A rapid assessment of species-specific bird strike risk at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorHolbech, L.H.
dc.contributor.authorAsamoah, A.
dc.contributor.authorOwusu, E.H.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-05T10:06:50Z
dc.date.available2018-11-05T10:06:50Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.description.abstractThe Kotoka International Airport in Accra, the capital city of Ghana, has in recent years been confronted with increased presence of birds posing great challenges to aviation safety due to a high risk of bird strikes. As part of measures to mitigate the negative impacts of increasing numbers of birds, a species-specific bird strike risk index (SSBR) was modelled and calculated for a total of 86 species recorded within and near the airport. Based on the SSBR index, four species were classified as ‘critical risk’ and another four species as ‘high risk’. All six species, namely Corvus albus, Necrosyrtes monachus, Milvus migrans parasitus, Bubulcus ibis, Falco biarmicus and Falco tinnunculus, constituting 7% of the total species assemblage, were considered ‘problem species’. During the intensive, albeit short, study period, we also recorded bird strikes of N. monachus, F. biarmicus and notably M. m. parasitus. We conclude that wildlife management to avert the risk of bird strikes could be successfully achieved by adopting both proactive and reactive measures to reduce the presence of problem species at the aerodrome. © 2015 NISC (Pty) Ltd.en_US
dc.identifier.otherVolume 86, Issue 3 Pages 277-285
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2015.1068878
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/25251
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOstrichen_US
dc.subjectaerodromeen_US
dc.subjectaviation safetyen_US
dc.subjectbird controlen_US
dc.subjectproblem speciesen_US
dc.subjectspecies-specific bird strike risken_US
dc.titleA rapid assessment of species-specific bird strike risk at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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