Essential Papers for Airport Wildlife Managers
Below is a list of papers we consider to be essential reading for airport wildlife managers. They are all available in our Zotero e-library which is available upon request to all BSAC members. Go here to request access, or here to join BSAC.
- Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group. 2014. Recommended Practice: Wildlife Risk Assessment and Analysis. AAWHG RP 1.3(0). Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group.
- Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group. 2020. Recommended Practice: Training and Competency: Aerodrome Safety Personnel. AAWHG RP 5.1(1). Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group.
- Anonymous. n.d. Aviation Handbook.
- Belant, J.L., and J.A. Martin. 2011. Bird Harassment, Repellent and Deterrent Techniques for Use on and near Airports: A Synthesis of Airport Practice. Federal Aviation Administration, Airport Cooperative Research Program Synthesis 23.
- Biedenweg, T.A., M.H. Parsons, P.A. Fleming, and D.T. Blumstein. 2011. Sounds Scary? Lack of Habituation Following the Presentation of Novel Sounds. PLoS ONE 6 (1): 8.
- Blokpoel, H. 1976. Bird Hazards to Aircraft. Problems and Prevention of Bird/Aircraft Collisions. Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited in association with the Canadian Wildlife saervice and Publishing Centre, Supply and Services Canada.
- Bomford, M., and P.H. O’Brien. 1990. Sonic Deterrents in Animal Damage Control: A Review of Device Tests and Effectiveness. Wildlife Society Bulletin 18: 411–22.
- Both, I., H. van Gasteren, and A. Dekker. 2010. A Quantified Species Specific Bird Hazard Index. In Proceedings of the International Bird Strike Committee, IBSC29:17. WP-01. Cairns, Australia.
- Civil Aviation Authority. 2006. CAP 680 Birdstrike Risk Management. London, England: UK Civilian Aviation Authority.
- Civil Aviation Authority. 2008. CAP 772 Birdstrike Risk Management for Aerodromes. Norwich, UK: UK Civilian Aviation Authority Safety Regulation Group.
- Civil Aviation Authority. 2014. Wildlife Hazard Management at Aerodromes. Aerodrome Standards Department, Safety Regulation Group, Gatwick Airport South, West Sussex, UK.
- Cleary, E., and A. Dickie. 2010. Guidebook for Addressing Aircraft/Wildlife Hazards at General Aviation Airports. ACRP Report 32. Airport Cooperative Research Program ACRP Report. Federal Aviation Administration.
- Cleary, E., and R.A. Dolbeer. 2005. Wildlife Hazard Management at Airports: A Manual for Airport Personnel. Second Edition. Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Coccon, F., M. Zucchetta, G. Bossi, M. Borrotti, P. Torricelli, and P. Franzoi. 2015. A Land-Use Perspective for Birdstrike Risk Assessment: The Attraction Risk Index. PLoS ONE 10 (6): 16.
- Desoky, A.E.S.S. 2014. “Strategies of Rodent Control Methods at Airports.” Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: C Biological Science 14 (2): 7.
- DeVault, T.L., M.J. Begier, J.L. Belant, B.F. Blackwell, R.A. Dolbeer, J.A. Martin, T.W. Seamans, A. Washburn, and B.E. Washburn. 2013. Rethinking Airport Land-Cover Paradigms: Agriculture, Grass, and Wildlife Hazards. Human–Wildlife Interactions 7 (1): 10–15.
- DeVault, T.L., B.F. Blackwell, and J.L. Belant. 2013. Wildlife in Airport Environments: Preventing Animal-Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, in association with The Wildlife Society.
- Harris, R.E., and R.A. Davis. 1998. Evaluation of the Efficacy of Products and Techniques for Airport Bird Control. TP2193. Ottawa, Ontario: Aerodrome Safety Branch, Transport Canada.
- International Civil Aviation Organization. 2020. Airport Services Manual: Part 3 — Wildlife Hazard Management. FIFTH EDITION. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: International Civil Aviation Organization.
- Jackson, J. 2001. Understanding Bird-Strike Potential: Niche Concepts, Birds, Airports. In Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting, 3:243–53. Calgary, Alberta.
- Jacoby, V.E. 1977. Plane as a Deterrent and Attractant. In Proceedings of the Bird Strike Committee Europe, 12:6. WP15. Paris, France.
- Kelly, T.C., R. Bolger, M.J.A. O’Callaghan, and P.D. Bourke. 2001. Seasonality of Bird Strikes: Towards a Behavioural Explanation. In Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting, 3:205–8. Calgary, Alberta.
- Mackinnon, B., R. Sowden, and S. Dudley. 2001. Sharing the Skies: An Aviation Guide to the Management of Wildlife Hazards. Ottawa, Ontario: Transport Canada, Aviation Publishing Division.
- Meeking, D.N. 1998. Bird-Aircraft Strike Hazards: An Overview of the Risks, Costs and Management. TP13272E. Montreal, Quebec: Transportation Development Centre, Safety and Security, Transport Canada.
- Milsom, T. 1990. The Use of Bird Strike Statistics to Monitor the Hazard and Evaluate Risk on UK Civil Aerodromes. In Proceedings of the Bird Strike Committee Europe, 20:303–20. WP30. Helsinki, Finland.
- Thorpe, J. 1972. Analysis of Bird Strikes. In Proceedings of the Bird Strike Committee Europe, 7:19. 2.12. London, England.
- van Es, G.W.H. and H.H. Smit. 1999. A Method for Predicting Fatal Bird Strike Rates at Airports. NLR-CR-99322. Rijkswaterstaat, Directie Noordzee.