Wildlife in Airport Environments: Chapter 6 Wildlife Translocation as a Management Alternative at Airports

Authors

Paul D. Curtis, Cornell UniversityFollow
Jonathon D. Cepek, USDA Wildlife Services
Rebecca Mihalco, USDA Wildlife Services
Thomas W. Seamans, USDA/APHIS/WS National Wildlife Research CenterFollow
Scott R. Craven, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2013

Citation

From Wildlife in Airport Environments: Preventing Animal-Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management, ed. T.L. DeVault, B.F. Blackwell, & J.L. Belant (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013).

Comments

U.S. government work.

Abstract

Wildlife in urban settings may be a welcome sight for many, but negative interactions between people and various wild species are increasing (Conover et al. 1995, Conover 2002). Wildlife populations are commonly managed in part to reduce these conflicts, particularly in high-risk areas such as roadways and airports (Conover 2002). However, the public often opposes lethal control or management methods perceived as causing harm to nuisance animals (Reiter et al. 1999, Conover 2002, Treves et al. 2006), and attitudes vary considerably depending on the particular wildlife species involved (Kretser et al. 2009). Consequently, a variety of nonlethal management approaches are typically integrated with limited lethal control (Conover 2002).