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Fowl play: A peek behind the scenes as B.C. airports try to prevent bird strikes

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There were 1,689 bird strikes reported to Transport Canada in 2022 , down from 2,043 in 2019 .

The number of bird strikes is climbing worldwide, with the U.S. reporting 19,400 strikes in 2023 , a 14 per cent increase over the previous year .

Bird strikes may have been a factor in a recent crash involving a 737-800 in South Korea that killed 179 people.

A flock of Canada geese famously took down U.S. Airways Flight 1549 after departure from LaGuardia Airport in New York in 2009 .

The rate of strikes increased in parallel with increases in the goose population, but goose management programs at airports appear to have contributed to recent declines.

Transport Canada shows gulls and terns are involved in the greatest number of bird strikes in Canada , with 226 in 2022 .

A raptor with a defined territory is more predictable than a flock of snow geese .

A single swallow poses less risk than a murmuration of starlings moving in unison.

“Industry itself is left to do a lot of this, without much government guidance,” said Molina .

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