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Last name, F.M. Date of image. Title of image. Wildlife Services Image Collection. ID No. xx-xxxx. USDA/APHIS/WS National Wildlife Research Center Archives. Image URL if citing online version |
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Note 1: 2015-2016 Wildlife Services Photo Contest Entry. In 2013 Naval Air Station Key West (KNQX) initiated an Airfield Vegetation Conversion project (AVCP) to clear away vegetation (i.e., mangroves and trees) within airfield clear zones and to improve drainage conveyances to meet the airfield safety criteria. Effective habitat manipulation has considerably reduced the feeding and roosting areas on the airfield and now wildlife is primarily observed in undisturbed areas. This juvenile Bald Eagle was sitting on a quarry pile that was going to be used to level out uneven ground near airfield. He was keeping watch of small plovers near the pond next to rock pile. Naval Air Station Key West, FL. Boca Chica Key, Key West FL 33040. Note 2: Because of their large size, eagles can cause significant damage to aircraft and pose a high safety risk to aircraft passengers and crew. NWRC scientists have collected data on eagle-aircraft collision trends and patterns. Of the 234 eagle collisions with civil and military aircraft reported from 1990 to 2013, 52 percent caused aircraft damage. During this 23-year period, bald eagle-aircraft collisions increased by 2,200 percent, and golden eagle-aircraft collisions rose by 400 percent. |
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Related: |
015-2016 WS Photo Contest Entry; Reducing Wildlife Collisions with Aircraft Research Spotlight |