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Ballina’s wildlife hazard management
Avisure has a longstanding partnership with Ballina Byron Gateway Airport in managing the airport’s wildlife hazards effectively.
Message from the GM – Jeff Follett
I spent much of late October and early November monitoring thousands of geese, manoeuvring around the airfield, and trying to outsmart (or at least outlast) the geese.
Species Spotlight – Kangaroo
thern hemisphere, kangaroos have the dubious distinction of topping the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s (ATSB) statistics for the number of damaging strikes by a terrestrial animal
Species Spotlight – Turkey Vulture
Our northern hemisphere spotlight species rarely receives an ’Ahhhh, cute’, but they do play a crucial role in ecosystems, and an outsized role in wildlife management at airports. Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) are the most widely distributed vulture in the western hemisphere.
Our People – Hugh Murray
Our People – Hugh Murray – Assistant Site Manager @ YVR. Hugh Murray doesn’t have a list of ‘to-do’s, but a to-done list’. After 13 years of wildlife management at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), he is retiring.
Our People – Sharon Worthing
Above all, though, it’s the people who have kept her at Avisure for all that time. ‘They’re a close-knit group,’ she says, ‘I always know they have my back. It’s been a good 10 years.’
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