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In April 2020 COVID-induced travel restrictions reduced aircraft movements by 80% globally, which was unarguably the greatest challenge the aviation industry has ever faced. But how did the sudden downturn in aircraft activity influence wildlife using airports? And what did this look like for strike numbers and rates?

Joining Kylie Patrick in this episode is aviation professional Dan Parsons who has been keenly analyzing strikes and aircraft movement data throughout the pandemic

Dan Parsons - LinkedIn

The Runway Centreline blog page

FAA presentation at the World Birdstrike Association conference

ICAO COVID-19 related ATS mitigations to potential hazards

ICAO COVID-19 economic impact

Corona virus impact on the aviation industry worldwide

Journal: Human-Wildlife Interactions

Dr Jeff McKee, Avisure’s Director of Research & Development joins Kylie Patrick to talk about large bats called flying-foxes. Infringing critical airspace sometimes in their thousands, they can present a serious strike risk, and are difficult for airports to manage, not just because of their numbers but also because they rarely use the airport itself as a resource. In this episode we introduce the flying-fox, why they are a strike risk, and how airports and other aviation stakeholders can mitigate their risk.

Australian flying-foxes

Australian flying-fox distribution

Flying-foxes (general)

National monitoring program

Australian Bat Lyssavirus

Hendra Virus

Western Sydney University Animal Ecology Lab Justin Welbergen

As an airport, you may have in place a fully integrated and well-resourced management program, but … how do you know it’s working? The answer is data. The most objective and informed way to measure the progress of your program is to review and analyse your data against the targets and goals you have set. But not all data is reliable, and not all data capture methods are equal. In this episode Kylie is joined by Avisure's Wildlife Biologist, Alexandra Stone, to talk about good data and data collection apps. Fulcrum

AVCRM 

Airside Tracker

Tap Forms

Noggin

Vancouver International Airport, Canada’s second busiest airport, sits on Sea Island in the Fraser River Delta where the marshes, mudflats and agriculture habitats on and around the delta attract millions of shorebirds, and thousands of waterfowl and gulls each year. To manage the wildlife strike risk associated with these hazards, the airport has in place one of the most comprehensive wildlife management programs in the world. Joining Kylie in this episode to talk about this program is David Bradbeer, YVR’s Wildlife Program Specialist, and from Avisure Services, Tyler Rogers, who is the Site Manager for YVR’s wildlife management program. YVR wildlife program

Avisure Services

Pacific Northwest Raptors

Downriver Farm

Hungarian Mudi

Fraser River Delta

Snow Goose

Mallard

Glaucous-winged Gull

Green-winged Teal

Great Blue Heron

Red-tailed Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Short-eared Owl

Barn Owl

Bald Eagle

Barn Swallow

Coyote

When it comes to managing wildlife hazards on airports, you want to make sure that whoever is doing that management, knows what they are doing. And just like every other aspect of aviation safety management, training is critical. In this episode Kylie Patrick (Principal Consultant) is joined by Jeff Follet (General Manager for Avisure Services) and they talk about what training requirements look like around the world, and what it should look like. A must-listen-to episode for anyone that needs training and for those who are developing and delivering it.

FAA Advisory Circular 150_5200-36

Australia CASA Manual of Standards Part 139

Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group - Recommended Practice 5.1.1 Training and Competency

Canada CAR 322

Brazil RBAC 153

ICAO Doc 9137

EASA Rules for Aerodromes

Transport Canada - Sharing the Skies

Transport Canada - Wildlife Control Procedures Manual

Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) are a problem at many Australian airports, but managing ibis off-airport is the key to managing them on-airport. In this episode we join the collective experience from Avisure and our sister company Ecosure to talk about ibis management. Joining Kylie is Martin Ziviani (Senior Wildlife Biologist), and our very special guest Carla McKevitt (Ecologist) from Ecosure.

Ecosure

Ibis management (Ecosure)

Australian White Ibis

Straw-necked Ibis

Adult call copyright Fraser Simpson and Chick call copyright Pritam Baruah

John Weller joined the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2009 as a National Wildlife Biologist just weeks after the ditching of Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. In this episode he talks to Kylie Patrick about his role with the FAA and the protocols they have in place to help airports identify and manage wildlife hazards throughout the United States.

FAA wildlife strike database

FAA wildlife resources

AC150/5200-32 Reporting Wildlife Aircraft Strikes

AC150/5200-33 Hazardous Wildlife Attractants On or Near Airports

AC150/5200-34 Construction or Establishment of Landfills near Public Airports

AC150/5200-36 Qualifications for Wildlife Biologists

AC150/5200-38 Protocol for the Conduct and Review of Wildlife Hazard Site Visits, Wildlife Hazard Assessments, and Wildlife Hazard Management Plans

AC150/5220-25 Airport Avian Radar Systems

Flight 1549 NTSB Accident Report

The Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group (AAWHG) is formally recognised as Australia’s primary aviation wildlife hazard management reference body and fulfils Australia’s commitment to have a national bird strike committee as recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization. Full of expertise from a cross-section of industry, the AAWHG are a go-to for the Australian aviation industry. AAWHG’s chair, Ash McAlpine, joins Kylie Patrick to talk about what they do.

AAWHG October 2021 Webinar Series

Plane Wild (AAWHG newsletter)

Resources

Recommended Practices

ICAO and AAWHG Webinar 1

ICAO and AAWHG Webinar 2