Bird/Wildlife Strike Control for Safer Air Transportation in Nigeria

Usman, B.A.; Adefalu, LL; Oladipo, FO; Opeloyeru, AR

doi:10.4314/ejesm.v5i3.13

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“…This species is among the top-rated hazardous birds in some of the Chinese airports also 24 . It is rated as the highest threat in a few other South Asian [25][26] and African countries [27][28] as well. This species is also ranked at no.4 among hazardous species by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau 29 .…”

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Bird Strike to Aircrafts An Assessment of Changing Bird Populations at Select Indian Airfields

Srinidhi

Pramod

2021

Def. Life. Sc. Jl.

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Bird Strikes (BS) are a significant threat to flight safety and a serious economic concern in the aviation industry. Variation of population and activity of different birds over an airfield leads to variation in their vulnerability for Bird Strike as well. In this study, an attempt was made to document the monthly variation of bird activity over three Indian airfields situated in different bio-geographical provinces in the year 2019-20. A significant activity of Black Kites (including the sub-species Black-eared Kite namely Milvus migrans govinda and Milvus migrans lineatus) and Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) were studied to understand their annual cycle as well as long term changes in their activity over airfields (over 30 years). Agra recorded an increase of 10.3 times in the activity of Black Kites in forty years. Black Kite data in correlation with the past information on Vultures indicate that the Black Kites are taking over the ecological niche of Vultures. Sirsa recorded an increase of 15 times in the activity of Red-wattled Lapwings in ten years and started dwindling again. The numbers of both species were stable over the Jodhpur airfield. The probable causes for long-term changes in Black Kite activity were identified as the type of waste management of the cities nearby, presence of other birds and migration. Similarly, changes in the activity of Red-wattled Lapwing could be partly attributed to the type of vegetation cover, long-term ecological changes, and intensive harassment of the bird. These findings will help airfield safety managers to initiate Solid Waste Management projects in the nearby city and monitor the bird population to control the major variations.

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Bird Strike to Aircrafts An Assessment of Changing Bird Populations at Select Indian Airfields

Srinidhi

Pramod

2021

Def. Life. Sc. Jl.

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“…When these environmental requirements were applied, it was discovered that Burg Al Arab Airport serves as an example of an environmentally friendly airport, and Tuba Airport serves as an example of a wildlife-friendly airport. Usman et al [23].…”

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The most suitable place for the construction of an international airport in Egypt's Delta region

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2022

Journal of Contemporary Technology and Applied Engineering

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Airports are one of the facilities that are subject to international standards established by the International Organization Cities related to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Some of these parameters include terrain, and human and environmental obstacles, where navigational operations are affected. terrain and human obstacles, while noise and greenhouse gas emissions affect the environment in Airports' surroundings. Then the research deals with some of the standards set by ICAO, and in Egypt, the delta region was chosen to study its compatibility with these criteria, where they are suffering from the absence of an international airport, as the distance from the nearest airport 145Km and the population of the Delta region is 15.8 million people. Therefore, it was necessary to establish an international airport, especially a coastal one, to serve this region, stimulate the movement of tourism, facilitate transportation, as well as to revitalize the commercial movement. The science of ArcGIS has recently developed so that through advanced programs it can produce results in many applications. This paper is a solid understanding of how integrated by using GIS to construct A mega-project such as a delta Egypt international airport. This is to assess the importance of establishing an international airport in the delta region of Egypt and to identify the best places to set up such a huge project. This is done by presenting the literature on the topic and a summary of the methodology used in this paper, discussing the results and conclusions, and making recommendations.

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“…to mitigate bird strikes (Bird Strike Association of Canada, 2014). By way of example, in Nigeria,Usman et al (2012) documented bird and wildlife hazard situations, and a much older study byMundy (2003) in Zimbabwe, focused on bird strikes and then proposed remedial actions Hauptfleisch and Avenant (2016). examined risk assessment for bird strikes at Namibia's two major airports.…”

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Oliver Tambo International Airport, South Africa: Land-Use Conflicts Between Airports and Wildlife Habitats

2021

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Airports stimulate tourism and trade and are a vital link in any country’s tourism infrastructure and economy. Large airports such as South Africa’s busiest airport, the OR Tambo International Airport, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, are usually located on the periphery of cities, usually on land that forms part of the peri-urban economy, reserved perhaps for farming or left undeveloped. As a result, such land often becomes a wildlife haven within the more “urbanized” or developed areas. Unfortunately, this places wildlife, especially birds on a collision course with aircraft. So much so that bird and other animal strikes cost the aviation industry millions of US dollars annually. Therefore, it is essential to reduce the number of wildlife strikes, not only lower the risk of damage to aircraft, increase passenger safety and reduce operational delays, but also prevent a decline in local wildlife populations. Thus, this paper argues that South Africa must improve its management of land-use close to airports to minimize the potential for wildlife strikes. In that regard, this study catalogs the different habitats and land-use types surrounding OR Tambo International Airport, identifying potential bird hazard zones using kernel density analysis. This identifies which areas pose the highest risk of bird strikes. Although land-use and land zoning by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommends a 13 km buffer zone around airports, this study shows that land-use in the buffer zone must also take potential bird strikes into account. Thus, airport operators need to work with land-use planning authorities and neighboring stakeholders to do so.

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Bird/Wildlife Strike Control for Safer Air Transportation in Nigeria

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Bird Strike to Aircrafts An Assessment of Changing Bird Populations at Select Indian Airfields

Bird Strike to Aircrafts An Assessment of Changing Bird Populations at Select Indian Airfields

The most suitable place for the construction of an international airport in Egypt's Delta region

Oliver Tambo International Airport, South Africa: Land-Use Conflicts Between Airports and Wildlife Habitats

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