Conference

Aviation Wildlife Management Conference 2025

Conference Theme

Environmental Sustainability, Compatibility, or Conflict: The Good, The Bad, and The Snarge!

Join us to learn more about the balance between environmental sustainability initiatives and airport safeguarding. You will hear about specific case studies and solutions which strike the right balance.

Keynote Speaker

Phil Shaw
Avisure Managing Director

Phil Shaw is founder of two international consulting firms that collectively employ nearly 200 people.

Ecosure was formed over 30 years ago and employs ecologists, wildlife biologists and field technicians to restore ecosystems, manage over-abundant populations and conserve threatened species. Ecosure’s big hairy audacious goal is to improve ecosystems across 100 million hectares and 1000 islands.

In 2008 Phil spun Avisure out of Ecosure to focus on his and many of his team’s passion and expertise – mitigating wildlife strike risks. Phil is internationally recognised as one our industry’s leaders and is on the ICAO Wildlife Management Expert Group. He is or has been on numerous national and international wildlife hazard committees and has completed projects at more than 100 airports in Africa, Asia, North America, the Middle East, South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia.

Phil Shaw

For more than 30 years, Phil has worked in the aviation and environment industry and as keynote speaker will provide a range of case studies on how aviation wildlife management can be done with sustainability and conservation in mind.

Location and Dates

Portland, Oregon

August 26-28, 2025

Registration

Go to https://aaae.org/birdstrike to learn more and get registered.

About the Meeting

Attendees will observe informative presentations on strategies and site-specific approaches used to reduce the risk that wildlife pose to safe airport operations. There will be several opportunities throughout the conference to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders, subject matter experts, and partners in the industry. We encourage you to take advantage of this conference to expand your network by engaging with Bird Strike USA Steering Group members, presenters, and other civilian and military attendees. This conference will provide a collaborative atmosphere where proactive, reactive, and adaptive strategies are shared and improved. We look forward to advancing the common objective of providing safe airport environments by properly addressing aviation wildlife management issues.

Who Should Attend?

  • Wildlife and wetland resource managers
  • Land-use planners
  • FAA inspectors – including airports, air traffic, and flight standards
  • Airline and aircraft owners/operators
  • Military and civilian personnel responsible for airfield operations
  • University researchers
  • Engineers
  • Aviation representatives
  • Aerospace manufacturers/industries
  • Waste management operators
  • Anyone interested in mitigating wildlife strikes