Birds certainly have a strong emotional impact on humans, as you can see with this short list of facts about how we value birds and bird-related products. Highest price paid for a bird book — $3.96 million US, in 1989, for a set of John James Audubon’s The...
Collisions between birds and aircraft are a serious concern because of the danger to passengers in the aircraft and to people on the ground below. This concern is increasing as the number of civil aviation aircraft in the world increases, as does the number of airline...
There are all kinds of stories about the effects of birds striking airplanes in the air. Some of these stories have a veneer of truth about them but most often, they are exaggerated and overblown by a public fascinated by the Hollywood version of birds strikes, the...
