{"id":161,"date":"2025-01-08T18:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crp.trb.org\/acrpwebresource21\/introduction-whc\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:22:45","slug":"introduction-whc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crp.trb.org\/acrpwebresource21\/introduction-whc\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction &#8211; WHC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"161\" class=\"elementor elementor-161\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9d2092 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d9d2092\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c30e875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c30e875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bird and wildlife strikes pose safety risks to aviation and the smooth operation of airports, whether they are general aviation (GA) facilities or large commercial airports. Understanding the factors that attract wildlife to the airport vicinity is crucial for devising effective strategies to manage wildlife hazards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61bb1b67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61bb1b67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a1066e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78a1066e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a246e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a246e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While non-Part 139 airports are not mandated by the FAA to conduct a Wildlife Hazard 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