The relationship of military aircraft activity to raptors in Central Labrador

• Main Authors: Laing, Dawn K., Bird, David M., Chubbs, Tony E., Humphries, Maj. Gary
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2003
• Subjects: Environmental Health and Protection; Wetmore; osprey; Pandion haliaetus
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/birdstrike2003/5; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/birdstrike2003/article/1004/viewcontent/2003birdstrikedawnlaing.pdf

Central Labrador is a notable breeding area for Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) and Bald Eagles (Haliaetus leucocephalus). It is also the location of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Low level Training Area (LLTA) for fighter aircraft, covering an area of approximately 130,000 km2 over Lab...