TRB Webinar: Techniques for Successful Airport Wildlife Management Programs

TRB conducted a webinar on April 3, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that presented Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) research on identifying and controlling wildlife at general aviation and large airports. Webinar presenters addressed the techniques and strategies that airport managers can use to repel and deter wildlife. This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. Click here to view the recorded webinar.

Webinar Presenters

• Archie Dickey, Biozone Inc.
• Russell DeFusco, BASH Incorporated
• Edward Unangst, BASH Incorporated

Moderator: Michael Begier, U.S. Department of Agriculture


Webinar Outline

• PART 1: ACRP Report 32: Guidebook for Addressing Aircraft/Wildlife Hazards at General Aviation Airports
  • Wildlife challenges confronting general aviation airports
  • Techniques and strategies for addressing wildlife challenges
  • Identifying and controlling wildlife species found at airports
  • Wildlife attractants and best management practices that can minimize wildlife activity at and around airports
  • Wildlife control strategies and techniques most appropriate at general aviation airports
  • Developing wildlife control programs
• PART 2: ACRP Synthesis 39: Airport Wildlife Population Management, a supplement to ACRP Synthesis 23: Bird Harassment, Repellent, and Deterrent Techniques for Use on and Near Airports
  • Direct wildlife population control techniques for reducing wildlife collisions with aircraft
  • Ecological foundations of wildlife population control and management
• PART 3: Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.


Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the techniques that can repel and deter wildlife at airports; and
• Describe the various wildlife attractants and best management practices that can be employed by airport operators to minimize wildlife activity.

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Registration Information
This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.


Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E. continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.


Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.