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• Structures near airports increase risk of airplane-goose collisions

  Nov 21, 2019 10:00 am by Diana YatesResearch
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  Researchers found that – in colder months, at least – some geese are hanging out on rooftops, in a rail yard and in a canal close to Midway Airport’s runways, increasing the danger of goose-plane collisions.

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