Template for the Development of an Airport Wildlife Management Plan

The Template for the Development of a Airport Wildlife Management Plan is available in Microsoft Word Document format (file size 672 KB).

Section A: Risk Assessment

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Screening for the Application of the Wildlife Management and Planning Regulation
• 3. Goals and Objectives
• 4. Description of Airport Operations
  • 4.1 Aircraft Movements and Types
• 5. Identification of Sources for Existing Information on Wildlife
• 6. Strike Data
• 7. Description of Wildlife Habitats and Resources
• 8. On the Airport
  • 8.1 Adjacent Lands and Extremely Hazardous Land use Practices
• 9. Summary of Key Wildlife Hazards
• 10. Discussion of Key Hazards
  • 10.1 Hazard Assessments
• 11. Risk Assessment

SECTION B: AIRPORT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN

• 12. Goals and Objectives
• 13. Review of Available Wildlife Management Measures
  • 13.1 Passive Techniques
  • 13.2 Active Techniques
  • 13.3 Firearms
  • 13.4 Other Permit Requirements
  • 13.5 Outside Airport Boundaries
• 14. Determination of Wildlife Management Activities for XXX Airport
  • 14.1 First Priority
    • Canada Goose
    • Ring-billed Gull
  • 14.2 Second Priority
    • White-tailed Deer
  • 14.3 Third Priority
    • Coyote
• 15. Monitoring
  • 15.1 Daily Wildlife Management Log
  • 15.2 Monthly Summary
  • 15.3 Wildlife Strikes
• 16. Establishment of Performance Indicators and Self-Assessment
• 17. Summary of Activities and Approaches
• 18. Communications Procedures
• 19. Training Program
• 20. Roles and Responsibilities
• 21. Research Projects

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Location Map
• Figure 2. Coarse Wildlife Habitat Mapping
• Figure 3. Locations of Key Hazardous Land Uses
• Figure 4. Elevated Risk Zones
• Figure 5. Habitat Connectivity

List of Tables

• Table 1. Local Airport Traffic
• Table 2. Itinerant Aircraft Movements
• Table 3. Sources for Wildlife Information - On the Airport
• Table 4. Sources for Wildlife Information - Outside the Airport
• Table 5. Sources for Information on Wildlife Species of Conservation Concern
• Table 6. Strike Data for XXX Airport
• Table 7. Overview of Wildlife Species Known to Occur on the Airport
• Table 8. Key Wildlife Hazards at XXX Airport
• Table 9. Airport Traffic
• Table 10. Risk Assessment Using Flocking Characteristics and Mass
• Table 11. Risk Assessment Matrix for XXX Airport
• Table 12. Wildlife Management Priorities for XXX Airport
• Table 13. Passive Wildlife Management Techniques
• Table 14. Active Wildlife Management Techniques
• Table 15. Training Program
• Table 16. Key Roles and Responsibilities

Appendices

• A. Bibliography
• B. XXX Airport, Wildlife Management Plan, Sign-Off Sheet

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