- Electrocution of Birds of Prey
In a 5 year radiotracking study of 55 falcons on the Wairau Plain, Marlborough, the causes of death in 21 birds were identified. Of these, 10 (47%) falcons were electrocuted (7 juvenile females, 1 adult female, 1 juvenile male, and 1 adult male). Seven of the 10 poles were fitted with transformers. This level of mortality is thought to be too high to sustain a population of falcons. Suggestions are made how to mitigate the problem.
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Conservation and Research
- Raptor Conservation
- The Peregrine Falcon
- Mauritius Kestrel
- Red Kite Conservation
- New Zealand Falcon Conservation Project
- Migration and Movements of Saker Falcons
- Falcon Genome Project
- Electrocution of Birds of Prey
The Saker Falcon
- The Saker Falcon
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Breeding Distribution
- Breeding Population Estimates
- Wintering Distribution
- Habitat
- Hunting and Diet
- Breeding and Biology
- Migration
- Conservation Status
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- Conservation overview (HH Sheikh Zayed)
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- Satellite Tracking
- Reintroduction in Bulgaria
- Reintroduction in Bulgaria
- Mongolian Artificial Nest Project Information
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