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Airport Wildlife Hazard Abatement The FAAs Integrated Approach
The FAA is fully aware of the situation and is undertaking an aggressive research program. The goal of the program is to mitigate wildlife strikes with aircraft by providing practical solutions as well as real-time critical information to pilots and airport managers. The critical information will consist of:
This is a long-term effort that requires research at various levels (local, regional and national). Collection of data and of information must be integrated into a user-friendly system that can easily be used. Approach The research work can be categorized into the following areas: Habitat Studies to understand the habitat of problem species such as black birds, birds of prey, rodents and large mammals. Detection Methods to provide the airport community with a set of tools to detect wildlife at critical times of the year. Wildlife Management Techniques to provide the airport community with a set of passive and active methods to manage wildlife at airports. Systems Integration to understand and predict the potential for wildlife strikes at the airport level using information collected at the regional and national level (such as migratory paths). For more information on this research program, access to the Bird Strike Reporting Form, and other relevant links, please click on the following link: FAA Official Wildlife Mitigation Web Site Contact Project Lead: Ryan King
Last Update:10/16/07 |