ICAO Doc 9137 Part 3:2020

The prime purpose of this manual is to provide airport personnel with the information necessary to develop and implement an effective bird/wildlife control organization for their aerodrome. Because the risk of bird/wildlife strikes is different at each site, the management will also be different. The seriousness of a bird/wildlife hazard problem is affected by geographic location, attractiveness of the site to birds/wildlife, and air traffic density. This manual outlines organizational structures that will effectively deal with the problem of bird/wildlife control. A brief history in Chapter 1 describes the evolution of the problem and some examples of significant bird strikes.

The manual includes material dealing with the reasons why birds/wildlife occur at an aerodrome, the organization and composition of a national committee to combat potential bird/wildlife hazards to aircraft operations, and the modifications to be carried out at an aerodrome to remove the features which attract birds/wildlife.