Where Can I See One at Work?
For a demonstration of the dogs at work -- at your airport facility or another site of your choosing -- simply contact Birdstrike Control Program to set up an appointment. There is no fee for the demonstration (we will proivide airfare as well for most circumstances), though we do ask the airfield facility to cover lodging and per diem expenses for our personnel.
| To see our complete wildlife management program currently under contract at a major US Air Force Base, contact Hurlburt Field Special Operations Wing by calling Chief of Wing Safety, (850) 884-5243 or DSN 579-5243 , or email him at | ||
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Border Collie piloting an A-10 |
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| To see our complete wildlife management program currently under contract at a major Israeli Air Force Base, contact Israeli Air Force liason by calling Dr. Yossi Leshem, Israeli Air Force, Tel Aviv, Israel, (972) 53-257722, or email him at | ||
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Wating for F-16s to take-off before continuing work |
Surveying the runways for any remaining birds |
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| To see one of our dogs currently working at a major US airport, contact Augusta Regional Airport's wildlife management program by calling Mr. Tim Weegar, Airport Assistant Director at (706) 798-3236 or email him at . | ||
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Mayday surveys the airfield at |
The wetlands adjacent to the airifeld
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"The point is that the inherent ability of a chemical or device to scare, kill, or deter wildlife is often less important than the skill, persistence, and willingness to experiment by the person in charge of control."
-Wildlife Control Procedures Manual
Transport Canada and the Bird Strike Committee Canada
Border Collies are well known for their high degree of intelligence and their ability to work tirelessly and persistently. Though this may be a newer method of wildlife control, Border Collies have been working with humans to manage animals long before the advent of air travel. Border Collies represent the culmination of a two hundred-year selection process and are the premiere herding/working dogs in the world.
