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Great Egret (Ardea alba) are birds that present a safety hazard to pilots flying at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) - Randolph, in San Antonio, TX, on April 23, 2020.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services (WS) Airport Wildlife Hazard Management Program utilizes Integrated Wildlife Management, approach and methods dictate what means are used for various situations, in this case, to mitigate wildlife strike hazards for aircraft.
For more information and related videos, PLEASE see the APHIS-Integrated Wildlife Damage Management at JBSA Randolph album description at flic.kr/s/aHsmN6DtGH.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
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