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Wildlife Hazard Working Groups for on and off Airport Wildlife
Hazard Management
Christopher Boggs, Airport BiologistUSDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services
Hershey Airport ConferenceMarch 3, 2010
Wildlife Hazard Working GroupResponsibility and Function
• Meets at Least Annually• Conducts Annual Review of the Wildlife
Hazard Management Plan (WHMP)• Analyzes Collected Data • Reviews Management Methods and Activities• Recommends Changes WHMP• Re-evaluate Group Make Up
Wildlife Hazard Working GroupAirport Members and Representatives
• Airport Manager• Operations Department • Airport Maintenance Department• Airport Wildlife Biologist • Planning or Engineering Department • Air Traffic Control • Airport Tenants (FBO, Corporate, Military)
Airport Stakeholders • Township Planners• Landfill or Trash Transfer Station Operators• Homeowners Associations • Golf Courses
• Parks and Recreation/Nature Areas • Agricultural Boards• Malls and Shopping Centers• Owners/Managers of Identified Wildlife
Attractants
Airport Stakeholders
Benefits• Develops mutual
relationship of being “good neighbors”
• May allow for mutual assistance to resolve problems
• Routine reporting• Increased information
for better decision making
• Fosters a safe airport environment
Obstacles • Outside property owners/
managers do not have knowledge of wildlife hazard issues
• Property owners may be close minded to the needs of the airport
• Requires investment in education and outreach from the airport to obtain participation
• Airports tend to internalize problems
Involving Stakeholders in Wildlife Hazard Management
Internal vs. External Types of Groups
Internal
• Only Airport Based Personnel and Departments
External • Community based Canada
Goose Programs
• Landfill Task Force
• Community Planning
Combination – Involving All Stakeholders
Community Based Canada Goose Management
Airport Tenant provided funds for a program on multiple properties. City Park: Nest and Egg Treatment, and a Capture/Removal Program
Landfill / Transfer Station Airport
Airport Tenants
Waste Handling Facility – Airport Notification
Procedures
Advisory / Update ATIS
Call regarding bird activity at landfill / Transfer Station - determine correct course of action
ATC
Community Planning
Recommendations to Land Use Planners and Developers
Community Outreach
•Homeowners Associations•Municipalities •Business Owners
Accomplishments
• Increase communication, cooperation, and coordination among stakeholders
• Minimize creation of attractive habitat• Manage existing habitat to make it less
attractive • Facilitate changes in development to avoid
creation of additional hazards• Communicate wildlife damage management
issues and solutions to people
Resources and Assistance
FAA/USDA WHM Airports Manual
http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov
1-866-4USDAWS
New Jersey 609-641-8147