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Abstract
Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic impacted air traffic, industry bodies warned of the potential increase in wildlife strike risk. Prior to the pandemic, wildlife strikes were already a concern to the industry. We sought to evaluate industry warnings using interrupted time series analysis of wildlife strike trends in the United States. Using pre-pandemic wildlife strike trends, we compared a forecast of the expected monthly strike rates through the COVID-19 impact period (March 2020 to December 2020) to the actual wildlife strike rates for the same period. Our results showed an increase in wildlife strike rates in 5 out of the 10 months analyzed, supporting the need for careful consideration of wildlife strike risk through the industry’s recovery.
Recommended Citation
Parsons, Dan; Malouf, Michael; and Martin, Wayne
(2022)
"The Impact of COVID-19 on Wildlife Strike Rates in the United States,"
Human–Wildlife Interactions: Vol. 16:
Iss.
3, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26077/c36e-1bfd
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/hwi/vol16/iss3/9
