STARKVILLE, Miss. - A Mississippi State-led study using “citizen science” is entering year two of data collection that is designed to yield solutions to vulture-aircraft collisions. MSU’s College of Forest Resources Associate Professor Scott Rush expects to deliver scientific-based recommendations from the analysis to mitigate this human-wildlife conflict, a frequent challenge for military pilots who encounter the birds during take-off, landing or low-level flying. The study is a partnership with Naval Air Station Meridian and the Columbus Air Force Base. (Source: MSU 07/13/21) Aircraft can sustain catastrophic damage, and pilots have been killed as the result of “bird strikes,” especially at training commands throughout the Gulf Coast region from Florida, Mississippi to Texas. In the news recently, an F/A-18F Super Hornet made an emergency landing last week following “an apparent bird strike” July 12 near Roanoke, Va., according to the Naval Safety Center. The Strike Fighter Squadron 106 jet was undergoing routine training and landed safely with no injuries.MSU scientist returns to community-driven vulture study, relying on ‘citizen scientists’ | Mississippi State Univers
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