The first AAWHG meeting for 2012 has been confirmed for Tuesday 7 February 2012.
The meeting will be held between 1200 and 1400 hours at 2 Brindabella Circuit, Canberra Airport.
The remaining meetings for 2012 will be confirmed shortly.
To read about previous meetings, please go to meeting minutes.
The Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group conducted its annual wildlife hazard forum in Adelaide on the 16th of August.
The AAWHG would like to thank Adelaide Airport Ltd for sponsoring the event and we also wish to thank the speakers and participants who made the event a success.
All available presentations from the 2011 forum have been loaded onto the website.
Australian aviation wildlife strike statistics: Bird and animal strikes 2002 to 2009
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a new report on wildlife strikes in Australia titled: Australian aviation wildlife strike statistics: Bird and animal strikes 2002 to 2009
This report provides aviation birdstrike and animal strike occurrence data for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2009.
It also describes the results of an ATSB survey of aerodromes concerning current wildlife control measures.
The ATSB Accident & Incident Notification Form now includes bird/animal strike fields. This information is essential to help better understand the issues with bird and animal hazards.
The draft National Wildlife Calandar for 2012 is now available for viewing.
If you would like to see your own wildlife meetings reflected on the calendar, please send an email containing date(s), time, the location and your contact details to info@aawhg.org
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), with the support of the AAWHG, has published its first Advisory Circular on Wildlife Hazard Management at Aerodromes.
The circular aims to provide information and guidance to the operators of aerodromes to monitor, manage and report their wildlife hazards in accordance with the applicable regulations and standards.
The AAWHG together with the Australian Airports Association and Avisure have updated the Wildlife Hazard Management Plan template. (838 kb)
This document is a useful resource for aerodromes wishing to prepare or update their Wildlife Hazard Management Plan. The template has been designed so that the non relevant sections can be removed and the content tailored to suit the size and complexity of the airport.
Detailed instructions for its use are contained within the template. Please contact info@aawhg.org if you have any further questions.
The Bird Risk Assessment Model for Airports and Aerodromes has now been finalised and is available for use.