Control by committee: bird strike committees have important mission.

Bird and other wildlife strikes to aircraft annually cause more than $500 million in damage to US civil and military aviation. These strikes put the lives of aircraft crew members and their passenger, at risk: More than 400 people have been killed as a result of bird strikes.

Bird Strike Committee USA (www.birdstrike.org) was formed in 1991 to facilitate the exchange of information, promote the collection and analysis of accurate wildlife strike data, promote the development of new technologies for reducing wildlife hazards, promote professionalism in wildlife managemen