Collisions between wildlife and aircraft are a serious and growing threat to aviation safety. Understanding the frequency of these collisions, the identity of species involved, and the potential damage that can be inflicted on to aircraft aid mitigation efforts by airfield managers. A record of all animal carcasses recovered from Dublin International Airport, Ireland’s largest civil aviation airport, has been maintained since 1990 where strikes with the endemic Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus), a protected subspecies of mountain hare, are of particular concern despite substantial management efforts from the airfield authority. The first strike event with a hare was recorded in 1997, and strike events have substantially increased since then, with a sharp increase recorded in 2011. Over a 30-year period, a total of 320 strike events with the Irish hare have been recorded at the airfield. To date, no strike event with a hare has resulted in damage to an aircraft. However, carcasses can present as a major attraction to avian scavenger species in addition to posing as a risk of causing foreign object damage in the event of an undetected carcass. Hare strikes are discussed in the context of the rate of civil aircraft movements, possible direct and indirect damage to aircraft, and airfield wildlife hazard management. Here, we demonstrate that not only are strike events increasing by 14% on an annual basis, but that the kinetic energy of such an event has the potential to cause significant damage to an aircraft.

野生动物与飞机之间的碰撞是对航空安全的严重且日益严重的威胁。了解这些碰撞的频率、所涉及物种的特性以及可能对机场管理人员的飞机援助缓解工作造成的潜在损害。从爱尔兰最大的民航机场都柏林国际机场发现的所有动物尸体的记录自 1990 年以来一直保持着，当时爱尔兰地方性野兔（Lepus timidus hibernicus)，一种受保护的山野兔亚种，尽管机场当局做出了大量管理努力，但仍受到特别关注。第一次与野兔有关的罢工事件发生在 1997 年，此后罢工事件大幅增加，2011 年记录急剧增加。 在 30 年的时间里，共记录了 320 次与爱尔兰野兔有关的罢工事件。机场。迄今为止，还没有因野兔而导致飞机损坏的袭击事件。然而，除了在未检测到尸体的情况下造成异物损坏的风险之外，尸体还可以成为对鸟类清道夫物种的主要吸引力。野兔袭击是在民用飞机起降率、可能对飞机造成的直接和间接损害以及机场野生动物危害管理的背景下进行讨论的。这里，