Development of Management Strategies to Reduce Wildlife Hazards to Aircraft

PROJECT GOAL:  Generate and disseminate applied ecological information related to developing tools and techniques to reduce wildlife hazards to transportation, particularly civil and military aviation.

Objective 1:  Evaluate habitat use and foraging strategies of hazardous wildlife on and near airports.

Objective 2:  Develop methods and tools to reduce wildlife food, water, and cover attractants on and near airports.

Objective 3:  Conduct research in basic wildlife biology and ecology to develop and enhance nonlethal wildlife control methods.

Objective 4:  Evaluate the use of avian radars to reduce bird strikes with aircraft.

Objective 5:  Investigate the impact of wind farms to wildlife communities and develop methods to reduce negative impacts.