When birds and planes meet in the blue sky, how do we balance ecological protection and aviation safety? Recently, in the atrium on the fourth floor, Qu Chenyang from Class 8, Grade 11 organized an exhibition on bird strike prevention, aviation safety, and ecological protection, providing a vivid answer to this question.

Dual Protection

Balance Between Safety and Ecology

Birds are an essential part of the ecosystem, while aviation serves as a transportation tool crucial for economic and social development. With the continuous improvement of ecological environments around airports, increasing numbers of birds choose to inhabit these areas. While birds enrich urban ecology, they also bring hidden dangers to aircraft takeoff and landing. Consequently, bird strike prevention has become a fundamental safeguard for global aviation safety.

The exhibition guides teachers and students to better understand the relationship between birds and aviation. Bird hazard management does not mean harming the birds but urges us to seek a win-win solution for ecological protection and aviation safety. To achieve this goal, we need to explore mild, non‑lethal measures to guide birds away from flight routes, securing aviation operations while fully protecting living spaces for wildlife. In this way, both planes and birds can fly freely and safely in the sky.   

Tech Empowerment

 Stepping Toward A Smarter Future

Chenyang's exhibition presented the development of airport bird control technologies. From traditional methods such as sound wave deterrence, visual warning and bionic repulsion to newer technologies including radar monitoring, AI identification and automatic bird-repellent systems, we have become closer than ever to achieving accurate recognition, active warning and efficient response. Chenyang also shared his original thoughts on related technologies. He designed and produced a water-surface bird repellent device integrating infrared detection with sound and light alarms, and researched the superposition of natural enemy calls and warning sounds to enhance repellent effects in specific scenarios. Such innovations can potentially increase the bird repellent effects in specific scenarios. Chenyang's sharing inspires other students to stay curious and creative and solve real-life problems using professional knowledge.  

Ecological Management

Safety Achieved Through Systematic Measures

Chenyang's exhibition also conveys the philosophy of systematic thinking and comprehensive governance. He introduced his research on bird populations, vegetation conditions and insect distribution around the Hongqiao Airport, suggesting that aviation safety can be protected through practices such as vegetation optimization and habitat regulation. He also introduced the "CoFly Initiative" and his social media popular science account, and shared his plan to build a "One-Square-Meter Museum" with the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum aiming to raise public awareness of related ecological measures.

On-site Exhibition

The Airport Ecosystem

The exhibition featured an exciting physical display area with specimens of birds, insects and plants, attracting students' attention. They learned about bird morphology, feather textures and living habits through close observations, gaining a direct perception of biodiversity. This exhibition brought popular science knowledge from books to reality, making biodiversity tangible and intriguing.  

This popular science exhibition helped students to not only acquire knowledge of bird hazard prevention but also become more aware of their roles in ecological protection. In the future, we will strive to protect the sky with reverence, responsibility, and scientific thinking so that both birds and humans can travel safely and freely.