Background

In 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration mandated that all air carrier airports conduct Wildlife Hazard Assessments. As a result of this assessment Dallas Love Field adopted a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan which was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration in 2014.

The goal of the Wildlife Hazard Management Plan was to minimize the risk to aviation safety, airport structures and equipment, or human health posed by populations of hazardous wildlife on and around Dallas Love Field. To accomplish this, it set out to identify hazardous wildlife and their attractants, and then conduct suitable proactive and reactive management techniques to reduce the risk.

Bachman Lake

Bachman Lake Park is a 205-acre park, with a reservoir that has 132-acres of surface area. Despite efforts to reduce feeding, bird strikes continue to be a problem and pose a risk to millions of passengers that fly through Dallas Love Field every year.