Wildlife in Airport Environments: Preventing Animal-Aircraft Collisions Through Science-Based Management

by Travis L. DeVault

A comprehensive overview of wildlife issues facing airports and how to minimize conflicts.

Winner of the NWRC Publication Award of the National Wildlife Research Center

The pilot watches the instrument panel and prepares for touchdown--a routine landing until a burst of birds, a coyote, or a herd of deer crosses the runway Every year, pilots experience this tension and many aircraft come into direct contact with birds and other...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421410826
• ISBN13: 9781421410821
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher