Course content
The Airport Wildlife Planning and Management (Canada) course covers the following topics:
- The nature and extent of wildlife hazards in aviation.
- Key concepts involved in wildlife management.
- Wildlife ecology and biology.
- Bird and mammal species that pose the greatest hazard to aircraft in Canada.
- Wildlife identification, including the use of field guides.
- Key considerations when managing species of concern or species at risk.
- The regulatory framework governing wildlife management in Canada.
- Key Transport Canada guidance documents.
- The purpose and key components of an Airport Wildlife Management Plan (AWMP).
- Roles and responsibilities within the airport’s wildlife management organizational structure.
- On-airport habitat management.
- Managing off-airport wildlife hazards, including through land-use planning.
- Wildlife dispersal techniques and their relative effectiveness.
- Wildlife removal (live capture and lethal measures).
- Safety principles for the use of wildlife management equipment.
- Pyrotechnics and firearm safety.
- Wildlife monitoring.
- Recording and reporting wildlife hazards and strikes.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of the AWMP.
- Communication procedures for reporting wildlife hazards and strikes.
- Promoting wildlife hazard awareness.
- Training requirements.









