{"id":256564,"date":"2023-08-18T21:02:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=256564"},"modified":"2023-08-29T12:52:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:22:08","slug":"evolution-will-not-save-aircraft-from-bird-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/evolution-will-not-save-aircraft-from-bird-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolution will not save aircraft from bird hits\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article <strong>\u201cEvolution will not save aircraft from bird hits\u201d<\/strong> published in <strong>\u201cLive Mint\u201d<\/strong> on 18th August 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus:<\/strong> GS3- Bio-diversity &amp; Environment<\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The article discusses the increasing number of bird strikes with aircraft in India, the challenges birds face adapting to modern aviation threats.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why are birds collisions with planes rising in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Reasons for Rising Bird Collisions with Planes in India:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increased Incidents<\/strong>: Data shows 1,149 bird strikes in the first half of 2023, a 62.3% rise from the previous year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flight Growth:<\/strong> While the number of flights has grown, the rise in bird strikes is even steeper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Airport Attractions:<\/strong> Airports inadvertently attract birds. The rumble of runways can shake worms out of the ground, providing food.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Urban Birds Behavior:<\/strong> Birds might be traveling across different time zones due to flight noises.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slow Evolution:<\/strong> Birds haven&#8217;t evolved quickly enough to recognize and avoid the dangers of modern aviation, unlike other threats in their environment.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How are authorities addressing this issue?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Clean-Up Campaigns:<\/strong> Authorities clean around airports to reduce food that attracts avian scavengers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sound Deterrents:<\/strong> Sound buzz guns are deployed to scare birds away from airport areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consulting Experts:<\/strong> Officials are consulting the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History for flight safety insights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cEvolution will not save aircraft from bird hits\u201d published in \u201cLive Mint\u201d on 18th August 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Bio-diversity &amp; Environment News: The article discusses the increasing number of bird strikes with aircraft in India, the challenges birds face adapting to modern aviation threats. Why are birds&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/evolution-will-not-save-aircraft-from-bird-hits\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Evolution will not save aircraft from bird hits\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[59,216],"class_list":["post-256564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-environment","tag-gs-paper-3","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256564\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}