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Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:29:18 +1100

AAWHG Disclaimer:

This listing supplies the names and business contact details of suppliers of services and products for wildlife hazard management.

The listing is provided to assist in making contact with suppliers of wildlife hazard management services and products only, and the AAWHG makes no representation about the quality of the suppliers or the fitness for any particular purpose of their services or products.

The list has been compiled by the AAWHG from information provided to the AAWHG by suppliers of wildlife hazard management services and products, and while the AAWHG has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the information which is provided to it by suppliers is listed correctly, the AAWHG does not represent that any of the information contained in the listing is accurate.

Since the inclusion, deletion or amendment of a supplier's details on the list is at the request of the supplier, the AAWHG does not represent that the listing is either complete or up-to-date.

Australian Museum Wildlife Genetics and Microscopy Unit

The Australian Museum Wildlife Genetics Unit has approximately 10 years' experience in the analysis and identification of wildlife-strike samples from airports around Australia and South East Asia. Our extensive DNA reference database contains thousands of reference samples from Wildlife Strike cases along with samples from the Australian Museums Bird and Bat collection. The Wildlife Genetics Unit staff are happy to answer any of your questions on sample collection or DNA based Species Identification.

Services:
• Supply of Wildlife-Strike DNA Collection Kits for the Aviation Industry

• DNA based species identification Service.

Contact:

Australian Museum Wildlife Genetics Unit

Email: airstrike@austmus.gov.au

Phone: 02 9320 6488, 9320 6292

Address: 6 College Street, Sydney NSW 2010
Web: http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/bird-strike

Avisure

Avisure are leading experts in wildlife strike management. Offering dedicated risk management strategies and services that can be applied worldwide to mitigate and manage the incidence of wildlife strike Avisure's team of experts work around the globe with airports, airlines and the military.

Avisure services include comprehensive risk mitigation assessment and audits, staff training, and a range of management services and products adaptable to any national or international location, that ensure the ongoing effectiveness of a wildlife strike risk management plan.

Services:

Bird Management Program Audits
Wildlife Dispersal and Management
Risk Assessment
Bird Strike Management Plans
Bird Strike Management Training & Workshops

Contact:
Phil Shaw, Managing Director

Email: pshaw@avisure.com.au

Phone: 1300 112 021 or +61 7 5508 2046
Fax: +61 7 5508 2544
Address: PO Box 404 West Burleigh QLD 4219
Web: http://www.avisure.com.au/

Naturecall Environmental

Naturecall specialises in all aspects of animal and vegetation control for residents, local and state governments, civil construction companies, developers, airports, mines and utility companies Australia wide.
Naturecall is highly experienced and committed to providing the most cost effective, humane, long term solutions for managing human/animal conflict and have one of the most extensive ranges of permits required by the Queensland Government.
Naturecall prides itself on being the leaders in on-ground operational work and their team of specialists achieve long term results because of their expert knowledge and understanding of animal behaviour and the intricacies involved in creating and maintaining biodiversity.

Services:

Wildlife / Native Animal Control (including spotter / catcher services)
Fauna Management and Planning
Vertebrate Pest Management
Vegetation Management and Weed Control
Airport Fauna Management & Risk Assessment
Ecological / Environmental Assessments
Rehabilitation and Remediation services

Email: info@naturecall.com.au
Phone: 1300 309 954
Address: PO Box 3401, Helensvale QLD 4212
Web: http://www.naturecall.com.au/

PGG Wrightson Turf (New Zealand)

PGG Wrightson Turf has been breeding turfgrass seed specifically for the Australasian environment for over 30 years and has established itself as an innovative market leader in turfgrass breeding, and turf research and evaluation. Products sold by PGG Wrightson Turf undergo a rigorous testing and screening process from our local and international research partners, including STRI UK, NTEP USA, ANTEP Australia, University of Sydney turfgrass programme, and NZSTI New Zealand.

PGG Wrightson Turf has developed in conjunction with Ag Research and Grasslanz Technologies an new product called AVANEX^®. AVANEX^®unique endophyte technology assists in reducing the number of insects or birds on or near airfields. Herbivorous birds and insects learn not to graze areas where Avanex is sown, furthermore trials are been done to investigate the affect this grass has on bigger animals with positive results.

Services:

Supplier of turf products including the AVANEX^®with unique endophyte technology
Turfgrass breeding and product evaluation programme
Supplier of non-seed products such as fertilisers, pesticides, line markers, machinery and mulch products

Contact:

Mark Shaw, Product Development Manager

Email: mshaw@pggwrightsonturf.co.nz

Phone: +64 27 499 8327

Address: 57 Waterloo Road, Hornby 8042. PO Box 939 Christchurch 8142, New Zealand

Robin (Netherlands)

A young company, with a 30-year pedigree. ROBIN Radar Systems was spun out of the well-respected Dutch research Institute for Applied Science (TNO ) in mid 2010. Our company name is derived from the TNO project name: Radar Observation of Bird Intensity (ROBIN ).
ROBIN Radar Systems BV is an independent company that acquired all TNO bird radar intellectual property, hardware and software. This means we have unique access to the world's most advanced bird radar technology - purpose-designed for tracking and identifying birds since the 1970s.
Robin Radar is a young company, keen to help you make a positive impact on the safety, efficiency and sustainability of your operations. Their mission is to offer the best technology combined with the best service. We know that the best results are achieved when we work in close collaboration with our customers. And our work isn't done until we know our solution is meeting or exceeding your expectations.

Email: info@robinradar.com
Phone: +31 (0) 8 8700 8700
Address: Mercuriusweg 1-A, 2516 AW The Hague, The Netherlands
Web: http://www.robinradar.com/

Rocketman (New Zealand)

Rocketman Limited is a New Zealand based company that supplies a specialised range of European designed and manufactured pyrotechnic products and launcher devices for effective and harmless dispersal of birds and wildlife animals at airports.
The RECORD® launchers, single shot and double shot, are specialised hand held launchers designed to fire short range cardboard enclosed pyrotechnic Bird Banger and Screamer cartridges that produce a loud report of 120 decibel or screaming noise, respectively, and travel distances of 40 to 75 meters.
Another launching device, the CAPA® launcher, was designed in cooperation with the French Civil Aviation Authority. It is a specialised hand held launcher designed to fire long range CAPA® cartridges to distances of 300 to 450 meters and, upon detonation, produces a report of 150 decibel. No noise is produced when launched, enabling the cartridge to reach detonation range without detection thus guaranteeing surprise and resulting in an extremely effective deterrent and wildlife control.
Rocketman products are used extensively across major and regional airports throughout New Zealand. Rocketman has exclusive distribution rights for these products throughout Australasia and Pacific Island regions.

Email: enquiries@therocketman.co.nz
Phone: +64 2 1792 451
Web: www.therocketman.co.nz

Scarecrow Bio-Acoustic Systems Ltd (United Kingdom)

Services:

Bio-acoustic systems for bird dispersal and deterrent
Distress and interspecies calls
Technical support and advice
Can suppy to Australia.

Contacts:

Danielle Rose (Sales Consultant)

David Randell (Co-Director)
Lee Pannett (Co-Director)
Email: sales@scarecrow.eu

Phone: +44 (0)1825 766363

Address: The Old Dairy, Straight Half Mile, Maresfield, East Sussex, TN22 2HH, UK.

Wildlife CSI Pty Ltd

We can provide experienced and qualified zoologists, fauna ecologists, wildlife specialists and fauna handlers and offer expertise in the professional capture, salvage and relocation of all fauna. Our focus is on animal welfare, fauna management, salvage, relocation and conservation. Our staff and associates have more than 20 years of experience each in wildlife management including the use of tranquiliser rifles.

Services:

Fauna Salvage & Relocation
Fauna Habitat Assessment
Fauna Survey
Fauna Management
Wildlife Population Modelling

Contact:

Peter Myroniuk, Director & Zoologist
Email: peter@wildlifecsi.com.au
Phone: +61 03 5423 5282
Mobile: 0431 252 477

Address: PO Box 374, Woodend Victoria 3442, Australia

Can you offer a wildlife hazard management service, product or provide the industry with assistance?

If so, please apply via our contact address info@aawhg.org and provide us with the following information:

Company/Organisation name;
Contact person(s) including email and phone details;
Company address; and
A brief description of the service, product or assistance that can be provided.

The AAWHG executive will then review your application and if approved, your details will be posted on this page.

Wildlife Meeting Calendar

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:01:28 +1100

The AAWHG have compiled a list of the various Wildlife Managment Meetings being held across Australia and also in the local region.

This list is updated regularly as we are informed of new committees and their meeting dates.

Please click on the link to download the latest version: Wildlife Meeting Calendar (16kb)

AAWHG Executive

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:42:11 +1100

Changes to AAWHG Executive

Following the November 2012 meeting, the AAWHG would like to announce that Wendy Weir has been appointed as the new Chair of the group. Wendy currently works for a major international airport and has extensive experience in environmental, bio diversity and wildlife hazard management.

We would like to announce that David Geil has been appointed as the new Secretary of the group. David currently works for a major regional airline and has extensive experience in airline operations, safety management and compliance.

We would also like to welcome Jill Holdsworth as the primary Australian Airports Association (AAA) representative. Jill also works for a major international airport and has extensive experience in safety, environmental and wildlife hazard management.

The AAWHG membership would like to acknowledge the contributions of former chair, Laurie Taylor and former secretary, Rebecca Johnson. We thank them for their strong leadership and efforts over the past 2-3 years. Both have have stepped down in order to provide other members with the opportunity to peform these critical roles on the executive.

Both Laurie and Rebecca will remain on the group executive in a non office bearer role.

Finally, we would also like to thank Michael Wells for his efforts as the primary AAA representative for the past 2 years. Michael will remain on the executive as the alternate AAA representative.

Darren Angelo will remain as the Information Officer for the group.

See below for members of the AAWHG Executive and their contact details.

Name	Organisation	Phone
Iain White	Airservices	(07) 3860 8007
Jill Holdsworth	Australian Airports Association	(08) 8920 1820
Mitch Roggenkamp	Australian Defence Force	TBC
Owen Hinson	Australian Airline Pilots Association	(02) 8307 7777
David Wilson	Australian Transport Safety Bureau	(02) 6274 6622
Dr Rebecca Johnson	Australian Museum	(02) 9320 6297
Wendy Weir	Brisbane Airport Corporation (Chair)	(07) 3406 3268
Darren Angelo	Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Information Officer)	(03) 9927 5354
David Geil	Cobham Aviation Services (Secreteriat)	(08) 8154 7025
Dilip Matthews	Department of Infrastructure and Transport	(02) 6274 6544
Laurie Taylor	Jetstar	(03) 8628 3930
Chris Hill	Virgin Australia	(07) 3295 5845

Meetings

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:59:32 +1000

The next meeting for 2013 is being planned for Brisbane at 1330 hours on Friday 24 May. The meeting location will be confirmed closer to the date.

The proposed dates and locations for the remaining meetings for 2013 are:

Thursday 25 and Friday 26 July - Brisbane (Wildlife Hazard Management Forum)
Thursday 7 November - Sydney

2012

7 February 2012

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1 May 2012 (83kb)

20 November 2012 (84kb)

2011

15 February 2011 (51kb)

10 May 2011 (49kb)

18 November 2011 (65kb)

2010

16 February 2010 (116kb)

9 June 2010 (68kb)

20 September 2010 (45kb)

2009

28 June 2009 (36kb)

23 March 2009 (34kb)

2008

7 May 2008 (60kb)

2007

7 November 2007 (46kb)

13 March 2007 (60kb)

2006

21 November 2006 (56kb)

4 July 2006 (60kb)

4 April 2006 (64kb)

2005

18 November 2005 (121kb)

30 August 2005 (89kb)

24 May 2005 (55kb)

25 January 2005 (53kb)

2004

6 July 2004 (131kb)

2003

3 December 2003 (135kb)

General Media

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:37:55 +1000

This page contains various general media and material on wildlife strikes and wildlife hazard management.

Disclaimer

Please note that some of these images, presentations and videos show wildlife after a strike event and hence may be distressing to some viewers.

Please also note that any media information stored or referenced through this site may be subject to copyright and should not be copied, reproduced and/or presented in any form without the express permission of the original author, creator or owner.

Videos

B757 bird strike and engine injestion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE

Fighter jet bird strike:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd57bR8FKKQ

Cessna Bird Strike:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgXkRgkHUk0&NR=1

Redbull bird strike:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRRkBNf8T9w&feature=fvw

A319 bird strike:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35FVYzf0uiY&feature=related

News Media

Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age - "Planes battered by bird strikes", November 25 2012:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/travel/travel-news/planes-battered-by-bird-strikes-20121124-2a02h.html

http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/planes-battered-by-bird-strikes-20121124-2a02h.html

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/planes-battered-by-bird-strikes-20121124-2a02h.html

Contact us

Fri, 23 May 2008 11:11:18 +1000

If you would like further information about the Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group please send an email to info@aawhg.org

World news

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:18:08 +1100

2013

World Bird Strike Association - New website

The World Bird Strike Association (formally the International Bird Strike Committee) has just launched its new look website at http://worldbirdstrike.com. The association encourages all stakeholders in Australia to use their new site in order to keep up to date with Wildlife Hazard Management information and international activities.

The option of joining the association is also available with unique information and services available to members.

Please click on the site link for more information.

3rd Annual FOD and Bird Strike Conference - New Dehli, India

India is hosting their 3rd Annual FOD and Bird Strike Conference on the 20th and 21st of June 2013.

For more information and to register, please click on the above event links.

1st Pakistan Bird Strike, FOD prevention and Runway Safety Conference

Pakistan are hosting their 1st Pakistan Bird Strike, FOD prevention and Runway Safety Conference on the 21st and 22nd of January, 2013.

2012

30th IBSC Conference: Stavanger Norway - 25th to 29th June 2012

The International Bird Strike Committee (IBSC) will be conducting its 30th conference during June this year in Stavanger, Norway. For more information on attending and/or submitting a paper, please click on the link to access the official IBSC Stavanger conference page.

Science and Research news

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:14:07 +1100

2013

Flying Fox fact sheet

Kay-Lora Tang and Anja Divljan from the Australian Museum have produced a Fying Fox (Australian Pteropus Species) fact sheet. This sheet contains useful information on the location, habitat, diet, behaviour and lifespan of this species. Please click on the link provided for more information. The AAWHG wish to thank the Australian Museum for making this useful resource available.

2006

Birds identified using DNA

The DNA project funded by the ATSB has been finalised. A copy of the findings (791kb) of the trial undertaken jointly by the Australian Museum and Museum Victoria is available to download.

Aerodromes can still use the DNA sampling kits (for a fee) from the Australian Museum to help identify birds.

For further detail contact the Australian Museum Wildlife Genetics Unit

Email: airstrike@austmus.gov.au

Phone: 02 9320 6488, 9320 6292

Address: 6 College Street, Sydney NSW 2010
Web: http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/bird-strike

Aircraft operators, Airlines and Pilot news

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:18:22 +1100

2013

Article from the Australian and International Pilot Association: AIPA and the Airports

Wildlife Hazard Management is not new to the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations (IFALPA) of which the Australian and International Pilot Association (AIPA) is a member association through its umbrella organisation Australian Airline Pilots Association (AusALPA). IFALPA represents over 100,000 pilots worldwide and has 12 standing committees of which the Aerodrome and Ground Environment (AGE) is one. It is through the AGE Committee that IFALPA has developed policy, guidelines and training on Wildlife Hazard Prevention and Management (WHPM). Notables like Captain Paul Eshenfelder (Adjunct Professor at the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and developer of its Airport Wildlife Training (FAA approved) Course); Captain Rob van Eekeren (recently elected as the first Executive Director of the World Birdstrike Association (WBA)); and Captain Heriberto Salazar (currently vice chair of the AGE Committee and AGE Wildlife Expert) have all been (or are) members of the Committee and passionate advocates for WHMP.

IFALPA (and AusALPA) run courses globally (and in Australia) for their airport liaison representatives (ALRs) and for participants from other organistations. This training includes modules on the wildlife hazard and, on the management and control measures. It is not an uncommon task for IFALPA ALRs in different parts of the world to try to persuade airports to take an active role in WHPM or to improve or enhance what is already being done. Not so the case in Australia. Many airports in Australia are already doing an outstanding job in implementing the "IBSC Standards". This is perhaps illustrated by the work being done at Darwin Airport by Jill Holdsworth (AAA representative to the AAWHG) and her colleagues from Northern Territory's Airports. Jill gave us a tremendous presentation at our recent ALR course in Melbourne outlining how the standards are being applied in practice in what is a very challenging wildlife environment. (Owen Hinson was also there and added some useful comments and feedback from the AAWHG Executive Board). I also attended the second meeting of Sydney Airport Wildlife WG and was very impressed by the work being done by SACL and its wildlife consultant in collaboration with stakeholders and adjacent land users.

Our aim in AIPA is to work with the airports and the other organisations represented in the AAWHG to make airports safer and more operationally efficient. In regards to wildlife, we have identified two main areas, where we can help:

1. The present detailed information on specific wildlife hazards at airports (such as in ERSA) needs to be given to the pilots in a useable format e.g. as part of the Jeppesen charts.

2. Pilots need to receive education and training on what to do with this information and treat the bird threat in the same manner they apply to other hazards, such as thunderstorm activity and wind shear.

This will now be the focus of our attention.

Safe flying!

Signed

Captain Brian J. Greeves (AIPA Safety and Technical Consultant/ALR Course Facilitator)

First Officer Owen Hinson (AIPA representative to the AAWHG Executive Board)

2011

Australian Airline Pilots Association Safety Week - Wildlife Seminar

The Australian Airline Pilots’ Association (AusALPA) will be conducting a Wildlife Seminar in Sydney on the 4th of March 2011. Please click on the following link to be taken to the official event flyer:

AusALPA Safety Week Wildlife Seminar

Airports and Aerodromes news

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:15:36 +1100

2013

Nothern Territory Airports - Information factsheet on wildlife hazard management at Copenhagen

Jill Holdsworth from Northern Territory Airports has produced an Bird and Wildlife Strike Mitigation Information Sheet for Copenhagen Airport, Denmark following her recent industry visit there. Please click on the link provided for more information.

2006 - 2012

Airport Case Studies

At our regular forums, various airports have presented case studies on their wildlife hazard management programs. Copies are these presentations are available on our events page by clicking on the year of the applicable forum.

Got something to share?

Do you know of or can offer an article, news story, case study or project that is related to wildlife hazard management? If so, please contact us at our address info@aawhg.org