Large Birds of Prey, Policies That Alter Food Availability and Air Traffic: a Risky Mix for Human Safety

Raptors are considered to pose one of the greatest aviation bird strike risk. We investigated raptor bird strikes reported at the largest Spanish airport (Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas; AS-MB) from 2009 to 2016 to determine the factors contributing to the increased incidences and develop recommendati...

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Main Authors: Rubén Moreno-Opo, Antoni Margalida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utah State University 2017-12-01
Series:Human-Wildlife Interactions
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/hwi/vol11/iss3/12