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• FAA Regulations and Guidance
• FAA Videos
• Training Opportunities
• Airport Cooperative Program (ACRP) Reports
• Wildlife Hazard Publications
• International Bird Strike Committees
• Current Bird Hazard Mitigation Systems

FAA Regulations and Guidance

Wildlife-Related Regulations

• 14 CFR 139 Section 139.337
  Identifies the responsibilities certified Airport Operators have with respect to hazardous wildlife issues

Wildlife Guidance

View All Series 150 Advisory Circulars (ACs)

View the Complete List of Airport Part 139 CertAlerts

Wildlife-Related AIP Program Guidance

• Long and Short Templates for Wildlife Hazard Assessment Agreements

Reporting Forms

• Wildlife Strike Reporting - FAA bird strike report form: (FAA) Use this form to report a bird strike in the U.S.

Interagency Agreements

• Memorandum of Agreement Between the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Department of Agricultureto Address Aircraft-Wildlife (PDF)
• Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services, June 2005 (PDF)

FAA Videos

Added October 13, 2022

Training Opportunities

FAA-Approved Qualified Airport Wildlife Biologist Training

Note: AC 150/5200-36, Qualifications for Wildlife Biologist Conducting Wildlife Hazard Assessments and Training Curriculums for Airport Personnel Involved in Controlling Wildlife Hazards on Airports, specifies the requirements for approved airport wildlife biologist training. Currently, two providers meet these requirements.

• Advanced Airport Wildlife Training
• Advanced Airport Wildlife Hazard Management Training

Airport Cooperative Program (ACRP) Reports

• ACRP Report 32: Guidebook for Addressing Aircraft/Wildlife Hazards at General Aviation Airports
• ACRP Report 122: Innovative Airport Responses to Threatened and Endangered Species
• ACRP Report 125: Balancing Airport Stormwater and Bird Hazard Management
• ACRP Report 145: Applying an SMS Approach to Wildlife Hazard Management
• Synthesis 23: Bird Harassment, Repellent, and Deterrent Techniques for Use on Airports
• Synthesis 39: Airport Wildlife Population Management
• Synthesis 52: Habitat Management to Deter Wildlife at Airports
• Legal Research Digest 20: Airport Responsibility for Wildlife Management

Wildlife Hazard Publications

• FAA R&D Airport Wildlife Safety Papers and Publications
• USDA National Wildlife Research Center Airport Wildlife Hazard Publications
• Wildlife Hazard Management at Airports - A Manual for Airport Personnel
  • English Version (PDF)
  • Spanish Version (PDF)
  • French Version (PDF)
• Final Report - Evaluation of the North Shore Marine Transfer Station and its Compatibility with Respect to Bird Strikes and Safe Air Operations at LaGuardia Airport (PDF)

International Bird Strike Committees

• Bird Strike Committee USA
• World Birdstrike Association
• USAF Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH)
• Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group
• Bird Strike Association of Canada
• Bird Strike Committee Germany
• Italian Bird Strike Committee

Current Bird Hazard Mitigation Systems

• AHAS: Avian Hazard Advisory System (Operated by AET Environmental Services with DeTect, Inc as a subcontractor).

  The Avian Hazard Advisory System (AHAS) is a risk assessment tool that provides the user with a standardized measure of bird strike risk for low level routes. AHAS calculates risk by measuring the number of bird strikes in a particular area, and the average mass of the birds from the FAA database. AHAS also incorporates weather radar data from NEXRAD, historical information (USAF Bird Avoidance Model) and predictive models to determine current bird activity. AHAS provides strike risk assessment for VR Routes, IR Routes, Ranges, MOAs, and military airfields.