Wildlife Strikes to Civil Aircraft by Animal Group

by Steven Davies on Jul 20, 2013 | Views: 124 | Score: 1

Birds	9730
Bats	139
Terrestrial mammals	199
Reptiles	15

Sources: faa.gov

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Steven Davies on Jul 20, 2013 9:36 AM said:

In 2011, there were a total of 10,083 wildlife strikes by civil aircraft in the United States. 96.5% of animals struck by aircraft were birds, but 1.4% were bats and 2% were terrestrial mammals. There were also 15 reptiles struck. (Wildlife strike reporting is voluntary)

Alejandro Esquino Gomez on Nov 11, 2014 11:33 AM said:

Is it the wildlife that is striking the aircraft or is it the aircraft that is striking the the wildlife...