Useful Links
Finding information on Airport Wildlife Hazard Management can sometimes be difficult. Here are some of the websites that we go to in order to stay up to date on the subject matter.
ICAO Doc 9137: ASM, Part 3 - Wildlife Control and Reduction, FIfth Edition, 2020
This manual provides aerodrome personnel with the information necessary to develop and implement an effective wildlife control group for their aerodrome. It explains why wildlife hazards occur at an aerodrome, the roles and responsibilities of all the stakeholders involved in wildlife hazard control, and the modifications to be carried out at an aerodrome to remove the features which attract wildlife.
Find out more about Airport Safety Standards by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore under the Manual of Aerodrome Standards, Section 13.2.4 Wildlife strike hazard reduction.
iNaturalist is a community sharing database that helps others identify plants and animals. With an exhaustive list of flora and fauna, tagged and photo captured by people like you and me around the world, data collected helps scientists and naturalists in their research to better understand and protect nature. iNaturalist is a joint initiative by the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society.
eBird is a resource and data recording website for bird watchers around the world. Their goal is to gather bird information in the form of checklists, archive, and to freely share it to power new data-driven approaches to science, conservation and education. It provides photos and audio recordings, to real-time maps of species distribution.