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Title: Animal Damage Control Program highlights, 1996
Identifier: animaldamagecont1540anim (find matches)
Year: 1997 (1990s)
Authors: Animal Damage Control Program (U. S. ); United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Subjects: Animal Damage Control Program (U. S. ); Wildlife pests; Agricultural pests
Publisher: [Denver, CO : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service]
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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In September 1996, ADC conducted an airport training and certification program for wildlife biologists within the program. Thirty ADC wildlife biologists from across the country received specialized training in identifying and managing wildlife hazards to air-traffic safety and in operational program administration. Of the nine instructors who taught the course, six were ADC biologists, two were with FAA, and one was from the U.S. Air Force Bird-Aircratt Strike Hazard Team. The training program was conducted at the FAA Technical Center at the Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey. The following accounts highlight a variety of problems reported during 1996 and describe the action taken by ADC to resolve wildlife—aircraft hazards. • At the request of Philadelphia city officials, ADC completed environmental assessments and conducted operational control programs during FY 1996 to remove problem white-tailed deer at both the Philadelphia International Airport and the Northeast Regional Airport. The resulting venison was donated by airport officials to a local food bank. • In June 1996, a Northwest Airlines jet struck two Canada geese during departure from the Memphis International Airport in Tennessee. At the request of airport officials. ADC conducted an assessment ot wildlife conditions onsite and relocated 52 Canada geese from adjacent property. ADC further recommended habitat modifications to reduce the potential tor future conflicts. • ADC continued to provide assistance to John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York City to reduce bird strikes to aircraft. As a result of this program, where laughing gulls crossing JFK airspace are removed by shooting, bird strikes have been reduced by about 75 percent. ADC also conducted training sessions on nonlethal bird-control techniques for JFK personnel and assisted in reviewing landscaping plans to ensure that bird attractants are excluded. • At the request of Anchorage International Airport officials in Alaska, ADC initiated an extensive bird-deterrent campaign to help reduce bird strikes. The bird-strike deterrent program consists of a team of ADC specialists collectively working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week starting in the spring and ending in late October, when the migratory birds fly south for the winter.
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ADC Program Highlights. 1996A5

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