Considering that many on PPRuNe complain about people who buy near existing airports like LHR and then complaining about noise and expansions, it seems a bit of a double stnadard at best for some to suggest the solution to birds near airports is to get rid of the birds and bird sanctuaries near airports!! Lets face it, the birds were there first, just like LHR was there before the subdivisions. Of course, usage patterns for airports and bird sanctuaries vary over time and may be the source of conflict, the point still remains valid.
While every situation and thus solution is different and unique, I would suggest that in some situations it is the airport that needs to be relocated. This seems especially true considering that in some cases, as noted above, changing the birds' behavior is near impossible.
TME
(edited for spelling and to make milder)
Last edited by TeachMe; 22nd January 2009 at 14:32.