Avisure - Wildlife Strike Risk & Aviation Risk Management

Avisure - Wildlife Strike Risk & Aviation Risk Management Offering dedicated risk management strategies and services that can be applied worldwide to mitigate

Specialising in wildlife and bird strike risk management, Avisure’s team of aviation ecologists have been helping airports and aviation industry stakeholders throughout Australia and around the globe since 1996. Our key to success is working with our clients to build sustainable and effective programs . We draw on our quality expertise that has come from years of on-the-ground experience. Located

throughout Australia, Canada and US, our exceptional team specialises in identifying wildlife hazards and providing realistic options to manage those hazards. We also run Emergency Management Exercises for the Aviation industry. Reducing the incidence of wildlife and bird strikes, and their consequences, is our passion. Whether it is working with teams on the ground, or driving high-level policy and influencing decision-making, we aim to make a difference.

Our team were proud to partner with at the Aviation Career Expo and inspire students in a career science and aviation.
02/06/2022

Our team were proud to partner with at the Aviation Career Expo and inspire students in a career science and aviation.

Episode 17 of Avicast released!As an airport, you may have in place a fully integrated and well-resourced management pro...
08/05/2022

Episode 17 of Avicast released!

As an airport, you may have in place a fully integrated and well-resourced management program, but how do you know it’s working? The answer is data.

The most objective and informed way to measure the progress of your program is to review and analyse your data against the targets and goals you have set.
This data is varied, but may include things like wildlife strikes, wildlife dispersal and wildlife counts. But not all data is reliable, and not all data capture methods are equal.

Talking to Kylie in this episode of Avicast about the importance of data and the best way to collect it is Avisure’s Wildlife Biologist, Alexandra Stone.

The second Australian Biosecurity Symposium is being held on the Gold Coast. Managing Director Phil Shaw presented on th...
04/05/2022

The second Australian Biosecurity Symposium is being held on the Gold Coast. Managing Director Phil Shaw presented on the invasive keyhole wasp - an aviation hazard. He also managed to catch up with Gardening Australia's Costa Georgiadis, who is patron for the Biosecurity Collective.

01/04/2022

Latest Avicast episode released?

Dispersing wildlife on airports

Wildlife dispersal and harassment on airports is a fundamental component of a good wildlife hazard management program. But there’s a lot more to it than just chasing birds around airfields. Kylie is joined by one of our regular co-hosts, Martin Ziviani, to talk about dispersal and the principles required for effective wildlife control. We also briefly overview some of the tools and techniques available for wildlife controllers.

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Fast fact FridayDid you know? Today’s Fast fact Friday is a little cheeky, but we couldn’t let the occasion pass without...
01/04/2022

Fast fact Friday

Did you know? Today’s Fast fact Friday is a little cheeky, but we couldn’t let the occasion pass without mention. It’s a great opportunity to highlight an often-overlooked contributor to aviation safety, effective , especially critical as aviation activity takes off after the pandemic.
Not only has founder and managing director of Avisure, Phil Shaw; been nominated in the Aviation/Aerospace Australia A22 awards for leadership, but also Jill Brix for outstanding achievement. Fingers and toes crossed for the gala dinner winners’ announcement in Melbourne on 7 April.

Avisure is proud and excited that Phil Shaw, our Managing Director has been chosen as a finalised for the A22 Airspace A...
27/03/2022

Avisure is proud and excited that Phil Shaw, our Managing Director has been chosen as a finalised for the A22 Airspace Awards Distinguished Leadership Award.

Congratulations to all finalists.

Fast Fact FridayDid you know? March, April and May are prime airport loafing months for tree martins (Petrochelidon nigr...
25/03/2022

Fast Fact Friday
Did you know? March, April and May are prime airport loafing months for tree martins (Petrochelidon nigricans), as they make their annual northward migration from Victoria to northern Queensland and Papua New Guinea? The tree martin is the only member of the martin and swallow family known to exhibit ‘loafing’ behaviour, defined as: ‘idling in and around large, open, flat and nearly undeveloped areas, of which airports are a prime example’ (Skybrary).
Paved areas such as airport runways and taxiways are perfect spots to soak up some morning sun, as they indulge in this characteristic behaviour. The airports’ wide, grassed areas also provide plenty of insects for food.
The tree martin may be small (about 15g), but it tends to congregate in flocks of 100 or more birds, often mixed flocks with fairy martins and welcome swallows. Martins and swallows, according to Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) data, were involved in 847 bird strikes between 2008 and 2017.
According to Avisure biologist, Alexandra Stone, ‘They’re also very determined birds; you disperse them and a few seconds later, they’re back. Persistent monitoring is necessary, with use of dispersal tools such as pyrotechnics, stock whips and gas cannon.’ Avisure and the airports are also employing passive techniques to manage the food insects: using insecticide fogs, and experimenting with grass trials to make the airport a less ideal habitat for insects.






Images: Tree Martin Sherwood QLD Avicedia

Fast fact FridayDid you know? March and April are the peak months up and down the east coast when a number of Australian...
18/03/2022

Fast fact Friday

Did you know? March and April are the peak months up and down the east coast when a number of Australian native trees such as melaleucas and eucalypts flower. With substantial rainfall such as we’ve been having this year, that flowering can be especially profuse.

And that’s good news for flying foxes – these trees are key food sources for them, enticing them to travel hundreds of kilometres in search of the trees’ sweet nectar. In 2017-18, Dr David Westcott of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation (CSIRO), tracked little red flying foxes which had travelled 800kms to northern Queensland, gathering in a camp of over 200,000 to feast on the abundant melaleuca and eucalypt flowers.
Until the flowering ends, seasonal flying-fox camps abandoned at other times of the year can become active again, while camps that are active all year round can see populations swelling to tens of thousands.
And that’s bad news for airports. If these camps are located near airports, or there are stands of flowering eucalypts and melaleucas nearby, the flying-fox strike risk can become unacceptable.
What airports can do:
• Regular and ongoing monitoring of your local flying-fox populations
• Communicate the risk to aircraft operators (including in real time), and update your communication plan regularly.
• Know the dominant plant species in your region which may attract wildlife, and when they flower so you can pre-empt an influx of flying-foxes.
• Have a good landscaping plan in place, and liaise with land users around the airport regarding the most appropriate plants to use.
• Don’t plant eucalypts and melaleucas on or around your airport!
Avisure have been helping operators with all the above and more since 1997.

Hero image Melaleuca leucadendron – cEthel Aardvark.

Fast Fact FridayDid you know Avicast, Avisure’s informative monthly podcast series, is available on Apple Podcasts and S...
04/03/2022

Fast Fact Friday

Did you know Avicast, Avisure’s informative monthly podcast series, is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify? There are now 15 episodes in the series, which is added to monthly, covering all facets of wildlife hazard management on and around airports.

Interested in learning how to manage particular species? Then listen to episodes on kangaroos, fairy martins, masked lapwings aka plovers, and Australian white ibis, with more species-focused episodes to come. Wanting to know how others manage wildlife hazards? Then listen to experts such as the UK’s Nick Yearwood, or the FAA’s John Weller, or Vancouver International Airport’s for their insights and experience. If you would like to see Avicast cover a particular topic, please let Avicast host and producer, wildlife biologist, Kylie Patrick, know.

Podcast fast facts:
· According to a 2021 survey (The Infinite Dial) there are now an estimated 2 million active podcasts. And while that may seem a lot of listening, it’s still way behind the approximately 37 million active YouTube channels.
· The majority of people tend to listen to podcasts at home, tuning in on mobile devices while they are doing other tasks.
· The most widely used podcast platforms are Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
· Australia is in the top 10 of podcast listeners globally.

14/02/2022

Bees and Pitot tubes, don't really mix.

TAAG B737 at Maputo on Feb 9th 2022, rejected takeoff due to bee in the pitot tube.

https://www.aeroinside.com/16686/taag-b737-at-maputo-on-feb-9th-2022-rejected-takeoff-due-to-bee-in-pitot-tube.

A blocked pitot tube will cause the airspeed indicator to register an increase in airspeed when the aircraft climbs, even though the actual airspeed is constant. Wasps have also been known to nest in the pitot tube.

Even the smallest of our animal kingdom can affect a plane.

What is the wildlife management plan at your airport?

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