Causes of admission to a raptor rehabilitation centre and factors that can be used to predict the likelihood of release

dc.contributor.authorMaphalala, Machawe I.
dc.contributor.authorMonadjem, Ara
dc.contributor.authorBildstein, Keith L.
dc.contributor.authorHoffman, Ben
dc.contributor.authorDowns, Colleen T.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-14T14:31:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.description.abstractAdmission records of rescued birds are an important source of information for tracking the prevalence of human‐related threats to wildlife. In this study, we used admission records from January 2015 to December 2016 to review the causes for raptor admissions to a raptor rehabilitation centre in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and to determine factors that can be used to predict the outcome of rehabilitation. During the study period, 242 raptors were admitted to the centre, representing 33 species. The major causes of admission were collision‐related injuries (52%), grounded birds (12%) and orphaned chicks (10%). The most common casualties were spotted eagle‐owl Bubo africanus (23%), yellow‐billed kite Milvus migrans aegyptius/parasitus (12%), jackal buzzard Buteo rufofuscus (10%) and western barn owl Tyto alba (10%). The rehabilitation centre had a release rate of 48%. Reason for admission was a significant predictor of the outcome of rehabilitation while other variables were not. Raptors with no severe injuries such as orphaned chicks and grounded birds were more likely to have successful rehabilitation treatment than raptors suffering from collision injuries. Wildlife rehabilitators can use the results of the present study to develop triage guidelines for raptors admitted to rehabilitation centres.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Instituteen_ZA
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2022-02-08
dc.description.librarianhj2021en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation (ZA), Inyuvesi Yakwazulu‐Natali and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajeen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMaphalala, M.I., Monadjem, A., Bildstein, K.L. et al. 2021, 'Causes of admission to a raptor rehabilitation centre and factors that can be used to predict the likelihood of release', African Journal of Ecology, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 510-517.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0141-6707 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1365-2028 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/aje.12851
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/79450
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherWileyen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : 'Causes of admission to a raptor rehabilitation centre and factors that can be used to predict the likelihood of release', African Journal of Ecology, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 510-517, 2021, doi : 10.1111/aje.12851. The definite version is available at : wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/aje.en_ZA
dc.subjectAfricaen_ZA
dc.subjectAnimal welfareen_ZA
dc.subjectKwaZulu‐Natal (KZN)en_ZA
dc.subjectLogistic regressionen_ZA
dc.subjectRaptor rescueen_ZA
dc.subjectRehabilitation outcomeen_ZA
dc.titleCauses of admission to a raptor rehabilitation centre and factors that can be used to predict the likelihood of releaseen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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