program 6th Annual Conference * September 7-11, 1999; TWS Nashville 2000 7th Annual Conference Of The Wildlife Society Nashville, Tennessee •September 12-16, 2000; An Empirical Model For Predicting Suburban Deer Populations; Application For Membership / The Wildlife Society

Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter: Fall 1999 – Volume 6(4)

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

Forward - Scott Craven; Minutes Of Tws’’ss Wildlife Damage Management Working Group 1999 Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas; A New Name And Format!!!!!!; 1999 Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Officers; Prospective Student; Wildlife Damage Conferences:: When,, Where,, And Why?; Stupid Pest Tricks -- ((Or What Your Best Extension Call Was All About)); The Electronics!!!!; WDAMAGE lListserv URBAN IPM llistserve; HDWILD listserv; FERALCAT Listserv The Prevention And Control Of Wildlife Damage Manual; NWCOA News ;Raccoon Roundworm Brochure; Beyond 2000:: Realiitiies Of Global Wolf Restoration;19th Vertebrate Pest Conference; Application for Membership / The Wildlife Society

Scwds Briefs: Volume 14, Number 4 (January 1999)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

SCWDS BRIEFS
January 1999
Wildlife Health Alert on Neurologic Disease in Ducks and Eagles
National Wildlife Health Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Vacuolar myelinopathy
Michigan TB Update
Bovine tuberculosis (TB)
Liberalization of hunting regulations
TB Regs Finalized for Cervids
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Captive cervid herds in regard to TB status
Eastern and Western Regional Emergency Animal Disease Eradication Organizations (READEO)
"Nimby" Test Exercise
Arkansas Elk Hunt
Model Health Protocol for Importation of Wild Elk for Restoration
Diseases of major concern, i.e., chronic wasting disease, bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis, Johne's disease, and Pasteurella pneumonia
Sarcocystis
Anaplasma …

Certalert: Grasses Attractive To Hazardous Wildlife

Other Bird Strike and Aviation Materials

Recently, several reports have been received of airport owners or airport contractors planting disturbed areas (construction sites, re-grading projects, etc) with seed mixtures containing brown-top millet. All millets are a major attractant to doves and other seed eating birds.

Climate Change And Nebraska

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

The earth's climate is predicted to change because human activities are altering the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases - primarily carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons. The heat-trapping property of these greenhouse gases is undisputed. Although there is uncertainty about exactly how and when the earth's climate will respond to enhanced concentrations of greenhouse gases, observations indicate that detectable changes are under way. There most likely will be increases in temperature and changes in precipitation, soil moisture, and sea level, which could have adverse effects on many ecological systems, as well as on …

Gray Wolf (Canis Lupus)

Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery: Annual Reports

Historically, most Native Americans revered gray wolves, trying to emulate their cunning and hunting abilities. However, wolves became nearly extinct in the lower 48 states in the early part of the 20th century because settlers believed wolves caused widespread livestock losses. Constantly persecuted and targeted by large scale predator eradication programs sponsored by the federal government, wolves have been pursued with more passion and determination than any other animal in U.S. history. By the time wolves were finally protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973, they had been exterminated from the lower 48 states, except for a few hundred …

Development Of An Internet Center For Wildlife Damage Management (Html.Www.Ianr.Unl/Wildlife), Scott E. Hygnstrom, Robert H. Schmidt, Paul D. Curtis, Greg K. Yarrow

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Wildlife damage problems are experienced by all segments of society. Row crops, forages, rangeland, fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and turf are all susceptible to wildlife damage at various stages of development. Agricultural producers lose billions of dollars each year due to crop damage caused by deer, voles, blackbirds, and other wildlife species (Conover et al. 1995). In addition, over 75,000 people are injured annually or become ill in North America due to wildlife-related incidents. For most of these problems, IPM principles can be applied to reduce damage to tolerable levels. Information, materials, and services on wildlife damage management are available through …