Using dietary analyses to reduce the risk of wildlife–aircraft collisions

• Main Authors: Washburn, Brian E., Bernhardt, Glen E., Kutschbach-Brohl, Lisa A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2011
• Subjects: Canada; Baxter; Washburn; Cleary; Branta canadensis
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc/1376; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/icwdm_usdanwrc/article/2374/viewcontent/Washburn_HWI_2011_Using_dietary_analyses_to_reduce.pdf

Wildlife-Aircraft collisions (wildlife strikes) pose a serious safety risk to aircraft and cost civil aviation >$614 million annually in the United States (Dale 2009, Dolbeer et al. 2009). Over 89,700 wildlife strikes with civil aircraft were reported to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (...