The wildlife strikes back: determining the secondary strike risk associated with a mammal--aircraft collision

Wildlife collisions with aircraft are a growing safety concern, but most research focuses only on the first strike, not the risk of scavengers or predators causing a secondary strike. At Dublin Airport in Ireland, which sees nearly 24 hare strikes per year, researchers used motion-activated cameras and rat carcasses to mimic hare strikes. Over 82 trials, Hooded Crows were the main species…