BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 07,
2012
Jackson Hole Airport officials are considering
creating a new sage grouse breeding ground to draw the large birds away from
the runway.
The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports ( http://tinyurl.com/aee2ev8) the airport has recorded 60 bird strikes since 1994, and about half have involved sage grouse, whose dwindling populations have made them a candidate for federal protections. Wyoming Game and Fish Department biologist Joe Bohne says a sage grouse breeding ground, or lek, off the runway's north end is the source of most of the problems.
The airport is trying to craft a new federally required "wildlife hazard management plan" to reduce bird strikes.
Members of the Upper Snake River Basin Sage-Grouse Working Group discussed the airport's strategy Thursday. The plan is not yet concrete.
Information from: Jackson Hole (Wyo.) News And Guide, http://www.jhnewsandguide.com
The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports ( http://tinyurl.com/aee2ev8) the airport has recorded 60 bird strikes since 1994, and about half have involved sage grouse, whose dwindling populations have made them a candidate for federal protections. Wyoming Game and Fish Department biologist Joe Bohne says a sage grouse breeding ground, or lek, off the runway's north end is the source of most of the problems.
The airport is trying to craft a new federally required "wildlife hazard management plan" to reduce bird strikes.
Members of the Upper Snake River Basin Sage-Grouse Working Group discussed the airport's strategy Thursday. The plan is not yet concrete.
Information from: Jackson Hole (Wyo.) News And Guide, http://www.jhnewsandguide.com
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