The ibis in question is not the divisive aircraft strike hazard, Threskiornis moluccus, aka the Australian white ibis, but the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) Bird Strike Information System or IBIS.
‘You’ve got to think like a corella – get inside their head’. That’s how Tony Goodwin, who has been a wildlife management officer with Avisure for just under 11 years, describes his approach to managing over-abundant little corellas.
Ronel Jit, Avisure’s Southern Regional Manager and Principal Environmental Scientist, presented a thought-provoking subject at the Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group’s forum held in Adelaide in September.
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The Wacky Warbos – not a circus troupe – but husband and wife team, Ian and Connie Warburton, who are competing in the Outback Air Race to raise much-needed funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
Tyler Rogers joined the Avisure Services team in Canada in 2014 to work as a Wildlife Management Technician at Vancouver International Airport.
Welcome to our first newsletter for 2022 – the time sure flies when you’re having fun! This year has not disappointed; but despite the global pandemic, La Niña, floods, fuel hikes etc, we continue to keep optimistic about aviation.
We are lucky to be part of a passionate and committed group of professionals in the bird strike industry. The World Birdstrike Association (WBA), for example, just finished up an excellent virtual webinar.
Did you know that black kites, (Milvus migrans), which are on the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s top 10 species struck list, are likely to be an even higher strike risk following record rainfall on Australia’s east coast so far this year?
Bird species that cause havoc
Which birds would you think have caused the greatest toll in aviation?
Avisure acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters where we work. We pay deep respect to Elders past and present who hold the Songlines and Dreaming of this Country. We honour and support the continuation of educational, cultural and spiritual customs of First Nations peoples.
Acknowledgement artwork completed by Raymond Garrett, a Darumbal and Wulli Wulli Traditional Owner, 2021
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