Wildlife in Airport Environments

Travis L. DeVault is a research wildlife biologist and project leader for the USDA National Wildlife Research Center and an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture at Mississippi State University and the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University. Bradley F. Blackwell is a research wildlife biologist for the USDA National Wildlife Research Center, an affiliate assistant professor in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University, and an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at the Ohio State University. Jerrold L. Belant is an associate professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture and the director of the Carnivore Ecology Laboratory and the Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts at Mississippi State University.

The authors did an outstanding job in collecting, analyzing, and organizing current best management practices for aviation wildlife management. I recommend Wildlife in Airport Environments to wildlife professionals and airport managers as the basis for science-based wildlife control programs. -- Nick Atwell Animal Behaviour I believe that the book should be read by airport managers, wildlife damage specialists, and wildlife professionals and students in general. -- Russ Reidinger Journal of Wildlife Management If a book like this had been available some years ago when I started my research on wildlife strikes as a human-wildlife conflict issue, it would have saved me a lot of time -- Cecilia Soldatini Journal of Field Ornithology

• Wildlife in Airport Environments Chapter 1. The History of Wildlife Strikes and Management at AirportsPart I: Wildlife Management TechniquesChapter 2. Behavior and Physiology in the Development and Application of Visual Deterrents at AirportsChapter 3. Effectiveness of Chemical Repellents in Managing Birds at AirportsChapter 4. Tactile and Auditory Repellents to Reduce Wildlife Hazards to AircraftChapter 5. Excluding Mammals from AirportsChapter 6. Wildlife Translocation as a Management Alternative at AirportsChapter 7. Population Management to Reduce the Risk of Wildlife–Aircraft CollisionsPart II: Managing ResourcesChapter 8. Identifi cation and Management of Wildlife Food Resources at AirportsChapter 9. Managing Airport Stormwater to Reduce Attraction to WildlifeChapter 10. Managing Turfgrass to Reduce Wildlife Hazards at AirportsChapter 11. Wildlife Conservation and Alternative Land Uses at AirportsPart III: Wildlife Monitoring Chapter 12. Understanding Animal Movements at and Near AirportsChapter 13. Radar Technology to Monitor Hazardous Birds at AirportsChapter 14. Avian Survey Methods for Use at AirportsChapter 15. Conclusions and Future DirectionsAppendix. Regulations for Wildlife Management at AirportsIndex