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Faa Perspective On Future Directions Of Research And Development To Reduce The Bird Strike Threat, Michel J. Hovan, William J. Hughes

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 2nd (2000)

As bird strike risks keep increasing, the FAA is actively sponsoring research to minimize these risks. Bird strike risk reduction falls under the area of wildlife mitigation research. In this endeavor, FAA Research and Development faces challenges of budgetary and technical nature. From the budgetary standpoint, R&D funds were until recently very limited and the FAA could not carry out a comprehensive program in this area. Although still under funded, the wildlife mitigation R&D allocation has steadily improved and plans can now be made for the future. At the technical level, the areas of research for bird strike risks reductions …

Preliminary Results From Satellite And Vhf Tracking Of Relocated Red-Tailed Hawks At O’Hare International Airport, Laurence M. Schafer

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 2nd (2000)

Wildlife Services’ (WS) activities at O’Hare International Airport (ORD), 1997-1999, significantly reduced the annual number of wildlife strikes reported for ORD. The average annual number of reported strikes decreased from 104.2 (1992-1996) to 49 (1997-1999). However, the number of strikes involving red-tailed hawks (RTHA, Buteo jamaicensis) and American kestrels (AMKE, Falco sparverius) did not change (14.6 per year). On 1 January 1999, the Federal Aviation Administration sponsored a two-year study, in conjunction with the National Wildlife Research Center and WS-Illinois, to evaluate the efficacy of raptor relocation at ORD. All relocated RTHA were to be fitted with both …

Reducing The Presence Of Raptors At Kansas City International Airport, Robert Johnson, Dan Mcmurtry

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 2nd (2000)

Nationwide, between 1991 and 1997, the FAA wildlife strike database reported 939 raptor strikes, which accounted for 12% of all reported wildlife strikes. At Kansas City International Airport (MCI), between 1997 and 1999, 9 raptor strikes occurred involving known aircraft and 27 raptor strikes occurred involving unknown aircraft. These raptor strikes represented 13% of all wildlife strike events at MCI. MCI has a large yearly influx of raptors (red-tailed hawks, American kestrels, northern harriers, and great horned owls) during the period of October through March. From October 1997 until December 1999, 40 raptors were removed from the airport through the …

Management Of Rodent Populations At Airports, Jessica Dewey, Gary W. Witmer

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 2nd (2000)

Birds and other wildlife are a serious problem at U.S. airports. Certain species are more hazardous to aviation safety than others, most often due to the size and behavior of the species. Raptors, including hawks, vultures, and eagles, were the fourth most common bird group reported in bird strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration from 1991 - 1997, and hawks specifically were the fifth most common bird species group reported in bird strikes in Canada during the same time period. Red-tailed hawks were the fifth most common bird species reported in U.S. Air Force bird strikes from 1985 - 1999, …

Resolving Bird/Aircraft Hazards At Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California, John L. Cummings, John Turman, Brian V. Archuleta

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 2nd (2000)

Birds present a direct hazard to aviation safety at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California. We monitored the bird hazards at NASNI between April 1996 and April 1997, made recommendations to resolve the bird hazard to aircraft and evaluated WS Operational program at NASNI. We documented 27 bird/aircraft strikes on NASNI from April 1991 to April 1997. Of these, western gulls represented 77%, mallards 9%, American coots 4.5% and great blue herons 4.5%. Most strikes that occurred between March and September were attributed to western gulls, where as waterfowl were struck most often between October and February. The …

Defining And Reducing Wildlife Hazards To Aviation In The Usa, Richard A. Dolbeer, Scott C. Barras, Bradley F. Blackwell, Thomas W, Seamans, Sandra E. Wright, Edward C. Cleary

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 2nd (2000)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC), through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), conducts a national research program to define and reduce bird and other wildlife hazards to aircraft. The goal is to provide the FAA and airports nationwide with a scientific foundation for policies and recommendations related to wildlife and aviation safety. Research tasks conducted by NWRC under the agreement include: 1) investigations of habitat management and land-use practices on and near airports to reduce bird activity; 2) development and evaluation of bird repellent and frightening methods for airports; 3) management …

Scwds Briefs: Volume 16, Number 2 (July 2000)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

• CWD and Human Health: “There currently is no evidence that Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervidae is transmitted to humans”…
• SCWDS recently completed the fieldwork of a research project to investigate the epidemiology of avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM), previously known as the Avian Brain Lesion Syndrome (ABLS).
• NIH Funds SCWDS Ehrlichiosis Study: Since 1985, three new tickborne zoonoses caused by bacteria in the genus Ehrlichia have been recognized in the United States. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis (HME) caused by E. chaffeensis occurs across a broad area of the eastern and south-central United States. HME is transmitted by lone star …

Bulletin 4418 - Nebru Focus Catchment Report, Agriculture Western Australia

Bulletins 4000 -

Nehru Focus Catchment is located in the upper reaches of the Arrowsmith Catchment. It is roughly bounded by Sunset Road in the north, the north-south Kadathinni Hills to the east, the Three Springs - Eneabba Road to the south and Reed Road in the west. It changes in elevation from 372 metres Australian Height Datum (AHD) at roughly the intersection of Nehru Rd the Kadathinni Hills to the east and 220 metres AHD near the outlet of the catchment into the Arrowsmith River.

The total area of the catchment is just over 7,400 hectares.

One of the prime areas of …

Novel Catalytic Carbons For Mercury Sorption In Air, Edwin S. Olson, Ramesh K. Sharma

EERC Publications, Papers, & Presentations

This paper reports further studies that evaluate the performance of granular catalytic carbon sorbent beds for capture of mercury under the conditions of very high mercury concentrations in air and as they are applied in the MRS technology. Evaluation of the regeneration capabilities was also performed.

Herbicide Movement And Dissipation At Four Midwestern Sites, S. A. Clay, R. H. Dowdy, J. A. Lamb, J. L. Anderson, B. Lowery, R. E. Knight, D. E. Clay

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

This study was conducted to evaluate atrazine (2‐chloro‐4‐ethylamino‐6‐isopropyl‐1, 3, 5‐triazine) and alachlor (2‐chIoro‐N‐(methoxymethyl)acetamide) dissipation and movement to shallow aquifers across the Northern Sand Plains region of the United States. Sites were located at Minnesota on a Zimmerman fine sand, North Dakota on Hecla sandy loam, South Dakota on a Brandt silty clay loam, and Wisconsin on a Sparta sand. Herbicide concentrations were determined in soil samples taken to 90 cm four times during the growing season and water samples taken from the top one m of aquifer at least once every three months. Herbicides were detected to a …

The True Truth About Kgi And The Field Station, Paul Faulstich

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

There are multiple truths. One is the true truth. This truth remains the same no matter what anyone thinks or says about it. For example, it is true truth that we need oxygen. and that trees provide it. No matter what we think or say about it, this is the way it is. And, the Bernard Biological Field Station is habitat to threatened and endangered plants and animals. This, too, we know to be true.

Scwds Briefs: Volume 16, Number 1 (April 2000)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

SCWDS BRIEFS
April 2000
WWW.SCWDS.ORG
Clinical hemorrhagic disease Virus Cross-Immunity
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) and bluetongue (BT)
West Nile Virus
Arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus)
West Nile Virus Surveillance-2000
Calicivirus Hits Iowa Rabbitry
Viral hemorrhagic disease of rabbits
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominovorax)
National Veterinary Services Laboratories
Parasitic larvae
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF)
Alcelphine herpesvirus 1 (AHV-1) and ovine herpesvirus 2 (OHV-2)
SCWDS Cooperative Network
Dr. David Stallknecht
Dr. Daniel G. Mead

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) Hatchlings Success: The Effects Of Artificial Lights And Other Human Impacts, Hui-Yu Tracy Liang

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Sea turtles appeared more than 200 million years ago in the late Triassic period. They grow very slowly, taking an average of 25 years to reach sexual maturity, with a life span averaging 40-50 years. From May to October green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) emerge during the night and follow light cues toward the sea. Recently, beachfront development has increased hatchling mortality rate. When hatchlings emerge from nest, high densities of artificial lights lead them toward the land where they either desiccate and die, or are preyed upon. Short-wavelength high intensity light and the distance of artificial light are the …

Deposition And Uptake Availability Of Lead Shot For Waterfowl At Honeybee Pond Within The Overton Wildlife Management Area, Nevada, Usa, Jason Eckberg

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Lead shot has been banned for hunting waterfowl since 1974, but lead poisoning continues to be a major problem in many waterfowl habitats. In December of 1999, soil samples were collected from the Honeybee pond at the Overton Wildlife Management area to determine the lead pellet concentration and the availability of lead shot to waterfowl. There were no shot pellets recovered from the thirty-one samples taken from the pond. Based on this information waterfowl do not appear to be exposed to lead in the pond areas at OWMA.

Two Different Soil Sampling Techniques For Assessing Soil Lead Concentrations At The Overton Wildlife Management Area, Nevada, Kristen E. Falc

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

During the summer of 1999, soil samples were taken from the Overton Wildlife Management Area (OWMA), located in the Moapa Valley of Clark County, Nevada. Although lead shot has been banned for the hunting of waterfowl since 1986, it is still legal for upland game hunting. The field sampled serves primarily as a dove hunting area and is cultivated. A large sample size was taken to indicate the short-term effects of the deposition of lead shot in the area and a small sample size, the long-term. Lead shot was recovered from 64% of the small samples and the estimated concentration …

An Examination Of A Brownfield: The Former North Las Vegas Armory Site, Rebecca L. Fowler

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This thesis is a case study of the redevelopment project of the former Armory site in Las Vegas, Nevada, a United States Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield Pilot Project. This investigation uses benefit-cost analysis to determine whether the project is economically feasible. This examination includes a description of the Brownfield program, a description of the site, selection criteria, and the proposed future use of it. The results show that the benefits exceed the costs.

Comparative Analysis Of Three Remediation Technologies For The Clean Up Of Petroleum Contaminated Groundwater, Thomas Bouck

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This paper will compare three remediation technologies to determine which is the most efficient and effective remediation treatment for a petroleum contaminated groundwater site. The three remediation technologies are in situ bioremediation, in situ air sparging, and air stripping with carbon filtration. This comparison will be done through a literature review. It will take the information derived from the review and then apply it to the information about a petroleum contaminated groundwater location. The comparative analysis will consist of these parameters permit requirements, clean up time, operating and maintenance, and geological factors.

These factors permit requirements, cleanup time, and operating …

Dynamic Fluvial Systems And Gravel Progradation In The Himalayan Foreland, Nicholas Brozovic, Douglas W. Burbank

Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications

Although the large-scale stratigraphy of many terrestrial foreland basins is punctuated by major episodes of gravel progradation, the relationships of such facies to hinterland tectonism and climate change are often unclear. Structural reentrants provide windows into older and more proximal parts of the foreland than are usually exposed, and thus provide key insights to earlier phases of foreland evolution. Our magnetostratigraphic studies show that, although the major lithofacies preserved within the Himachal Pradesh structural reentrant in northwestern India resemble Neogene facies in Pakistan, they have a much greater temporal and spatial variability. From 11.5 to 7 Ma, major facies boundaries …

Chromium Concentration Bias In The Particle Size Distribution Of Primer Overspray, Joseph M. Fox

Theses and Dissertations

Air Force aircraft-painting operations create clouds of paint overspray that contain strontium chromate, a confirmed carcinogen, which poses an exposure hazard to painters. It is often assumed that all particles in paint overspray have the same chemical composition as the original paint mixture, however differences in composition may occur in various particle sizes. Because particle size affects where in the respiratory system a particle deposits, actual exposures to a specific chemical may vary. Paint particles greater than 2.5 µm are deposited in the upper respiratory system and will be eliminated by physiological removal mechanisms. Particles less than 2.5 µm will …

Land Use Patterns In Relation To Lake Water Quality In The Lake Wesserunsett Watershed, Problems In Environmental Science Course (Biology 493), Colby College, Colby Environmental Assessment Team, Colby College

Colby College Watershed Study: Other Area Studies

The Colby Environmental Assessment Team (CEAT) engaged in an extensive data collection and analysis effort from September to December of 2000 to produce a comprehensive evaluation of the ecological health of the Lake Wesserunsett ecosystem. CEAT examined several factors related to lake water quality, including land use within the watershed, the impacts of residential and commercial development, and physical and chemical measurements of the lake itself. Lake water quality was the primary focus of the study due to its predictive value regarding overall watershed function and viability. The accumulation of nutrients in a lake due to surface runoff and erosion …

Provisional Report, University Of Utah, United States Government

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The purpose of Grant # DE-FG03 98ER62674, Project # 55800112 was to continue a previously funded effort and make a statistical comparison of the respective toxicities of 226Ra vs. 239Pu in dogs. Special emphasis was on the induction of bone tumors that result from the alpha-radiation emitted from either radionuclide. With the support provided, we have completed the statistical analysis of 226Ra and have established a sound basis for the analysis of the corresponding 239Pu data and for the comparison of these 2 nuclides. The analysis of the Ra project is the cornerstone for a determination of the Pu toxicity, …

Water Resources Issues In The Arkansas Delta, Kenneth F. Steele

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

Despite its location in Northwest Arkansas, the Arkansas Water Resources Center (AWRC) is active state-wide. This fact is underscored by the focus of the Center’s session on "Water Resource Issues in the Arkansas Delta" during its recent joint Conference. Water issues in the Delta include declining water tables, salt water intrusion, and water quality (especially suspended sediment, nitrate and pesticides). Presented papers focused on best management practices for cotton production, economics of on-farm reservoirs, chloride content of irrigation water, and landowner education. The AWRC short course was an excellent one on chemical transport in the vadose zone by Dr. Glenn …

Atlas Of Essential Wildlife Habitats For Maine's Endangered And Threatened Species, Maine Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife

Maine Collection

Atlas of Essential Wildlife Habitats for Maine's Endangered and Threatened Species

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 284 State Street, Augusta, Maine, 04333. 2000 Edition ("Valid through December 31, 2000").

"Printed under appropriations 014/013-09A-2004/3204-012".

Nf422 Sunflower Head Moth Management, Ronald C. Seymour, Gary L. Hein, Ray E. Weed

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Sunflower head moth identification and biology, management, and chemical control. Sunflower head moth, Homoeosoma electellum (Hulst), can cause substantial economic loss to commercial sunflowers in Nebraska and the surrounding region. Populations of sunflower head moth vary tremendously from year to year. Consequently, pest monitoring is important each growing season to determine when moths first appear and the extent of the infestation. Field scouting in confection sunflower fields is critical because of their higher value and the importance of maintaining quality. Topics include sunflower head moth identification and biology, management, and chemical control.

Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter: Winter 2000 – Volume 7(1) – Elections Issue!

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

Forward - Scott Craven; Candidates for The Working Group Officers – March 2000 ;Stupid Pest Tricks (Or What Your Best Extension Call Was All About); Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Ballot – March 2000; Wisconsin DNR Won’t Bite On Compensating Muskie Victim; 3rd European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference; Symposia, Workshop, And Special Poster Sessions; Application For Membership / The Wildlife Society

Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2000 – Volume 7(2)2

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

From The Chair: Apologies From The Editor:: ;Minutes Of the TWS’s Wildlife Damage Management Working Group 2000 Annual Meeting, Nashville,, Tennessee; when it comes To Fish, Herons Have Good Taste; Wolf Handling & Chemical immobilization For Captive Wolf Managers and Related Personnel; Announcing The Availability Of A New Publication on Managing White--Tailed Deer in Suburban Environments; Application For Membership / The Wildlife Society

Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2000 – Volume 7(2)

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

Forward - Scott Craven; Jack H. Berryman Institute Announces The Winners Of Its 1999 Awards; TWS Nashville 2000 Symposia, Workshop, And Special Poster Sessions; Application For Membership / The Wildlife Society

Scwds Briefs: Volume 15, Number 4 (January 2000)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

SCWDS BRIEFS
JANUARY 2000
Bovine tuberculosis (TB)
New Tick-borne Disease in the South
Dermacentor, Amblyomma, and Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis
Amblyomma americanum
Ixodes scapularis
"Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness"
Borrelia lonestari
Cowdria ruminantium
Amblyomma
A. cajennense, A. dissimile, and A. maculatum
Exotic Tortoise Ticks in Florida E. coli O157:H7 in Deer and Cattle
Kansas Bobwhites
Physaloptera.
Hemorrhagic Disease (HD) and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Wild Cervidae
Wildlife Disease Association (WDA)
New USGS Field Manual: Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases: General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds

Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery 2000 Annual Report

Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery: Annual Reports

Gray wolf populations (Canis lupus) were extirpated from the western U.S. by the 1930s. Subsequently, wolves from Canada occasionally dispersed south into Montana and Idaho but failed to survive long enough to reproduce. Public attitudes toward predators changed and wolves received legal protection with the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1973. Wolves began to successfully recolonize northwest Montana in the early 1980s. By 1995, 6 packs lived entirely in northwestern Montana. In 1995 and 1996, 66 wolves from southwestern Canada were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) (31 wolves) and central Idaho (35 wolves).

The …

Clermont H. Lee Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

The collection consists of Clermont H. Lee’s research on the wild south Georgia shrub, Elliottia racemosa and the development of the Charles C. Harrold Nature Preserve in Candler County, Georgia. Materials span 1936 to 1994 and include correspondence, field notes, photographs, and published materials.

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