التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Responses of turkey vultures to unmanned aircraft systems vary by platform. |
| المؤلفون: |
Pfeiffer, Morgan B., Blackwell, Bradley F., Seamans, Thomas W., Buckingham, Bruce N., Hoblet, Joshua L., Baumhardt, Patrice E., DeVault, Travis L., Fernández-Juricic, Esteban |
| المصدر: |
Scientific Reports; 11/4/2021, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-13, 13p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
TURKEY vulture, DRONE aircraft, STARTLE reaction, VULTURES, ORNITHOPTERS |
| مستخلص: |
A challenge that conservation practitioners face is manipulating behavior of nuisance species. The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) can cause substantial damage to aircraft if struck. The goal of this study was to assess vulture responses to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for use as a possible dispersal tool. Our treatments included three platforms (fixed-wing, multirotor, and a predator-like ornithopter [powered by flapping flight]) and two approach types (30 m overhead or targeted towards a vulture) in an operational context. We evaluated perceived risk as probability of reaction, reaction time, flight-initiation distance (FID), vulture remaining index, and latency to return. Vultures escaped sooner in response to the fixed-wing; however, fewer remained after multirotor treatments. Targeted approaches were perceived as riskier than overhead. Vulture perceived risk was enhanced by flying the multirotor in a targeted approach. We found no effect of our treatments on FID or latency to return. Latency was negatively correlated with UAS speed, perhaps because slower UAS spent more time over the area. Greatest visual saliency followed as: ornithopter, fixed-wing, and multirotor. Despite its appearance, the ornithopter was not effective at dispersing vultures. Because effectiveness varied, multirotor/fixed-wing UAS use should be informed by management goals (immediate dispersal versus latency). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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