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A review of falconry as a bird control technique with recommendations for use at the Shuttle Landing Facility, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USAFalconry has been proposed as a method of reducing the bird/aircraftstrike hazard, in addition to current bird control techniques, at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, U.S. Bird control programs using falconry have been employed at a number of military and commercial airfields in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Most falconry programs have been discontinued. In most situations, falconry did not prove cost effective when compared to alternative bird control techniques. Available literature and documents, as well as several raptor specialists and military personnel, suggest that falconry may be useful only against certain problem species and when other bird control methods have been proven inadequate. Because many of the most commonly used falcons are protected species, acquisition of falcons will complicate their use in bird control programs. Many avian species found at the SLF are federally and state protected or of conservation concern, therefore, environmental impacts may also result from the use of falcons.
Document ID
19950021438
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Larson, Vickie L. (Bionetics Corp. Cocoa Beach, FL., United States)
Rowe, Sean P. (Bionetics Corp. Cocoa Beach, FL., United States)
Breininger, David R. (Bionetics Corp. Cocoa Beach, FL., United States)
Yosef, Reuven (Archbold Biological Station Lake Placid, FL., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1994
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:110142
NASA-TM-110142
Accession Number
95N27859
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS10-11624
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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