Safety
Wildlife Strike Reports Continue to Increase
47 percent of wildlife strikes were reported in the most recent four-year period.

The reporting of wildlife strikes has increased 5 percent across the industry recently, according to a report released in May called Trends in Reporting of Wildlife Strikes written for the FAA by Dr. Richard Dolbeer. The report says 47 percent of known wildlife strikes for all civil aviation between 2009 and 2013 were reported to the FAA’s National Wildlife Strike Database. That number is up from the 42 percent of known strikes reported between 2004 and 2008. The new report claims the FAA’s continuing outreach actions with its aviation industry and government partners as one reason for the rising numbers.